The Certificate in Spanish for Animal Health and Care is designed for students who are preparing for a career in large and small animal production and care, as well as for practicing professionals in these and related fields. The certificate is intended to develop intermediate-level, field-specific communication skills in Spanish. 

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the certificate, students will be able to:

  1. Issue and follow instructions in Spanish about animal daily care and handling, preventive care of animals, vaccination/drug administration and dosages, safety guidelines in animal handling and care.
  2. Using appropriate Spanish terminology and sentence-length discourse, identify and describe common animal health conditions and related symptoms, treatment procedures and proper care recommendations.
  3. Using appropriate Spanish terminology and question-formation structures, take animal health history and explain animal physical exam procedures and results, as well as the justification behind animal care best practices.
  4. Using a basic past-tense frame, narrate incidents resulting from the mishandling of animals, the evolving condition of particular animal ailments, and personal experiences in the workplace.
  5. Demonstrate the ability to infer meanings of key Spanish terms using a variety of strategies, and to research the origin, meaning and contextual uses of Spanish terms specific to animal health and care.
  6. Identify and analyze differences between their own cultural patterns and those of workers from different cultural backgrounds in animal care settings, as well as the effects of cultural displacement, personal distance and power in the workplace.

Effective Fall 2018

Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.

LSPA 340Spanish for Animal Health and Care Fields3
LSPA 342Spanish for Animal Health and Care Fields II3
LSPA 343Spanish Terminology-Animal Health/Agriculture3
LSPA 444The Intercultural Workplace-Animal Health/Ag3
Program Total Credits:12