Advanced Spanish Undergraduate Certificate
Do you want to develop advanced linguistic and cultural skills in Spanish? The Advanced Spanish Undergraduate Certificate equips students with intercultural competence and language mastery, preparing them for a variety of careers in healthcare, international business, translation, education, and more.
Program Overview
The Advanced Spanish Undergraduate Certificate builds linguistic, grammatical, and speaking skills, preparing students for everyday communication.
You’ll have the opportunity to take courses in Spanish phonetics and phonology, literature and culture, as well as advanced reading, grammar, composition and linguistics, preparing you with the intercultural communication skills and cultural competency to successfully navigate and understand Spanish language and culture.
Our program is a great fit for students who want to master the Spanish language and use it to enhance another area of study, such as healthcare, business, law and non-profit work, journalism and media, and more!
Whatever your interests, our program helps you stand out and hone your skills to make the impact you want.
Why Study Advanced Spanish?
An Undergraduate Certificate in Advanced Spanish at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville means you’ll gain linguistic knowledge that can enhance any degree or primary field of study.
According to ShareAmerica, Spanish is the second most-spoken language in the U.S., meaning you’ll be gaining skills in a language that is highly in demand by employers, healthcare professionals, as well as non-profit organizations, and more.
With opportunities for application in business, translation, journalism and media, non-profit work, advocacy, healthcare, and so much more, you’ll graduate equipped with skills that will help you tackle urgent challenges and help empower people’s potential.
What Can You Do with an Undergraduate Certificate in Advanced Spanish After Graduation?
The Advanced Spanish Undergraduate Certificate prepares students for unique opportunities in a wide range of fields. With linguistic knowledge, you can work in translation and interpreting, community education centers, and non-profit organizations teaching new speakers the language.
Other opportunities include using your linguistic skills in government, international business, healthcare translation, and even tech companies where communicating and maintaining international relations are highly valued in positions like supply chain management, project management, and even sales negotiation.
Whether you want to enhance a primary degree, hone your knowledge of the Spanish language, or become more culturally competent, our certificate program opens pathways in a variety of fields, empowering you to blaze your own trail.
Featured Courses
SPAN 212 Intermediate Spanish II
This course teaches students grammar, mechanics, and speaking skills in Spanish.
SPAN 311 Language in Context I
This course develops students’ written and oral use of Spanish, through language study as well as exposure to authentic media (for example, movies, articles, stories).
SPAN 331 Introduction to Hispanic Culture
Introduction to the fundamental historical, political, and demographic developments that led to the creation, geographic distribution, and distinctive character of Hispanic cultures with attention to those qualities that distinguish Hispanic culture from other cultures, as well as to ethnic and linguistic components of the Hispanic world in the present day.
SPAN 350 Spanish for Medical & Healthcare Professions
This is a language for special purposes course that offers a practical approach to meet the ever-increasing needs of medical and other healthcare professions to serve the Hispanic population in the USA and abroad. It will provide the students with a solid foundation in the vocabulary and discourse used in Spanish, as well as cross-cultural awareness when dealing with different types of medical and healthcare scenarios.
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