Professional Spanish Certificate
Program Website: https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/languages-literatures-cultures/professional-spanish-certificate/
Program Director: Colleen Ebacher
Phone: 410-704-5370
Email: pbcspanish@towson.edu
Admission Requirements
Application deadlines and a full listing of materials required for admission can be found on the website.
Before submitting their application, students will complete the Spanish placement test. Students who score below an intermediate high rating will be required to take up to two prerequisite courses within the graduate program to prepare them to begin the five-course certificate program.
Degree Requirements
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Professional Spanish requires completion of a 15-unit program of study, combining 3 units of required curriculum with 12 units of elective courses at the 600-level. Students must complete a 3-unit capstone course at the 600-level. No more than one 500-level course can be counted toward the certificate. Upon completion of the program, students will be given an official Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI).
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses | ||
| SPAN 680 | HISPANIC CULTURES IN THE MEDIA | 3 |
| Elective Courses (select 4 courses from the following) | 12 | |
| LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | ||
| ADVANCED SPANISH GRAMMAR | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING IN SPANISH | ||
| SPANISH IN THE COMMUNITY | ||
| SPANISH TRANSLATION | ||
| HISPANIC POPULAR CULTURES | ||
| FILM AND SOCIETY IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPANISH LANGUAGE: LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION | ||
| DIRECTED READINGS IN SPANISH | ||
| TRAVEL STUDY ABROAD | ||
| Total Units | 15 | |
- Students will display language skills in Spanish at the Advanced Low level of oral proficiency (as minimally required by ACTFL to perform teaching responsibilities effectively in the target language) or above.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of Hispanic cultures ranging from literature and the visual and performing arts to folklore and contemporary issues in the media, and the ability to write clearly and concisely in Spanish about such topics.
- Students will show they can use Spanish to interact confidently in a variety of professional and academic settings, both orally and in writing.