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Business Spanish, Undergraduate Certificate


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Students completing this certificate will acquire aural, oral, speaking, writing, and presentation skills at different levels of proficiency (beginning, intermediate, and advanced). Activities in the required courses for this certificate will include listening to authentic materials, participating in conversations, reading authentic materials, writing with adequate accuracy, discussing cultural topics, and giving presentations. Activities will be in Spanish and will allow students to gradually improve their linguistic proficiencies.

This certificate prepares students to successfully manage several communicative tasks in straightforward social and business situations while using business terminology and understanding significant cultural traits of the Spanish-speaking world. It is expected that by completing this certificate, students become more linguistically and culturally proficient in the Spanish language and this will improve their career opportunities.

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Careers

What Can I Do with a Certificate in Business Spanish?

Students with this certificate and with some additional training or education, in some cases, can work as interpreters/translators, bilingual customer support associates, tour guides, liaisons, researchers, law enforcement officers, caseworkers, human services specialists, technical writers/experts, foreign correspondents, cultural events coordinators, and international relations consultants.

Career opportunities that might be pursued:
  • Business and Financial Operations
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Interpreter/Translator
  • Medial Assistant
  • Registered Nurse
  • Retail Salesperson
  • Sales Representative

With further education, one of these paths is possible:
 
  • Customer Service
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Sales
  • Wholesale

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Business Spanish, Undergraduate Certificate


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Business Spanish, Undergraduate Certificate


Overview

In addition to University Requirements:

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion 15
Foreign Language Required
Some online/blended coursework Required

Purpose Statement

The Spanish language is a valuable tool for commerce and cultural connections since it is the official language of 20 countries. In addition, Spanish is the most common second language in the world, and bilingual employees are required at many workplaces. In the United States, more people speak Spanish than in Spain. The U. S. Census Bureau projects the Hispanic/Latino population will double in the next fifty years. Thus, obtaining a Spanish for Business certificate will be a strategic asset and a business advantage for students regardless of their majors, as it will prepare them to communicate in Spanish and will meet the linguistic needs of a growing percentage of Hispanic/Latino customers.

Students completing this certificate will acquire aural, oral, speaking, writing, and presentation skills at different levels of proficiency (beginning, intermediate, and advanced). Activities in the required courses for this certificate will include listening to authentic materials, participating in conversations, reading authentic materials, writing with adequate accuracy, discussing cultural topics, and giving presentations. Activities will be in Spanish and will allow students to gradually improve their linguistic proficiencies.

This certificate prepares students to successfully manage several communicative tasks in straightforward social and business situations while using business terminology and understanding significant cultural traits of the Spanish-speaking world. It is expected that by completing this certificate, students become more linguistically and culturally proficient in the Spanish language and this will improve their career opportunities.

Student Learning Outcomes

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