Spanish for Health Professions

Pair your love of medicine and the Spanish language with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Spanish for health professions minor. 

Through fascinating coursework, projects and discussions, you'll gain a better understanding of healthcare organizations and medical terminology in Spanish-speaking countries. An exciting and key component of this minor is that all students are required to participate in an international language immersion experience. Over the course of six or more weeks, you'll study in a country where Spanish is spoken, taking what you've learned and putting it into practice.

As health careers and the Spanish language continue to grow, students with a Spanish for health professions minor are in high demand. Many nursing, biology and social work students choose to minor in Spanish for health professions, quickly finding employment upon graduation. 

With a minor in Spanish for health professions, you will engage with the Spanish language in various contexts — from having day-to-day interpersonal conversations to presenting information and ideas to translating critical health care information. Through coursework and a required immersion experience, you will learn about health care organizations in Spanish-speaking countries and Latinx health as well as build key skills in translation.

What classes do Spanish for health professions minors take?

Your classes may cover topics like: 

• Advanced conversation 
• Phonetics and pronunciation
• Latin American civilizations 
• The craft of translation 
• U.S. Latino history and culture

Learn more about the Spanish for health professions minor in the UWEC catalog. 

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