Graduate Certificate: Spanish for Health Professions
Learn more about the graduate certificate in Spanish for Health Professions.
About the Certificate
The online graduate certificate in Spanish for Health Professions prepares professionals in healthcare fields to engage in culturally sensitive, knowledgeable Spanish communication with the Latinx and Spanish-speaking community in healthcare settings. This exclusively online certificate offers maximum flexibility in recognition of the unique time and geographical constraints of the working professional. The coursework allows students to:
- hone and improve their oral, aural, reading, and writing skills in Spanish;
- appreciate, recognize, and comprehend the varieties of language used by the target population;
- engage in the practice of the techniques of interpretation and translation between Spanish and English; and
- learn to recognize their own linguistic capacities and how to harness them.
Cultural competency is developed as students examine the diversity of the Latinx population in the United States, discussing cultural norms, concerns, and expectations around healthcare. Students also acquire an overview of the most prominent health issues in the community to enable them to engage with patients on these topics.
As the coursework is completed entirely in Spanish, both a theoretical and a practical grasp of the issues and the language are attained by completion of the certificate. Once completed, graduates are better able to meet the needs of a healthcare system that demands culturally competent, bilingual individuals be able to serve a diverse set of patients in a variety of healthcare settings.
Time Limit for Certificate Completion: 2 years
Campus Location: Online, with virtual synchronous sessions held in the evenings to accommodate working professionals
Full-Time/Part-Time Status: The graduate certificate is completed on a part-time basis. Students may take one course per academic term. Courses are offered in seven-week sessions with two sessions in the Fall semester and two sessions in the Spring semester.
Job Prospects: The certificate program is designed for those either working in the healthcare professions or with the background to do so. Completion of the certificate advances an employee’s professional training, adding value to their agency and their salary.
Non-Matriculated Student Policy: Non-matriculated students may take up to 9 credits of coursework before applying to the graduate certificate program.
Admission Requirements and Deadlines
Fall: Admission is rolling. Students may begin when SPAN 5601 is offered.
Submit your application at https://form.jotform.com/200635209925050.
Bachelor's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: All applicants must present credentials that are the equivalent of a baccalaureate degree at Temple University with a GPA of 2.5 or better.
Statement of Goals: In 500 to 1,000 words, outline your interest in seeking the certificate in Spanish for Health Professions.
Resume: Current resume required.
Language Requirement: All applicants must demonstrate proficiency equivalent to completion of SPAN 1003 at Temple University through the placement exam, AP credits, previous coursework, or Spanish advising placement.
Certificate Requirements
Number of Credits Required to Complete the Certificate: 12
Required Courses:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
SPAN 5601 | Spanish for Health Professions 1 | 3 |
SPAN 5602 | Advanced Medical Spanish 1 | 3 |
SPAN 5603 | Latino Health Issues in the US | 3 |
SPAN 5604 | Spanish/English Interpretation Techniques for Healthcare | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 12 |
1 | If demand warrants, this course may be offered in the summer. |
Healthcare professionals may elect to complete the certificate through this intensive one-year schedule:
Year 1 | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Credit Hours | |
SPAN 5601 | Spanish for Health Professions1 | 3 |
SPAN 5602 | Advanced Medical Spanish2 | 3 |
Term Credit Hours | 6 | |
Spring | ||
SPAN 5603 | Latino Health Issues in the US3 | 3 |
SPAN 5604 | Spanish/English Interpretation Techniques for Healthcare4 | 3 |
Term Credit Hours | 6 | |
Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
1 | SPAN 5601 is taken as a 7-week (7A) course that begins at the start of the regular Fall term. |
2 | SPAN 5602 is taken as a 7-week (7B) course that begins in the middle of the regular Fall term. |
3 | SPAN 5603 is taken as a 7-week (7A) course that begins at the start of the regular Spring term. |
4 | SPAN 5604 is taken as a 7-week (7B) course that begins in the middle of the regular Spring term. |
GPA Required to be Awarded the Certificate: 3.0 minimum
Culminating Event: Students must successfully pass all four courses to earn the certificate. None of these courses can be applied toward a master’s or doctoral degree in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Courses
SPAN 5060. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5083. Directed Readings. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5121. Survey in Spanish Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5122. Medieval Spanish Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5124. 16th and 17th Century Spanish Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5126. Cervantes. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5136. 18th and 19th Century Spanish Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5137. Hispanic Modernism. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5138. 20th and 21st Century Spanish Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5141. Survey in Spanish-American Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5142. Spanish-American Short Story. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5143. Spanish American Novel. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5144. Spanish American Poetry. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5146. National Literatures of Spanish America. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5147. 20th and 21st Century Puerto Rican Authors. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5148. Latin American Literature of Social Conflict. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5151. Literature of the Caribbean. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5152. U.S. Latino Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5161. Hispanic Literature through Art. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 5301. Spanish Phonetics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 5302. Introduction to Spanish Linguistics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 5303. Spanish/English Contrasts. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 5304. Spanish Applied Linguistics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 5305. History of the Spanish Language. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 5306. Spanish Sociolinguistics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 5401. The Art of Translation. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 5601. Spanish for Health Professions. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
SPAN 1003|Minimum Grade of C|May not be taken concurrently
OR LCSP EXMPT|May not be taken concurrently.
SPAN 5602. Advanced Medical Spanish. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
SPAN 2096|Minimum Grade of C|May not be taken concurrently
OR SPAN 5601|Minimum Grade of C|May not be taken concurrently.
SPAN 5603. Latino Health Issues in the US. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
SPAN 2096|Minimum Grade of C|May not be taken concurrently
OR SPAN 5602|Minimum Grade of C|May not be taken concurrently.
SPAN 5604. Spanish/English Interpretation Techniques for Healthcare. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
SPAN 2096|Minimum Grade of C|May not be taken concurrently
OR SPAN 5602|Minimum Grade of C|May not be taken concurrently.
SPAN 8000. Special Topic Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8001. Hispanic Bibliography and Research. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 8110. Seminar in Spanish and Spanish-American Literature. 2 to 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8122. Seminar in Medieval Spanish Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8130. Seminar in Golden Age Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8140. Seminar in 18th and 19th Century Spanish-American Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8141. Seminar in 20th and 21st Century Spanish Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8146. Colonial and 19th Century Spanish-American Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8147. 20th and 21st Century Spanish-American Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8149. Spanish-American Theater. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 8161. Critical Approaches to Hispanic Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8300. Seminar in Spanish Linguistics. 2 to 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8301. Spanish Phonology and Morphology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8302. Syntax. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8303. Hispanic Dialectology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8304. Spanish Language of Puerto Rico. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8305. Comparative Romance Linguistics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 8385. Internship in the Teaching of Spanish. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 8985. Teaching Higher Education: Language. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 9001. Spanish for Graduate Reading Knowledge. 1 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
SPAN 9083. Directed Readings. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 9991. Directed Research. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 9994. Preliminary Examination Preparation. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 9998. Pre-Dissertation Research. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
SPAN 9999. Dissertation Research. 1 to 12 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Student Attribute Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Student Attributes: Dissertation Writing Student.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Contacts
Certificate Program Web Address:
Admissions Information:
Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese
428 Anderson Hall
1114 W. Polett Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6090
215-204-2877
Mailing Address for Application Materials:
Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese
428 Anderson Hall (022-34)
1114 W. Polett Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6090