Spanish for the Health Professions Certificate

(All colleges, open only to degree-seeking UWL students)

15-161 credits above SPA 201 including:

Core
SPA 322Spanish for Mental Health Professionals3
SPA 325Spanish for Professional Communication3
SPA 332Spanish Speakers in the U.S.: Language, Community, (In)justice3
SPA 370Spanish for the Health Professions 23
or SPA 372 Intercultural Medical Experience Abroad/Away
Electives 3-4
SPA 221
Introduction to Spanish for the Health Professions 3
SPA 307
Latin American Texts: Reading Between the Lines
SPA 310
Communities of Resistance in the Spanish-Speaking World
SPA 355
Latinx in the U.S.: Culture and Society
SPA 450
National/International Intern Program
CHE 400
Health Policy, Advocacy, and Community Organizations
ENG 312
Literature, Medicine, and Culture
ESS 423
Sociocultural Factors in Physical Education and School Health Education
HIS 336
Latinos in the United States: 1450-2000
HIS 345
U.S.-Latin American Relations
HIS 384
Epidemics in World History
PSY 283
Psychology of Culture and Race
PSY 285
Culture and Mental Health
PSY/RGS 415
Multicultural Counseling
REC 325
Leisure in a Diverse Society
Total Credits15-16
Prerequisite courses (dependent on placement scores) 4
SPA 101
Spanish in a Global Society I
SPA 102
Spanish in a Global Society II
SPA 103
Spanish in a Global Society I & II
SPA 201
Spanish Language and Cultures in Action I
1

Students who begin their Spanish major by placing into a SPA course at the 300-level will complete the certificate with 15 credits instead of 16.

2

Students must complete nine credits of courses numbered between 300-350 before enrolling in SPA 370.

3

Students who place into SPA 202/SPA 221 should take SPA 221 as the first course of the certificate.

4

Credits do not count toward certificate. Students may earn retroactive credit for these courses. See the Global Cultures and Languages Department's placement exams and retroactive credit website or more information.