Overview
This interdisciplinary Certificate in Spanish and Latin American Studies for Business is designed to allow Temple students in business-related programs to develop skills and knowledge in two complementary areas so that they may compete more successfully in this growing job market. To earn this certificate, students need a minimum of 18 credits.
Certificates are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.
Campus Location: Main
Program Code: LA-SLSB-CR2+
Contact Information
Please contact the College of Liberal Arts' Center for Academic Advising for more information on minors, certificates or other CLA programs.
Learn more about the undergraduate certificate in Spanish and Latin American Studies for Business.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Basic I | ||
| Basic II | ||
| Intermediate | ||
| Conversational Review | ||
| Composition | ||
| Hispanic Readings | ||
| Hispanic Readings II | ||
| Intensive Practice in the Four Skills 1,2 | ||
| Advanced Intensive Practice in the Four Skills 2 | ||
| Spanish for Business Professions | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Spanish for Business Professions | ||
| Business Spanish I | ||
| Latin American Culture Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Perspectives on Latin America | ||
| Special Topics - LASS Seminar 3 | ||
| Latin America through Film and Fiction 3 | ||
| Latin America through Film | ||
| The Cultures of Latin America | ||
| The Hispanic World | ||
| Latin American Business Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Latin American Business | ||
| Fundamentals of Latin American Business | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
- 1
Students participating in SPAN 1076 must also complete SPAN 2002.
- 2
SPAN 1076 or SPAN 2098 count as two of the three required courses; each is 9 s.h. and taught in connection with the Latin American Studies Semester (LASS), an immersion program offered every spring. Students who choose this option must take at least one additional language course from this list.
- 3
These courses are part of the Latin American Studies Semester. The LASS Program is an integration of several courses totaling 17 s.h.: 9 credits are assigned to language instruction, 6 credits to culture and society, taught under LAS 2101 and SOC 2163, and 2 credits to the LASS Seminar. All instruction in LASS is in Spanish. The LASS Program runs every Spring term. For more information on the Latin American Studies Semester, visit https://liberalarts.temple.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/spanish-and-portuguese/study-abroad#latin-american-studies-semester-lass.