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Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

World Language and Cultures Majors, BA


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Majors are available in French and Francophone Studies, German Cultural Studies, Hispanic Studies, and Italian.


For more information about the World Languages and Cultures department, visit its website


World Languages and Cultures Curriculum


  Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course Fall Cr. Spr Cr.

First Year

                                
MAJOR (GE) HUMN) LANG 211–212 or 311–312 - Intermediate or Conversation/Composition 3 3
COGNATE Second language or relevant electives3 3 3
GE WRTG WRTG 107 - Composition   3  
GE QUANT QUAN ELECT - Quantitative Reasoning Elective   3
GE EP Eloquentia Perfecta 3  
GE FSEM Freshman Seminar 3  
GE PHIL PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy     3
GE T/RS T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible     3
    15 15

Second Year

   
MAJOR LANG 311–312 - Adv. Conversation/ Comp1 3 3
COGNATE Second language or relevant electives3 3 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives 3 3
GE NSCI NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives 3 3
GE PHlL–T/RS PHIL 210 - Ethics  – T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology   3 3
    15 15

Third Year

   
MAJOR LANG ELECT - Advanced Lang. Electives2 6 6
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives 3 6
GE PHIL or T/RS PHIL ELECT - Philosophy or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective 3  
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Electives 3 3
    15 15

Fourth Year

   
MAJOR LANG ELECT - Advanced Lang. Electives 6 6
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives 3 3
GE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Electives 6 6
    15 15
 

Total: 120 Credits

1 Students who begin language at the Advanced (311) level will take 6 fewer credits in the major and 6 more credits in the cognate or free elective area in either the junior or senior year. In their second year, they will choose advanced language electives.
2 French majors are required to take FREN 320 .  Spanish majors will take SPAN 320  and SPAN 321  and three of the following four courses: SPAN 313 , SPAN 314 , SPAN 330 , or SPAN 331 .

3Recommended GE electives include a second language or history, political science, art history or other courses relevant to world area(s) of interest, such as HIST 125 /126  and PS 219 /323  for Latin America, HIST 132 -133 , PS 213  and ARTH 211  for Africa.  Consult with your adviser.

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