Certificate in Spanish for Health Professions
Admission Requirements
For admission into the online Spanish for Health Professions (SPHP) Certificate Program, applicants must satisfy the following criteria:
- Admission to the Graduate School
- Applicants whose language is not English need to meet the following
- TOEFL Requirements: (1) Internet-based test (IBT): a total score of 80 with a score of at least 20 on each Section of the IBT;
- or minimum rating of Intermediate High on the ACTFL English OPI.
- It is highly recommended that students complete SPAN 1101-1102 or equivalent.Â
Language Core Courses
Students complete a minimum of 9 credits from the following or other approved electives.  Please speak to an advisor about appropriate placement and verify pre-requisites in the Catalog. Many of these courses are offered online or in a hybrid format.Â
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
SPANÂ 5500 | Spanish Advanced Grammar | 3 |
SPANÂ 5510 | Spanish for the Health Professions | 1-3 |
SPANÂ 5560 | Topics in Interpretation and Translation | 1-4 |
SPANÂ 5594 | Topics in Language and Culture for the Professions I | 1-6 |
SPANÂ 5595 | Topics in Language and Culture for Professions II | 1-6 |
Culture Electives
Students complete a minimum of 6 credits from the following or other approved electives from an approved program of studies. Please speak to an advisor about appropriate coursework. Many of these courses are offered online or in a hybrid format.Â
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ANTHÂ 5530 | Human Evolution | 3 |
ANTHÂ 5507 | Anthropology of Global Health | 3 |
ANTHÂ 5508 | Topics in Medical Anthropology | 3 |
ENGLÂ 5588 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics | 3 |
HISTÂ 5579 | History of Disease, Medicine, and Society | 3 |
MPHÂ 6604 | Social and Cultural Perspectives in Public Health | 3 |
SPANÂ 5505 | Study Abroad | 1-3 |
SPANÂ 5593 | Spanish Internship | 1-6 |
SPANÂ 5575 | Topics in Culture and Literature | 3 |
Approved graduate level elective | 3 |