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SPAN 319

Spanish for Healthcare and Human Services Professionals

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Standard

Overview

Description

Continued development of competence in terminology and Spanish syntax in specific areas of medical, healthcare, and human services. This course provides students with tools necessary to interact with Spanish-speaking patients and their families by using a broad range of visual, oral and written exercises which will strengthen cross-cultural understandings and interactions.

Requirements

Prerequisites

SPAN 212SPAN 227
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): SPAN 212 or SPAN 227

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • acquire and articulate specialized medical and technical vocabulary related to various healthcare professions.
  • explain sociocultural beliefs and practices found in Hispanic/Latino populations and compare their differences from other populations encountered in the US healthcare system.
  • discuss various medical topics in Spanish with fluency and confidence.
  • compose formal oral and written communications with accurate grammatical structures and vocabulary.