Medical Spanish Minor
College: College of Arts & Humanities
Program Learning Outcomes
- Apply their understanding of clinical testing and the basic structure of health-care delivery to improve the accuracy of their interpreting/translating responsibilities;
- broaden their acquisition of medical terminology through real-life practice in a clinical setting;
- be able to communicate accurately and with precision the questions and concerns of patients to health-care providers;
- be able to communicate accurately and with precision the questions and information given by health-care providers to patients;
- be able to utilize their knowledge of both U.S. and Hispanic cultures to provide a nuanced interpretation of language utterances;
- if asked, be able to provide a cultural context for patient/provider communications to health-care providers.
Requirements for the Medical Spanish Minor
Please note that declarations of the Medical Spanish minor have been suspended beginning Fall 2021. Please contact the department for information as to whether the suspension has been lifted.
Students must be proficient at the intermediate level in Spanish (successfully complete SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish II or place into SPAN 303 Spanish Grammar and Composition I).
Requirements for the Medical Spanish Minor
Please note that declarations of the Medical Spanish minor have been suspended beginning Fall 2021. Please contact the department for information as to whether the suspension has been lifted.
MINOR REQUIREMENTS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Students must have an overall GPA of 2.75 or better in all of the Spanish classes counted for the minor to be eligible to graduate with a minor in Medical Spanish.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Spanish Courses | ||
| SPAN 303 | Spanish Grammar and Composition I | 3 |
| SPAN 304 | Spanish Grammar and Composition II | 3 |
| SPAN 307 | Advanced Spanish Conversation | 3 |
| Biological Sciences Courses | ||
| Select one of the following (must be taken before the medical Spanish courses): | 7-10 | |
| Bioscience and Organismal Biology | ||
| Human Physiology and Anatomy I and Human Physiology and Anatomy II (for nursing students and applied health sciences majors) | ||
| Bioscience and Human Biology (for students interested in medical interpreting or translation) | ||
| Translation Course | ||
| SPAN 413 | Translation 1 | 3 |
| Health Communication Course | ||
| COMM 340 | 3 | |
| Intercultural/Diversity Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Latinas/os in U.S. | ||
| Understanding Social Justice | ||
| Medical Spanish Courses | ||
| SPAN 423 | Medical Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 424 | Medical Spanish II | 3 |
| Recommended Course | ||
| Healthcare I: Terminology and Body Systems 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 31-34 | |
University Requirements for Minors
Course work in the minor must be completed with the minimum GPA as specified by the department or program under which the minor falls, usually a 2.00 on a 4.00 scale, but higher in some programs. Transfer students must attain the minimum specified GPA on a combination of transfer credits accepted toward the minor and credits attempted at UW-Parkside.
At least half of the course work required for a minor must be completed at UW-Parkside.