Overview

The 18-credit Certificate in Spanish and Latinx Studies for the Health and Human Services Professions prepares undergraduate students to communicate effectively in Spanish within medical and related human-service areas. The combination of courses in this certificate program is designed to make participants especially qualified to provide health and human services to members of the Latinx community.

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-SLSH-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 Latinx Studies for the Health and Human Services Professions.

Requirements

To earn this certificate, students need a minimum of 18 credits.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Spanish Language - Select three of the following:		9
SPAN 1001	Basic I
SPAN 1002	Basic II
SPAN 1003	Intermediate
SPAN 2001	Conversational Review
SPAN 2096	Composition
SPAN 2002	Hispanic Readings
SPAN 1076	Intensive Practice in the Four Skills 1
SPAN 2098	Advanced Intensive Practice in the Four Skills 1
SPAN 2011	Spanish for Heritage and Bilingual Speakers
Select one of the following coures in Spanish language for health/medical professions:		3
SPAN 3601	Spanish for Health Professions
SPAN 3602	Medical Spanish
Select one of the following courses focused on Latin American culture:		3
LAS 2001	Introduction to Latin American Studies
LAS 2101	Latin America through Film and Fiction
SPAN 3204	Latin America through Film
SPAN 3241	The Cultures of Latin America
SPAN 3261	The Hispanic World: Race and Gender
Select one of the following courses on Latinx population in the United States:		3
LAS 0854	Latino Immigration
or SPAN 0854	Latino Immigration
LAS 2072	Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia
LAS 3020	Topics in Latino Studies
LAS 3101	Latino Identity in the United States
SPAN 4152	U.S. Latino/a Studies
SPAN 4885	Internship
Total Credit Hours		18

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SPAN 1076 or SPAN 2098 count as two 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 need only take one additional course from this list.