Spanish Interpretation and Translation Major
Program Details
Program Overview
This major is designed to provide you with a strong foundation in interpreting and translation skills. Courses in this area will help you develop Spanish language skills, problem-solving techniques and specialized training required to be a highly-competent interpreter and translator. You will be trained to render accurate and culturally appropriate interpretation and translation services in business, financial, health care, legal, educational and literary fields.
Program Concentrations
This program is made up of the following concentrations. Learn more about concentrations.Concentration Overview
Students who complete this concentration will gain the language skills, cultural understanding, and intellectual abilities to communicate effectively in Spanish in a variety of settings.
Concentration Overview
This concentration provides students with a strong foundation in the studies of Interpreting and Translation and the required skills to render accurate and culturally appropriate interpretation and translation services.
Concentrations on this page are required for this program. Additional courses or concentrations may need to be added to meet program or credit requirements.
Program Coursework
- Latinos in the U.S.
- Spanish Civilization
- Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
- Latin American Civilization
- Spanish Immersion Experience
- Counter Kulture: Expressions of Identity and Resistance
- El Sur, Salsa, Latin@s and More
- Survey of Peninsular Spanish Literature
- Survey of Latin American Literature
- Introduction to Interpretation and Translation: Theory, Practice, and Ethics
- Ethics and Cultural Competency in Interpretation and Translation
- Business and Legal Spanish Interpretation and Translation
- Interpretation for Health Care
- Advanced Spanish Composition and Conversation
- Translation Workshop
- Latinos in the U.S.
- Spanish Civilization
- Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
- Latin American Civilization
- Spanish Immersion Experience
- Counter Kulture: Expressions of Identity and Resistance
- El Sur, Salsa, Latin@s and More
- Survey of Peninsular Spanish Literature
- Survey of Latin American Literature
- Introduction to Interpretation and Translation: Theory, Practice, and Ethics
- Ethics and Cultural Competency in Interpretation and Translation
- Business and Legal Spanish Interpretation and Translation
- Interpretation for Health Care
- Advanced Spanish Composition and Conversation
- Translation Workshop
- Advanced Intermediate Spanish
- Spanish Composition and Conversation I
- Spanish Composition and Conversation II
- El Sur, Salsa, Latin@s and More
- Introduction to Interpretation and Translation: Theory, Practice, and Ethics
- Business and Legal Spanish Interpretation and Translation
- Interpretation for Health Care
- Translation Workshop
- Internship and Professional Communication in Spanish
The specific degree requirements on the website are for illustrative purposes and may change at any time. Please contact the Registrar's Office, Academic Advising or refer to the course catalog for detailed program requirements.
Liberal Arts Core
LEADERSHIP: 4 credits
- Freshman Seminar (1 cr.)
- Spiritual & Ethical Literacy (3 cr.)
- Personal Branding Communication (3 cr.)
- Writing for the 21st Century (3 cr.)*
- Quantitative Problem Solving (3 cr.)*
- Language & Culture (3 cr.)
CORE LITERACIES: 15 credits – Choose one (1) course from each broad theme. Course options can be found in the course catalog or on the academic advising page. Broad themes are:
- Narratives of Identity (3 cr.)
- Science, Environment & Culture (3 cr.)
- Social Tensions (3 cr.)
- The American Experience (3 cr.)
- Approving the Better Things (3 cr.)
Professional Core
Culminating Experience
- Pre-Internship
- Internship
- Capstone
Contact admissions or the program faculty with questions about this program.
Marilyn Jones
Chair - Humanities|Faculty - Foreign Language
