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Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Certificate in Spanish and Hispanic Cultures for Global Business

Students on Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021 requirements SHCGBACRT

The Certificate in Spanish and Hispanic Cultures for Global Business offers students considering a business career, whether for-profit or non-profit, involving international and/or domestic Spanish-speaking communities the opportunity to acquire advanced language skills in Spanish and a high degree of cultural competency. The certificate includes a service learning component, works well with Study Abroad plans, and allows the option to include coursework on culturally related Portuguese and Catalan-speaking world regions. The certificate provides language and cross-cultural communication skills that are essential for successful and meaningful business engagement in a globalized economy.

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 28 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Advanced Grammar. One (1) course:
    • HISP-S 280 Spanish Grammar in Context
    • HISP-S 281 Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers
  2. Business Spanish. One (1) course:
    • HISP-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
    • Business course taught in Spanish taken through an IU-administered or co-sponsored study abroad program (with departmental approval)
  3. Introductory Courses. Two (2) courses:
    • HISP-S 324 Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures
    • HISP-S 326 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
    • HISP-S 328 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
  4. Advanced Courses. Two (2) courses:
    • HISP-S 408 Iberian Modernities
    • HISP-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context
    • HISP-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
    • HISP-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the United States
    • HISP-S 429 Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics
    • HISP-S 431 Bilingualism and Spanish in the U.S.
    • HISP-S 435 US Latino Literatures
    • HISP-S 470 Gender in Hispanic Texts
    • HISP-S 472 Dictatorship and Democracy in Spanish American Literature and Culture
    • HISP-S 474 Hispanic Literature and Society
    • HISP-S 479 Mapping Mexico
    • HISP-S 480 Argentine Literature
    • HISP-S 481 Hispanic American National/Regional Literatures
    • HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium
    • Additional course with approval of the director of undergraduate studies
  5. Experiential Learning. One (1) course:
    • HISP-X 370 Experiential Learning in Spanish
    • HISP-X 395 Global Experience in Spanish and Portuguese
  6. Global Business. Three (3) credit hours:
    • BUS-C 271 GLOBAL BUSINESS ANALYSIS - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
    • BUS-C 272 GLOBAL BUSINESS IMMERSION-BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
    • BUS-D 270 THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
    • BUS-D 271 GLOBAL BUSINESS ANALYSIS-INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
    • BUS-D 272 GLOBAL BUSINESS IMMERSION-INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
    • BUS-G 202 BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIETY
    • Business course taught in Spanish taken through an IU-administered or co-sponsored study abroad program (with departmental approval)
  7. Non-Spanish Electives. One (1) course:
    • HISP-C 105 Intensive Catalan Language
    • HISP-P 115 Portuguese for Doing Business in Brazil
    • HISP-P 135 Intensive Portuguese
    • HISP-P 290 Global Portuguese: Arts and Culture
    • HISP-P 411 Portugal: The Cultural Context
    • HISP-P 412 Brazil: The Cultural Context
    • HISP-P 420 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World in Translation
    • EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies
    • EURO-W 406 Special Topics in European Studies
    • HIST-F 200 Issues in Latin American History
    • HIST-F 336 Modern Central American History
    • HIST-F 340 Modern Argentina
    • HIST-F 345 History of Cuba and Puerto Rico
    • HIST-F 346 Modern Mexico
    • HIST-F 348 Introduction to Contemporary Latin American Reality
    • HIST-J 300 Seminar In History
    • LATS-L 101 Introduction to Latino Studies
    • LATS-L 102 Introduction to Latino History
    • LATS-L 103 Introduction to Latino Cultures
    • LATS-L 104 Latinas in the United States
    • LATS-L 200 American Borderlands
    • LATS-L 228 An Interdisciplinary Look at U.S. Latino/a Identities
    • LATS-L 302 Latinos in the Media
    • LATS-L 303 The Latino Family
    • LATS-L 304 Gender and Migration from the Caribbean
    • LTAM-L 210 Latin America & Caribbean: Cultures, Histories, and Politics
    • LTAM-L 211 Contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean
    • LTAM-L 226 Topics in Latin American Studies
    • LTAM-L 230 Maya Cultures, Religion, Communities & Identity in Mexico and Guatemala
    • LTAM-L 280 Indigenous Rights, Politics, and Histories in Latin America
    • Additional course with approval of the director of undergraduate studies
  8. Electives. Additional courses, as needed to fulfill remaining certificate requirements, selected from the following:
    • Additional course from the Introductory Courses list
    • Additional course from the Advanced Courses list
    • Additional course from the Non-Spanish Electives list
    • HISP-X 370 Experiential Learning in Spanish
    • HISP-X 395 Global Experience in Spanish and Portuguese
  9. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    2. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
    4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    5. Exceptions to certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Certificate Area Courses

Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

  • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
  • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward certificate requirements:

  • SPAN-S 303

Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.