Why study Hispanic Studies at Bishop’s?
Spanish has been taught at Bishop's since 1982. During these years, the curriculum has been constantly growing. All courses are taught in Spanish and fall into language, civilization and culture, linguistics, and literature. Third year courses on Spain and Spanish America alternate on a year-to-year rotation.
Did you know ?
- Bishop's students can participate in exchange programs with universities in Spain, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and other Spanish-speaking countries. Scholarships are available to help offset travel costs.
- Bishop's is one of the three official Spanish language exam Centres in Quebec.
- Although professors use a variety of materials in their classes, you can immerse yourself further in the language by going to the Library for DVDs, audiotapes, videos, movies, CDs and CD-ROMs, or for reading materials.
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Alexander McKelvie '99McKelvie is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, one of the top-ranked universities in Entrepreneurship in the US. He earned his PhD in 2007 from Jönköping International Business School in Sweden. He has published widely in leading entrepreneurship and management journals on topics concerning new firm growth and innovation. In 2008, he received the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) best doctoral dissertation award within the field of Entrepreneurship as well as a 'Research Promise' Award from the Academy of Management. Alex says, "BU was a huge factor in my development. I believe that BUs teaching philosophy on critical thinking and challenging the status quo really has helped me to ask more interesting research questions and bring in new approaches to understanding problems".
