Do you want to improve your beginner Spanish skills to speak with patients? Take the Advanced-Beginner Spanish elective!
Spanish for Health are Professionals: Advanced-Beginner Level
NELC 450 (undergrad) / NELC 631 (graduate-level)
Fall 2026: Tuesdays, 1 - 4 p.m.
Online, synchronous sessions via Zoom
This is a fun and interactive Spanish conversational skills class.
Prerequisites:
- One college or high school Spanish course within the past 10 years and/or permission of the instructor (for other qualifying Spanish level 1 language experiences)
- Permission to register is required.
Learn more by completing the prerequisite self-assessment and registration request.
Course requirements include:
- listening comprehension quizzes
- oral demonstration exams
- weekly homework
- in-class participation
- final oral presentation
What is the difference between NELC 450 and NELC 631?
- NELC 450: Undergraduate-level (BSN)
- NELC 631: Graduate-level with higher learning objectives and assignments
- Both courses are conducted together via Zoom.
Additional Information:
- This interactive class focuses on improving Spanish conversational skills for health care settings.
- Course descriptions are available on SURFS.
- For other questions, email Laura Koo at lkoo@umaryland.edu