Nov 24, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Certificate in Business Spanish


This Certificate in Business Spanish focuses on developing advanced specific language skills for the effective use of the Spanish language in professional business settings. This program should be of particular interest to students considering careers in business, national or international, marketing, hospitality, or other professions where proficiency in a second language is important. 

Please see the UNLV College of Liberal Arts, World Languages and Cultures web page at www.unlv.edu/wlc for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets are available at www.unlv.edu/certificate/business-spanish.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

  • Acquire real-world skills to compete in today’s Spanish-speaking business world, including job interviews, business meetings, and sales pitching in the target language.
  • Gain strategic mastery of business communication in a bilingual setting.
  • Develop cultural awareness and nuanced interpersonal business practices both, locally and in the global market.
  • Incorporate specialized vocabulary and grammar built around their individual professional goals.
  • Create personalized materials in Spanish including an authentic resume, business plan, professional emails, and sales pitch.

Advising


Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Liberal Arts Wilson Advising Center.

Accreditation


For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.

University Graduation Requirements


To obtain this certificate, you must be a degree seeking undergraduate student pursuing an approved UNLV bachelor’s degree. Please see Graduation Policies  for complete information.

Certificate in Business Spanish - Credits: 18


Heritage Speakers


Language Courses - Credits: 0-9


Students will take up to three language courses, depending on original placement.

Culture Required Courses - Credits: 3


Electives - Credit: 0-9


Depending on original placement, students will take up to three courses from the following list of elective courses.

Non-Heritage Speakers


Electives - Credit: 0-12


Depending on original placement, students will take up to four courses from the following list of elective courses.