Program Overview

Business Spanish, Certificate

The Business Spanish, Certificate program is designed to provide students with the ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken Spanish and work with other Spanish speakers in their future professional careers. This certificate combines classes in Spanish, cultures of Spanish-speaking populations, and specialized Spanish for business professions.

How to Get in

Students may declare the Certificate in Business Spanish after completing one of the introductory Spanish courses and SPANISH 311 Advanced Language Practice. Students declared in the Spanish major are not eligible to declare the Certificate in Business Spanish.

Requirements

The requirements for the Certificate in Business Spanish include:

• Introductory Coursework (complete one): 3 credits
  • SPANISH/CHICLA 222: Introduction to Latinx Cultures
  • SPANISH 223: Introduction to Hispanic Cultures
  • SPANISH 224: Introduction to Hispanic Literatures
  • SPANISH 225: Lying, Swearing, and Breaking the Rules: An Introduction to the Linguistic Study of Spanish
• Core Coursework (complete all):
  • SPANISH 311: Advanced Language Practice (3 credits)
  • SPANISH/INTL BUS 329: Spanish for Business (3 credits)
  • SPANISH 359: Spanish Business Area Studies (3 credits)
• Elective Coursework: 6 credits
  • 6 additional credits from the following:
    • SPANISH coursework numbered between 300-699
    • SPANISH/CHICLA 222: Introduction to Latinx Cultures
    • SPANISH 223: Introduction to Hispanic Cultures
    • SPANISH 224: Introduction to Hispanic Literatures
    • SPANISH 225: Lying, Swearing, and Breaking the Rules: An Introduction to the Linguistic Study of Spanish
• Total Credits: 18

Residence and Quality of Work

• At least 9 certificate credits must be completed in residence
• At least 6 certificate credits must be completed on campus
• Minimum 2.000 GPA on all certificate courses

Footnotes

Only one of SPANISH/CHICLA 222 or SPANISH 223 will count in the certificate.

Certificate Completion Requirement

This undergraduate certificate must be completed concurrently with the students undergraduate degree. Students cannot delay degree completion to complete the certificate.

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop communication skills in Spanish; integrate these skills to exchange and assess ideas effectively and with level-appropriate accuracy; and practice pragmatic, linguistic, and stylistic norms in a formal, professional register of standard Spanish in a variety of written and oral assignments.
2. Acquire specialized vocabulary related to business and commerce; analyze authentic informational, financial, and marketing materials in Spanish; and incorporate the newly-acquired vocabulary and business-related knowledge into their speech and writing.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of Hispanic cultures, including awareness of the social, cultural, and linguistic diversity that characterizes the Spanish-speaking world, as well as familiarity with basic methods of literary, cultural, and/or linguistic analysis.