Program Details | Certificate in Spanish for Business and Professional Communication

Certificates allow you to complete a specific group of university courses (for credit) as either part of your degree studies or separately. 

Combine your love of the Spanish language with international business knowledge and methods of professional communication. This certificate is ideal if you’re interested in serving Hispanic communities and organizations in Canada and abroad.

In our small classes, you’ll have exceptional opportunities for learning and interaction with dynamic, engaged professors. The school’s setting in multicultural, multilingual Toronto allows for lots of learning opportunities outside the classroom — you can add to your studies by participating in film screenings, talks, lectures, conferences and discussions with native speakers. All of this immersive experience will help you become familiar with the cultures of Spanish-speaking people.

Interested in graduate studies? A Glendon degree provides excellence in education and research opportunities for students pursuing graduate studies and academic careers.

Certificate Requirements

Students are required to complete 18 credits and a final examination.

The 18 credits are to be taken as follows:

GL/SP 3000 6.00 Advanced Spanish / Espagnol avancé,

Or AP/SP 3000 6.00 Advanced Spanish Language and Grammar,

Or GL/SP 3100 6.00 Advanced Spanish – Summer abroad.

Note: students whose knowledge of Spanish was assessed through the placement test and corresponds to the knowledge of students who completed SP 3000 or 3200 must replace the 6 credits of the advanced Spanish course with 6 credits from 3000 or 4000 level courses in Spanish linguistics, literature or culture at Glendon or LA&PS.

GL/SP 3201 3.00 Spanish for Business I;

GL/SP 4201 3.00 Spanish for Business II.

Students must select two out of the following three options:3 credits of any 3000 or 4000 level course of Spanish linguistics at Glendon or the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies;

3 credits of any 3000 or 4000 level course of Spanish literature or culture at Glendon or the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies;

3 credits from the following list:

GL/SP 3545 3.0 Introduction to Spanish-English Translation

GL/SP 3550 3.00 Comparative Stylistics for Spanish-English Tanslation

GL/COMS 2000 3.00 Social Media, Marketing and Advertising / Les médias sociaux, la publicité et le marketing

GL/COMS 3201 3.00 Communicating in a Transnational World / Les communications dans le monde transnational

GL/COMS 3203 3.00 Practices in Intercultural Communications / Enjeux en communications interculturelles

GL/PHIL 3642 3.00 Business Ethics

GL/LIN 2634 3.00 Language and Society

Upon completion of the 18 required credits for the Certificate, students must successfully complete a comprehensive final examination, held annually during the April examination period.
To sit for the examination, each candidate must have obtained a minimum grade of “C” in each of the Certificate course and an overall GPA of “C+” in the 18 Certificate credits. Students need to obtain at least a grade of C to pass the comprehensive examination.

Concurrent students can sit for the comprehensive examination within two years of completing the course requirements. Those who fail the comprehensive examination on their first attempt will be allowed to sit again the following year. If Concurrent students graduate before passing the comprehensive examination, they will no longer be considered “concurrent students” and will have to apply to become Direct-Entry students.

How To Apply

Current York University students should contact:

Academic Services
C102 York Hall
Glendon Campus
Telephone: (416) 487-6715

Non-York University students should contact:

Student Recruitment & Applicant Relations
B108 York Hall
Glendon Campus
2275 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M6
Telephone: (416) 487-6710
E-mail: liaison@glendon.yorku.ca

Courses

As you work toward your certificate, you’ll find a curriculum that offers an in-depth and balanced approach to Spanish for Business & Professional Communication, from introductory survey courses to specialized topics, such as Social Media, Marketing & Advertising and Comparative Stylistics for Spanish-English Translation.

View course timetables on York University's site

GL/SP 3000 6.00 Advanced Spanish / Espagnol avancé

AP/SP 3000 6.00 Advanced Spanish Language and Grammar

GL/SP 3100 6.00 Advanced Spanish – Summer abroad