Undergraduate Certificate in Spanish for the Health Professions

University of Colorado - Denver

The Undergraduate Certificate in Spanish for the Healthcare Professions seeks to facilitate effective communication between healthcare professionals and their Spanish speaking patients and clients. To enhance mutual understanding, which is of critical importance within a healthcare setting, students will learn to speak, comprehend, read, and write in Spanish, with a focus on specialized vocabulary and medical communication, and will acquire intercultural competence. This certificate is available to all students across the University, as well as non-degree-seeking professionals with a prior degree who are seeking to increase their skill set.The Department of Modern Languages includes Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Latin and Spanish. Major is available in Spanish, and minors are available in Chinese Studies, French, Linguistics, and Spanish. Certificates are available in Chinese for International Business, Spanish for International Business, and Spanish for the Healthcare Professions. Students must declare a major prior to their final semester of coursework. The department recommends that majors and minors include some study abroad while they are fulfilling their degree requirements at CU Denver. Please see a departmental advisor about study abroad opportunities. Credit earned abroad will normally count toward satisfaction of the major and minor requirements at CU Denver, but to assure full transfer of credit, students must see an advisor in the department before enrolling in programs abroad. Courses taken abroad and designated as upper division in Chinese, French, German or Spanish are subject to study abroad and transfer credit policies.