This certificate will combine Spanish language proficiency, business culture, and entrepreneurship to prepare students to seize opportunities in the global market. You will develop an extensive cultural and business knowledge of the Spanish-speaking world which represents over 420 million Spanish speakers in the world. The US Hispanic population is 58.9 million or 18.1% of its total population.

With this certificate, you will be able to:

1. Communicate effectively in both oral and written in Spanish in the United States or abroad
2. Identify and evaluate new business opportunities
3. Prepare marketing and business plans for a new venture in Spanish
4. Effectively “pitch” their new business idea to potential investors and partners from Spanish-speaking countries
5. Demonstrate practical writing skills in Spanish to communicate with accuracy in professional and personal situations
6. Gain important insights of the Spanish-speaking world on multiple levels such as social dynamics, cultures, economies, and politics
7. Develop critical thinking skills to understand Spanish-speaking world events to question, analyze, and draw connections on socio-economic and political issues
8. Show competitive credentials and confidence as a Spanish graduate in the workplace