Spanish for the Professions Minor

Spanish for the Professions Minor Program Information

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The Spanish for the Professions minor is an interdisciplinary minor intended for advanced Spanish students seeking to use their Spanish in a professional field. 

Graduation Policy

Only 9 credits (SPAN 3010  and SPAN 3020  and one Spanish for the Professions elective) can be used to count for both the Foreign Languages Major, B.A. (Spanish Concentration) and the Spanish for the Professions minor.

Transfer and Residency Policy

Students transferring to ETSU and wishing to receive a minor in a foreign language must complete at least 9 credits of upper division courses for the minor at ETSU.

Spanish for the Professions Minor Pre-requirements

• SPAN 1010 - Beginning Spanish I (3 credits) *
• SPAN 1020 - Beginning Spanish II (3 credits) *
• SPAN 2010 - Second-Year Spanish I (3 credits) *
• SPAN 2020 - Second-Year Spanish II (3 credits) *

• * Based on placement test or equivalent.

Spanish for the Professions Minor: 18 credits

Required Core: 12 credits

• SPAN 3010 - Spanish Grammar (3 credits)
• SPAN 3020 - Conversation and Composition in Contemporary Hispanic Culture (3 credits)
• SPAN 3123 - Introduction to Translation and Interpretation (3 credits)
• SPAN 3133 - Introduction to Latinx Studies (3 credits)

Spanish Electives: 3 credits

• Choose one from the following:

• SPAN 4157 - Spanish for Health Professions (3 credits)
• SPAN 4167 - Spanish for Law and Business (3 credits)

Interdisciplinary Elective: 3 credits

• Choose one from the following:

• COBH 4030 - Community Health (3 credits)
• ECON 4527 - International Economics (3 credits)
• GEOS 4207 - Regional Geography (3 credits)
• HDAL 2340 - Understanding Cultural Diversity (3 credits)
• HIST 3730 - Colonial Latin America (3 credits)
• HIST 3731 - Modern Latin America (3 credits)
• MGMT 4450 - International Business Law (3 credits)
• MKTG 4710 - International Marketing (3 credits)
• PSCI 2220 - Introduction to World Politics (3 credits)
• PSCI 3310 - International Relations (3 credits)
• PSCI 3750 - International Law and Organizations (3 credits)
• PSCI 3830 - Government and Politics of Latin America (3 credits)
• ANTH 3700 - Indigenous Cultures of Latin America (3 credits)
• SOWK 1030 - Cultural Diversity (3 credits)

Minor Requirement

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 credits of which at least 9 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.