Modern Language B.A.
Course Requirements
CHOOSE concentration A, B, C, D, or E below
A. Francophone Studies
FREN 201 | Advanced French: Conversation and Composition | 4 | Fall. |
FREN 202 | Advanced French: Composition and Conversation | 4 | Spring. |
FREN 313 | Modern France and the Francophone World | 4 | Alternate years. |
FREN 324 | Survey of French Literature from 1789 to the Present | 4 | Alternate years. |
FREN 420 | Applied Grammar | 3 | Alternate years. |
FREN 460 | Seminar in French | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 236 | Post-Independence Africa | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 348 | Africa under Colonial Rule | 3 | Annually. |
MLAN 360 | Seminar in Modern Languages | 3 | Fall. |
Cognates
ARBC 101 | Elementary Arabic I | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
ARBC 102 | Elementary Arabic II | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 39 | |
Note: ARBC 101, ARBC 102: May be substituted for another language spoken in Francophone Africa
B. French
FREN 201 | Advanced French: Conversation and Composition | 4 | Fall. |
FREN 202 | Advanced French: Composition and Conversation | 4 | Spring. |
FREN 313 | Modern France and the Francophone World | 4 | Alternate years. |
FREN 323 | Survey of French Literature from the Middle Ages to 1789 | 4 | Alternate years. |
FREN 324 | Survey of French Literature from 1789 to the Present | 4 | Alternate years. |
FREN 420 | Applied Grammar | 3 | Alternate years. |
FREN 460 | Seminar in French | 3 | Annually. |
MLAN 360 | Seminar in Modern Languages | 3 | Fall. |
MLAN 400 | Applied Linguistics | 3 | Spring. |
TWO ADDITIONAL COURSES in French at the 300-level or above (6 credits)
Cognates
| TWO COURSES in another world language | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 46 | |
C. Latin American Studies
ANTH 101 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
HIST 241 | Colonial and Neocolonial Latin America | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 242 | Modern Latin America | 3 | Annually. |
LAS 363 | Seminar: Topics in Latin American Studies | 3 | Alternate years. |
MLAN 360 | Seminar in Modern Languages | 3 | Fall. |
ONE COURSE from
ANTH 325 | Cultures and Environments in South American | 4 | Alternate years. |
ANTH 461/FNED 461 | LatinX in the United States | 4 | Annually. |
MLAN 320 | Internship in Modern Languages | 1-4 | As needed. |
POL 203 | Global Politics | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
POL 317 | Politics and Society | 4 | Spring. |
POL 341 | The Politics of Developing Nations | 3 | As needed. |
| -Or- | | |
| a 400-level Spanish or Portuguese course in Latin American literature As needed film, culture, etc. | 3 | |
CHOOSE Track 1 or Track 2
Track 1: Brazil
PORT 201 | Conversation and Composition | 4 | Fall. |
PORT 202 | Composition and Conversation | 4 | Spring. |
PORT 304 | Brazilian Literature and Culture | 4 | Alternate years. |
| ONE ADDITIONAL COURSE in Portuguese at the 300-level or above | 3-4 | |
| Cognates: TWO COURSES in Spanish | 6-8 | |
Track 2: Spanish-Speaking Latin America
SPAN 201 | Conversation and Composition | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
SPAN 202 | Composition and Conversation | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
SPAN 312 | Latin American Literature and Culture: Pre-Eighteenth Century | 4 | Fall. |
SPAN 313 | Latin American Literature and Culture: From Eighteenth Century | 4 | Spring. |
| Cognates: TWO COURSES in Portuguese | 6-8 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 40-44 | |
D. Portuguese
MLAN 360 | Seminar in Modern Languages | 3 | Fall. |
MLAN 400 | Applied Linguistics | 3 | Spring. |
PORT 201 | Conversation and Composition | 4 | Fall. |
PORT 202 | Composition and Conversation | 4 | Spring. |
PORT 301 | Portuguese Literature and Culture I | 4 | Alternate years. |
PORT 302 | Portuguese Literature and Culture II | 4 | Alternate years. |
PORT 304 | Brazilian Literature and Culture | 4 | Alternate years. |
PORT 305 | Lusophone African Literatures and Cultures | 4 | As needed. |
PORT 420 | Applied Grammar | 3 | Alternate years. |
PORT 460 | Seminar in Portuguese | 3 | As needed. |
ONE ADDITIONAL COURSE in Portuguese at the 300-level or above (3-4 credits)
Cognates
| TWO COURSES in another world language | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 47-48 | |
E. Spanish
MLAN 360 | Seminar in Modern Languages | 3 | Fall. |
MLAN 400 | Applied Linguistics | 3 | Spring. |
SPAN 201 | Conversation and Composition | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
SPAN 202 | Composition and Conversation | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
SPAN 310 | Spanish Literature and Culture: Pre-Eighteenth Century | 4 | Fall. |
SPAN 311 | Spanish Literature and Culture: From Eighteenth Century | 4 | Spring. |
SPAN 312 | Latin American Literature and Culture: Pre-Eighteenth Century | 4 | Fall. |
SPAN 313 | Latin American Literature and Culture: From Eighteenth Century | 4 | Spring. |
SPAN 420 | Applied Grammar | 3 | Spring. |
SPAN 460 | Seminar in Spanish | 3 | Annually. |
ONE ADDITIONAL COURSE in Spanish at the 300-level or above (3-4 Credits)
Cognates
| TWO COURSES in another world language | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 47-48 | |