Minor in Modern Languages
NOT YOUR AVERAGE LANGUAGE PROGRAM
You’ll love this language minor if you want to improve your communication skills and get inside access to international culture or business. Our language classrooms are places of creative learning, where we explore other cultures and eras through word, art, and film. The experience will do more than enrich your major — our alumni have found their language coursework helps their resumes stand out when they enter the job market or apply to graduate school. The Modern Languages program provides courses in Spanish, French, German, and Italian with the opportunity to minor in Spanish, French, or German, or a combination of any two.
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Curriculum
Course Requirements:
Students pursuing a Modern Languages Minor take either five courses in French, German, or Spanish, or three courses in one of those languages and two courses in another language, including Italian, Latin, or Greek.
Minor Requirements:
Introductory Level
FR 101 and FR 102
AND/OR
GR 101 and GR 102
AND/OR
SP 101 and SP 102
Intermediate Level
FR 201 and FR 202
AND/OR
GR 201 and GR 202
AND/OR
SP 201 and SP 202
Additional Language Courses
FR 301, GR 301, SP 301, IT 101, LA 101, GK 101, GR 399, etc.
*It is the student’s responsibility to verify that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.
Spanish Conversation through Films (SP 304)
This course will develop students’ Spanish communication skills. Students will view several films from the Spanish-speaking world as a way to listen to native speakers, read and write reviews, build vocabulary through listening and speaking, and become naturally conversant in Spanish.
Special Topics in French Art and Culture (FR 301)
This course offers an in-depth exploration of a particular era of French history or movement in French art, literature, or film. Some examples of such topics include great saints of France, the French Revolution, French impressionist artists, and Film Noir.
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