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USCB SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS

Are you a heritage Spanish speaker who would like to explore your Hispanic culture and enhance your Spanish writingskills while earning your degree?

USCB offers a special major designed for Spanish heritage speakers. Students in this degree program explore theliterature and cultural history of Latin America and Spain and strengthen their Spanish writing skills.

By placing out of basic language courses, many Spanish Heritage majors often choose a double major, earning aprofessional degree that enables them to transition directly into the workforce—in the same amount of time otherstudents earn a single degree.

Interested?Contact Dr. James M. Griesse at 843-208-8214, e-mail JGriesse@uscb.edu or visit www.uscb.edu.

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The University of South Carolina Beaufort is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate degrees.The University of South Carolina Beaufort is an equal opportunity institution.

Spanish Heritage majors pursuecareers in…• Translation and interpretation• Education• Immigration and customs• Import and export businesses• Health care and the pharmaceutical industry• Sales and customer service• Tourism• Foreign service• International relations• International business• Human services and non-profit sector• Law Enforcement/FBI/CIA/DEA

USCB offers an innovative major for studentswho are fluent in Spanish and want to deepentheir understanding of Hispanic literature, history,and culture.

Spanish Heritage students study…• Spanish American Civilization• Literary Tendencies and Masterpieces of Spanish America• History of Mexico• Modern Latin America• Literary Tendencies and Masterpieces of Spain• Spanish Civilization• Minority Group Relations• Advanced Composition and Grammar

James Griesse, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Spanish

James Griesse earned his Ph.D. in Spanish Americanliterature at the Catholic University of America(Washington, D.C.) He has traveled to and studied inseveral Latin American countries, including Mexico,Venezuela, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Cuba.Dr. Griesse studied for an academic year in Puebla,Mexico, and for a trimester in Salamanca, Spain.His research focuses on postmodernism, postcolonialtheory, and literary representations of utopias anddystopias in contemporary Latin American fiction.Dr. Griesse joined USCB in 2008; he teaches coursesin Spanish language and Spanish American literature.

“The ‘heritage major’ at USCB has helped me connect with my culture. What better way to learn aboutyour country of origin--and other Latin American countries?”

– Annia Juarez, Spanish Heritage Major, Class of 2010

"USCB launched the first Spanish Heritage baccalaureate degree in South Carolina in 2005. Universityacademic officers from universities across the state have commented on the need for this innovativedegree. Professionals who are also fluent Spanish speakers are in great demand."

Juanita Villena-Alvarez, Ph.D.,Professor of Spanish, French, and Global Studies

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Dr. Alvarez, Chair of the Humanities Department, chats with aSpanish Heritage major.