Certificate in Spanish for Health Professionals

Requirements

There are two tracks in the Certificate, a language-intensive track for students in health professions areas who are interested in working with Hispanic populations and a health-focused track for students with some Spanish competency who desire familiarity with the health-related vocabulary in Spanish. To obtain the certificate, students must complete at least 18 credits in courses approved for the Spanish for Health Professionals certificate, with at least 12 credits taken in residence at UWM and a minimum of  9 of the residence credits taken in L&S courses at the advanced level (courses numbered 300 and above). A maximum of 6 credits in a combination of independent study, internship, and study abroad courses may count toward the certificate. Students must earn a 2.500 GPA in all certificate courses, including transfer work, and in the courses for the certificate taken at UWM. Courses for the certificate may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis. The certificate requirements are as follows:

Spanish for Health Professionals, Language-Intensive Track

The Language-Intensive Track requires completion of at least 18 credits as follows, and is not available to Spanish majors and minors; they must select the health-focused track:

Required
SPANISH 308Advanced Writing and Reading3
SPANISH 318Advanced Speaking and Listening3
or SPANISH 319 Advanced Speaking and Listening for Heritage Speakers
SPANISH 338Spanish for Health Professionals3
SPANISH 388Health Issues in the Hispanic World3
Electives
Select 6 credits from any courses in the electives group listed for the health-focused track6
Total Credits18

Spanish for Health Professionals, Health-Focused Track

The Health-Focused Track requires completion of at least 18 credits as follows:

Required
SPANISH 338Spanish for Health Professionals3
SPANISH 388Health Issues in the Hispanic World3
Electives
Select 9 credits in one of the clusters below9
Select 3 credits from any cluster or the general electives3
Total Credits18

Health-Focused Track Electives

Health Communication
COMMUN 381Health Communication3
COMMUN 481Interpersonal Issues in Health Communication3
COMMUN 581Health Communication Interventions3
Pharmaceuticals, Medicine, and Drugs
ANTHRO 443Medicine and Pharmaceuticals in the Global Age3
HCA 212Drugs Used and Abused3
PSYCH 454Psychopharmacology and Addiction3
Health Care Delivery Policy
ECON 450Health Economics3
HCA 502Healthcare Delivery Systems: National and International Perspectives3
PHILOS 244Ethical Issues in Health Care: (subtitle)3
URB STD 639Health Care and Public Policy in the United States3
Health: A Social Science Perspective
ANTHRO 440Medical Anthropology3
COMSDIS 210Survey of Communication Disorders (SS) 13
PSYCH 555Health Psychology3
SOCIOL 282Sociology of Aging3
SOCIOL 331Sociology of Health Care3
1

As determined by the certificate program coordinator.

Health: A Natural Science Perspective
BIO SCI 350Human Parasitology4
BMS 232Introduction to Nutrition (NS) 13
HS 101Introduction to Health and Disease2
1

As determined by the certificate program coordinator.

Global Health
ANTHRO/GLOBAL 439Culture and Global Health3
NURS 102Perspectives on Health Care Systems2
NURS 401Global Patterns of Disease3
NURS 575Global Health: Ethics and Human Rights3
NURS 683Healthcare-Immigrants/Refugees3
NURS 684Death and Dying Around the World3
General Elective Courses
BMS 260Introduction to Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches3
HCA 307Epidemiology for the Health Sciences3
NURS 101Cultural Diversity in Health Care (CD SS)3
NURS 102Perspectives on Health Care Systems2
NURS 301Introduction to Global Health3
NURS 380Honors Seminar:3
PH 101Introduction to Public Health3

Study abroad courses in Spanish-speaking countries may be accepted with the approval of the Certificate Program Committee. Other courses not on this list but relevant to Spanish for Health Professionals may be accepted with the approval of the Certificate Program Committee.

Credits earned at other institutions equivalent to courses in the certificate program may be accepted in partial fulfillment of the program requirements, subject to review by the Certificate Program Committee. Students currently enrolled at UWM who have fulfilled some of the program’s requirements prior to the program’s approval may have their credits applied retroactively to the certificate program.