Spanish for Health Sciences Concentration

World Languages and Literature, Bachelor of Arts with a Concentration in Spanish for Health Sciences Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 hours required
Minimum of “C-“required
Fundamental Academic Skills 15
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
Writing in the Discipline Course
PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS
ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
Distribution Requirements 31
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs
Global Diversity - 3 hrs
US Diversity - 3 hrs
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
**Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement
^Course requires pre-requisite(s)
Concentration in Spanish for Health Sciences - 31 Hours Required
Required Coursework19
INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
SPANISH CONVERSATION (^)
SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I
SPANISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION (^)
SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS II
READINGS IN SPANISH (^)
SPANISH FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (^)
LATIN AMERICA IN CONTEXT: HEALTH, BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY THROUGH ORAL PRACTICE
LINGUISTIC JUSTICE AND LATINO HEALTH (^)
PRO-SEMINAR: LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE FOR THE PROFESSIONS
INTERNSHIP FOR LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT (^)
Select four 3-credit courses from the following12
LATIN AMERICA IN CONTEXT: HEALTH, BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY THROUGH ORAL PRACTICE (^)
SPANISH FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION (^)
INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION (^)
LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT THROUGH VOCABULARY LEARNING
ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION (^)
SPANISH IN THE UNITED STATES (^)
LINGUISTIC JUSTICE AND LATINO HEALTH (^)
PRO-SEMINAR: LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE FOR THE PROFESSIONS
ILLNESS AND DISEASE IN SOUTHERN CONE LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES
PRO-SEMINAR: CULTURE AND SOCIETY (^)
PRO-SEMINAR: LITERATURE AND/OR FILM (^)
College Breadth (choose one option) 15-30+
Option 1: Complete any UNO minor or undergraduate certificate - 15+ hours
Option 2: Additional General Education Requirements - 19+ hours
Additional quantitative literacy - 3 hours
Additional Social Science Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours
Additional Humanities Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours
HIST 1000 and HIST 1010 - 6 hours
Additional Nat. and Physical Science w/ Lab - 4-5 hours
Option 3: CAS comprehensive major (50+ hours) OR any second UNO major (30+ hours)
Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement 16
FREN, GERM, Or SPAN, 1110**, 1120, 2110, 2120
ELECTIVES
Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours

World Languages and Literature, Bachelor of Arts with a Concentration in Spanish for Health Sciences Four Year Plan

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
FallCredits
SPAN 1110
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (*)
or ELEMENTARY SPANISH I FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
5
SPAN 1140 INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 1
ENGL 1150 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3
SOCIAL SCIENCE OF CHOICE 3
ELECTIVE OR GLOBAL DIVERSITY COURSE IF SPAN 1100 IS TAKEN 3
 Credits15
Spring
SPAN 1120
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
or ELEMENTARY SPANISH 2 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
5
MATH 1120
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
or QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
or COLLEGE ALGEBRA
or COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT
or DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
or ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
3
ENGL 1160 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 3
SOCIAL SCIENCE WITH U.S. DIVERSITY 3
ELECTIVE (IF 3 CREDIT MATH IS TAKEN) 0-1
 Credits14-15
Sophomore
Fall
SPAN 2110
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (*)
or INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
3-4
OR- 4 CREDITS OF NATURAL/PHYSICAL SCIENCE LECTURE AND LAB (IF PLANNING TO TAKE SPAN 2130 IN SPRING)
 
CMST 1110
PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS
or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
3
HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS 3
CAS BREADTH COURSE 3
SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE 3
*Note for the second year Spanish course, students have three options: SPAN 2110 & 2120 or SPAN 2300 & 2120 or SPAN 2130. Students may take SPAN 2110 or 2300 this semester, followed by SPAN 2120 in spring. Or students can take SPAN 2130 Accelerated 2nd year Spanish in the spring for 6 credits.
 
 Credits15-16
Spring
SPAN 2120 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (3 credits *) 6-7
AND - NATURAL SCIENCE LECTURE AND LAB (4 CREDITS)
 
OR  
ACCELERATED SECOND-YEAR SPANISH (6 credits)  
HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS 3
CAS BREADTH COURSE 3
ELECTIVE 2
*Note for the second year Spanish course, students have three options: SPAN 2110 & 2120 or SPAN 2300 & 2120 or SPAN 2130. Students who took SPAN 2110 or 2300 would take SPAN 2120 this semester. Those who did not can take SPAN 2130 Accelerated 2nd Year Spanish for 6 credits this semester.
 
 Credits14-15
Junior
Fall
SPAN 3030
SPANISH CONVERSATION
or SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I
3
SPAN 3060 READINGS IN SPANISH 3
CAS BREADTH COURSE 3
CAS BREADTH COURSE OR ELECTIVE 3
NATURAL/PHYSICAL SCIENCE LECTURE 3
 Credits15
Spring
SPAN 3040
SPANISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION
or SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS II
3
ONE 3000/4000 LEVEL APPROVED SPANISH ELECTIVE FOR 3 CREDITS * 3
CAS BREADTH COURSE 3
CAS BREADTH COURSE OR ELECTIVE 3
ELECTIVE OR A HUMANITIES FINE ARTS COURSE IF SPAN 1100 WAS TAKEN 3
*Need 12 min credits of approved Spanish elective from 3000/4000 level. A list of approved courses can be found in the catalog.  
 Credits15
Senior
Fall
SPAN 3050
LATIN AMERICA IN CONTEXT: HEALTH, BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY THROUGH ORAL PRACTICE
or SPANISH FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
3
SPAN 4060 INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION 3
OR - ONE 3000/4000 LEVEL APPROVED SPANISH ELECTIVE FOR 3 CREDITS*  
SPAN 4330 LINGUISTIC JUSTICE AND LATINO HEALTH 3
OR- ONE 3000/4000 LEVEL APPROVED SPANISH ELECTIVE FOR 3 CREDITS*  
CAS BREADTH COURSE 3
ELECTIVE 3
*Need 12 minimum credits of approved Spanish electives from 3000/4000 level. A list of approved courses can be found in the catalog.
 
 Credits15
Spring
SPAN 4970 PRO-SEMINAR: LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE FOR THE PROFESSIONS 3
OR- ONE 3000/4000 LEVEL APPROVED SPANISH ELECTIVE FOR 3 CREDITS*  
SPAN 4030
ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION
or LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION
3
OR - ONE 3000/4000 LEVEL APPROVED SPANISH ELECTIVE FOR 3 CREDITS*  
SPAN 4800 INTERNSHIP FOR LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT 3
CAS BREADTH COURSE OR GENERAL ELECTIVE 3
ELECTIVE OR NATURAL SCIENCE WITH LAB (IF STILL NEEDED) 3-4
*Need 12 minimum credits of approved Spanish elective from 3000/4000 level. A list of approved courses can be found in the catalog.
 
 Credits15-16
 Total Credits118-122
  • Minimum 120 total credits required 

  • Minimum 30 total 3000/4000 level credits in Spanish required, 31 total major credits. 

  • CAS Breadth courses should be chosen in consultation with a CAS advisor. 

  • Actual number of electives, general education credits, and CAS Breadth courses needed will vary based on multiple factors. Students will need to work closely with an advisor to develop their individualized plan of study.