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Certificate Program
The Online Certificate Program in Healthcare Spanish prepares you to successfully interact with members of the Hispanic community as you enhance your oral and written competency in professional Spanish and develop a deeper understanding of Hispanic cultures. You can begin the program in Fall or Spring and complete it in 3-4 semesters, depending on your level of Spanish.
Pre-requisites
You need one of the following:
SPAN 1112 (or equivalent transfer credit) is a first year second-semester college Spanish course.
Spanish AP Exam: Score 4 or higher.
Spanish Placement Exam: If you are a native speaker of Spanish with no prior Spanish coursework, take the Spanish Placement Exam (it’s free & can be taken any time!).
Note: If you are a fluent native speaker of Spanish, you might be able to test out of the first certificate course (Span 2251) by taking the Spanish Placement Exam and begin the program with Span 2252.
Note: If you are a non-native speaker of Spanish with no prior coursework in Spanish, then you might need to complete the pre-requisite courses first.
How to enroll
You may apply for the certificate via the Graduate Division.
Note: You can also enroll in individual courses via Open University.
Curriculum (18 units)
All courses are offered online in an asynchronous format.
| Course | Term offered |
|---|---|
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Core courses (15 units) Span 2251: Intermediate Healthcare Spanish I (4) |
Fall, Spring |
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Service-Learning/Culminating Experience (3 units) Span 5557: International Experience (3)OR: Span 4443: Service-Learning (3) OR: SW 4011 (3), SW 4012 (3) |
Summer Study Abroad |
Course Materials
Textbook materials and syllabi
Roadmaps
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Fall |
Spring |
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|---|---|---|
| Year 1 |
Span 2251 (4 units) |
Span 2252 (4 units) |
| Year 2 | Span 3051 + Span 4443 (6 units) | Span 4401 + Span 4402 (4 units) |
| Fall | Spring | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 |
Span 2252 (4 units) |
Span 4401 + Span 4402 (4 units) |
| Year 2 | Span 3051 + Span 4443 (6 units) |
*This roadmap is for students who test out of Span 2251 via the Spanish Placement Exam.
Program Cost
Tuition and fees for graduate programs apply.
The overall program cost is approximately $10,000-14,000 for 3-4 semesters of graduate coursework at 0-6 units each semester for California residents. Please consult the tuition and fees for graduate programs site for current tuition costs and fees.
Program Learning Outcomes
The following refer to three modes of communication: interpersonal, interpretive, presentational, as well as to the ACTFL level of Intermediate High.
Communicate effectively in Spanish within the Healthcare and related fields using specialized professional language.
Comprehend and analyze oral and written texts within healthcare and related fields in Spanish effectively and critically as socially and ideologically constructed and shaped by context and culture.
Demonstrate ability to think critically, pose questions, and solve problems using your communication skills and knowledge/awareness of the Spanish language and cultures, and make connections with your local and global communities within healthcare and related fields.
Apply specialized language and culture concepts and ways of thinking in new settings and contexts by engaging in local and global communities within healthcare and related fields.
Demonstrate an understanding of multiple perspectives to respectfully interact, collaborate, and solve problems across communities and cultures, to respect other cultures and to become aware of stereotypes in the target community as well as the local one as related to healthcare and related fields.