Spanish for the Health Professions Certificate

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

15-16¹ credits above SPA 201 including:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core
SPA 322	Spanish for Mental Health Professionals	3
SPA 325	Spanish for Professional Communication	3
SPA 332	Spanish Speakers in the U.S.: Language, Community, (In)justice	3
SPA 370	Spanish for the Health Professions 2	3
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 372	Intercultural Medical Experience Abroad/Away
SPA 450	National/International Intern Program
ANT 354	Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
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
PSY 285	Culture and Mental Health
PSY/RGS 415	Multicultural Counseling
REC 325	Leisure in a Diverse Society
Total Credits		15-16

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
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 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.