Spanish for the Professions Minor

The Spanish for the Professions minor trains students to successfully meet market demands relevant to their area of specialization and to gain a competitive professional edge upon graduation. This minor helps students develop the advanced communication skills, cultural knowledge, and global perspectives and understanding that are needed to use the target language in a business environment, in a K-12 education setting, in health care or in law enforcement. The Spanish for the Professions minor helps students thrive in a local, national, and global economy. Even more, it will increase students’ opportunities to participate in international internships that require an advanced command of the Spanish language. Courses in the Spanish for the Professions minor will focus on grammar and sociolinguistic skills required in professional contexts, as well as relevant vocabulary to different professional areas.

The minor in Spanish for the Professions consists of 18 credits.

Required Courses (15 credits)

• WLSP.2110 Spanish 3 and Culture¹
• WLSP.2120 Spanish 4 and Culture¹
• WLSP.3130 Fieldwork in the Spanish Community 
• WLSP.3/4xxx Spanish Elective at 3000/4000 level
• WLSP.3/4xxx Spanish Elective at 3000/4000 level

Electives (3 credits)

Choose from the following:

• WLSP.1140 Spanish for Business
• WLSP.1030 Medical Spanish
• WLSP.2540 Topics in Conversational Spanish