UTSA's multidisciplinary studies degree in Spanish and Community Health allows students to study the two core fields of community health and well-being and Spanish health interpretation in addition to choosing from multiple fields such as business, communication, data science, global affairs and political science, humanities, or sociology to customize the degree to meet the student's interests and career goals. This degree program is designed to prepare you for jobs in local, state, and national government health agencies, private, and non-profit health agencies.

Curriculum

  • First-Year Experience Requirement (3hrs)
  • Communication (6hrs)
  • Mathematics (STA 1053) (3hrs)
  • Life and Physical Sciences (6hrs)
  • Language, Philosophy, and Culture (3hrs)
  • Creative Arts (3hrs)
  • American History (6hrs)
  • Government-Political Science (6hrs)
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (3hrs)
  • Component Area Option (3hrs)

  • CS 1063 Introduction to Computer Programming I
  • IS 1413 Excel for Business Information Systems

  • COM 1043 Introduction to Communication
  • COM 1053 Business and Professional Speech
  • COM 2113 Public Speaking
  • ENG 2413 Technical Writing

  • MDS 2013: Introduction to Multidisciplinary Studies (3hrs)
  • MDS 4983: Senior Seminar for Multidisciplinary Studies (3hrs)

All candidates for this degree must complete 27 semester hours of free electives, at least 15 of which must be at the upper-division level.

BA-MDWS Spanish and Community Health

FALL   SPRING
AIS 1203 Academic Introduction & Strategies 3   CORE American History 3
CORE American History 3   CORE Life & Physical Sciences 3
CORE Mathematics 3   WRC 1023 Freshman Comp II (Q) 3
WRC 1013 Freshman Comp I (Q) 3   ELEC (LD) Focus Area I 3
MDS 2013 Intro to Multidisc Studies 3   Technology Requirement CS 1063, 1083, 1173, DS 4003, 4013, IS 1413, 1053 3
TOTAL   15   TOTAL   15
FALL   SPRING
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics 3   POL 1133 or 1213 Texas Politics and Society 3
CORE Life & Physical Sciences 3   CORE Lang, Philosophy & Culture 3
ELEC (LD) Focus Area 2 3   CORE Creative Arts 3
ELEC (LD) Focus Area 3 3   ELEC (LD) Focus Area 1 3
COM Requirement COM 1043, 1053, 2113, 2343, 2733, ENG 2413 3   ELEC (LD) Focus Area 2 3
TOTAL   15   TOTAL   15
FALL   SPRING
CORE Social & Behavioral Sciences 3   ELEC (UD) Focus Area 1 3
CORE Component Area Option 3   ELEC (UD) Focus Area 2 3
ELEC (UD) Focus Area 1 3   ELEC (UD) Focus Area 3 3
ELEC (UD) Focus Area 2 3   ELEC Free Elective 3
ELEC (LD) Focus Area 3 3   ELEC Free Elective 3
TOTAL   15   TOTAL   15
FALL   SPRING
ELEC (UD) Focus Area 1 3   MDS 4983 Seminar for Multidisc Studies 3
ELEC (UD) Focus Area 3 3   ELEC (UD) Free Elective 3
ELEC (UD) Free Elective 3   ELEC (UD) Free Elective 3
ELEC (UD) Free Elective 3   ELEC Free Elective 3
ELEC Free Elective 3   ELEC Free Elective 3
TOTAL   15   TOTAL   15

2023 Focus Area 1 - 15 hours required

Course Number Title Prerequisite C- or better
HTH 2413 Introduction to Community and Public Health  
HTH 2513 Personal Health  
HTH 3513 Community Health HTH 2413 and HTH 3503
HTH 3543 Growth and Development  
HTH 3553 Emotional Wellness  

2023 Focus Area 2 - 12 hours

Course Number Title Prerequisite C- or better
SPN 3053 Spanish for Healthcare Professionals I SPN 2023 or 3003
SPN 4053 Spanish for Healthcare Professionals II SPN 3053
TIS 3033 Interpreting in Medical Settings  
TIS 3043 Advanced Practice in Healthcare Interpreting  

2023 Focus Area 3 - 12 hours

Course Number Title Prerequisite
Business
ACC 2013 Principles of Accounting  
BLW 3013 Business Law  
ECO 2003 Economic Principles & Issues  
IS 3003 Principles Info Systems for Management  
MGT 3013 Intro to Organization Theory, Behavior, & Management  
MKT 3013 Principles of Marketing  
Communications
COM 1063 Digital Business Communication
COM 3023 Foundation of Communication  
COM 3083 Language & Communication Theory  
COM 3243 Persuasion  
COM 3253 Rhetorical Criticism  
Data Science
DS 4003 Introduction to Data Science  
DS 4013 Programming for Data Science  
DS 4023 Data Organization & Visualization  
DS 4033 Data Mining & Machine Learning  
STA 3003 Applied Statistics  
Geography
GES 1013 Fundamentals of Geography  
GES 1023 Fundamentals of Geography  
GES 2613 Intro to Physical Geography  
GES 3334 Advanced Geographic Info Systems  
GES 3143 Geography of Mexico  
Global Affairs and Political Science
GLA 1013 US in the Global Arena  
GLA 3543 Diplomacy  
POL 2623 Law and Society  
GLA 3033 International Governance  
Humanities
HUM 3013 History of Ideas  
HUM 3023 History of Cultures  
HUM 2023 Intro to Humanities I  
HUM 2033 Intro to Humanities II  
HUM 3163 Global Humanities  
Sociology
SOC 1013 Intro to Sociology  
SOC 2023 Social Context of Drug Use  
SOC 3043 Race & Ethnic Relations  
SOC 3113 Criminology  
SOC 3293 Sociology of Gender  
SOC 3373 Qualitative Research Methods  

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