Bachelor of Arts in Languages

Admission Requirements
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Graduation Requirements
  • Complete the .
  • Complete the .
  • All language majors are required to take the Languages Exit Exam, consisting of both oral and written components, during their final semester prior to graduation. There is no minimum score required for graduation as the Languages Exit Exam serves purely programmatic needs. Please contact your faculty advisor to schedule the exam. 
  • Students may not earn a major and a minor in the same language.
  • Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C:
Complete one of the following courses:3
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How Language Works
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Writing in Public Life
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Critical Theory
Complete either the single language or dual languages option below.
Single Language Option (choose one of the following languages):34
French
Complete the following four courses:
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Intermediate French I
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý´¡202
Intermediate French II
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý´¡301
Advanced French I
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý´¡302
Advanced French II
Complete 18 credits from the following: 1
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý´¡306
Advanced French Conversation and Composition
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý´¡310
Selected Topics: Literary Trends and Traditions
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý´¡490
Selected Topics: Studies in French/Francophone Literature and Culture
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡310
Renaissance/Reformation Europe
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡312
Princes, Pirates, and Puritans: Europe 1600-1789
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡314
Nineteenth Century Europe
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡316
Twentieth Century Europe
German
Complete the following four courses:
³Ò·¡¸éÌý´¡201
Intermediate German I
³Ò·¡¸éÌý´¡202
Intermediate German II
³Ò·¡¸éÌý´¡301
Advanced German I
³Ò·¡¸éÌý´¡302
Advanced German II
Complete 18 credits from the following: 1
³Ò·¡¸éÌý´¡310
Selected Topics: Literary Trends and Traditions
³Ò·¡¸éÌý´¡490´¡
Topics in Literatures and Cultures of the German-Speaking Countries
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡310
Renaissance/Reformation Europe
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡312
Princes, Pirates, and Puritans: Europe 1600-1789
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡314
Nineteenth Century Europe
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡316
Twentieth Century Europe
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡411
History of Modern Germany
Japanese
Complete the following four courses:
´³±Ê±·Ìý´¡201
Intermediate Japanese I
´³±Ê±·Ìý´¡202
Intermediate Japanese II
´³±Ê±·Ìý´¡301
Advanced Japanese I
´³±Ê±·Ìý´¡302
Advanced Japanese II
Complete 18 credits from the following: 1
´³±Ê±·Ìý´¡350
Business Japanese
´³±Ê±·Ìý´¡390
Selected Topics: Studies in Japanese Culture and Society
´³±Ê±·Ìý´¡390A
Selected Topics: English-Language Studies in Japanese Culture and Society
´³±Ê±·Ìý´¡490
Selected Topics: Studies in Japanese Literature and Culture
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡322
 Modern Japan
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡325
 Northeast Asia in 21st Century
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡420
The Rise, Fall, and Reinvention of the Samurai
±õ±·°Õ³¢Ìý´¡325
 Northeast Asia in 21st Century
Spanish
Complete the following four courses:
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý´¡201
Intermediate Spanish I
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý´¡202
Intermediate Spanish II
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý´¡301
Advanced Spanish I
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý´¡302
Advanced Spanish II
Complete 18 credits from the following: 1
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý´¡310
Selected Topics: Literary Trends and Traditions
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý´¡320
Studies in Contemporary Hispanic Cultures
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý´¡490
Selected Topics: Hispanic Culture and Civilization
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý´¡490A
Selected Topics: Studies in Hispanic Literature and Culture
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡336
Latin America to 1800
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡338
Modern Latin America: Revolutions, Dictatorships, and Democracy
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡406
Conflict and Coexistence in Medieval Iberia
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡408
Iberian Empires: Globalization in the Early Modern World
Total37
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Complete 18 credits of faculty advisor approved upper-division electives in or related to the primary language or culture, at least 9 of which must be taught in the primary language and at least 6 of which must be completed in residence.

Dual Languages Option
  • Choose a primary language from the following: French, German, Japanese or Spanish. Complete A201, A202, A301 and A302 in the primary language.
  • Complete 9 credits of approved upper-division electives in or related to the primary language or culture, at least 6 of which must be taught in the primary language in residence.
  • Choose a secondary language from the following: American Sign Language, French, German, Japanese or Spanish. Complete 8 credits beyond A102 in the secondary language.

A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, 39  of which must be upper-division.

Honors in Languages

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Languages recognizes distinguished achievement by conferring programmatic honors in languages. In order to receive honors in languages, a student must meet the following requirements:

  • Be a declared languages major;
  • Satisfy all requirements for a BA in Languages;
  • Meet the requirements for  as outlined in the catalog;
  • Maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.80;
  • Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.90 in courses taken in the primary language option beyond A302.