Majors and Minors
Modern Languages Major in Spanish
Consists of 32 credits:
- 16 credits at the upper-division level
- MFL-233 Spanish Language & Culture IV is recommended as the initial course sequence for students entering with strong language proficiency through previous high school study, immersion experiences, or native speaker family backgrounds
- Students must complete six credits of immersion, above the elementary level, in an approved off-campus study program or defend an independent research project.
- For students who intend to teach, MFL-444.1 2nd Language Acquisition Theory & Practice and MFL-445.1 Foreign Language, ESL& Bilingual Methods are required.
Business, Language & Culture Major
This major combines the strengths of the Modern Foreign Language and Business and Accounting departments to offer students a combination of language and cultural fluency as well as business competencies. By melding these two areas, students in Business, Language, and Culture acquire abilities in foreign language and business practices that will allow them to apply their analytical and organization skills in multi-national and multi-cultural environments.
Through a focus on French, German, or Spanish, and the cultures that use these languages, students will become trained observers able to adjust to highly diverse cultural situations. They will also reach competency levels in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing their chosen language, which will enable them to communicate directly with counterparts or clients in the target culture.
Business, Language, and Culture students will fulfill the following Business requirements, and they will meet the Modern Foreign Language proficiency equivalent in French, German, or Spanish as set out below. They will complete upper-division Literature & Society or Topics courses in the same language. The Capstone Experience for Business, Language, and Culture fuses students' competencies and theoretical skills from both fields. They may elect either an International Internship or an Immersion Experience Project as a demonstration of their abilities in their combined discipline.
Modern Foreign Language Requirement (French, German, or Spanish).
This requirement asks for a minimum of twenty-one credits.
Prerequisites:
Language proficiency equivalent of:
- MFL-2XX Language & Culture III
- MFL-2XX Language & Culture IV
- MFL-3XX Composition & Conversation I
- MFL-3XX Composition & Conversation II
MFL Topics
Minimum of six credits:
- MFL-3XX/4XX Literature courses
- MFL-3XX/4XX Literature & Society courses
- MFL-399 Topics courses
- MFL-3XX/4XX Study Abroad Coursework - only current option for German and French
Experiential learning.
Minimum of three credits:
- MFL/BUS-497 International Internship/Immersion Experience Project
Business Component
Prerequisites:
- MAT-112 Introduction to Statistics
- MAT 151 Calculus I
or
MAT-123.1 Applied Mathematics or equivalent
Core Courses
- POE-263 Introduction to Political Economy
or
ECO-271 Principles of Microeconomics and ECO-272 Principles of Macroeconomics - ACC-221 Financial Accounting
- ACC-222 Managerial Accounting
- BUS-330 Principles of Finance
- BUS-391 Legal Environment of Business
- BUS-350 Management Science
- BUS-360 Marketing
- One of the following courses:
- BUS-150 Business Computer Applications
- LSP-396 Junior Leadership Seminar
- Any appropriate upper-division course from the Humanities or Social Science divisions that supports global awareness, to be chosen in consultation with the advisor.
Modern Languages Minor in French, German, or Spanish Consists of:
- 20 credits in one of the above languages, six of which must be in the upper-division. Students entering at the 300-level may be required to take Composition and Conversation.
- One term of foreign study is strongly recommended.
- For students who intend to teach, MFL-444.1 2nd Language Acquisition Theory & Practice and MFL-445.1 Foreign Language, ESL& Bilingual Methods are required.
Bilingual Education Minor
Consists of:
- 20 credits including at least six credits of upper-division Spanish coursework; Spanish major recommended.
- MFL/EDU-444.1 Second Language Acquisition Theory & Practice
- MFL/EDU-445.1 Foreign Language, ESL & Bilingual Methods
- MFL/EDU-446 Linguistics for Language Teachers
- MFL/EDU-447 Theoretical Foundations/Bilingual Ed/ESL
- EDU-430 Teaching in a Diverse Society
- One unit field experience in a bilingual education setting approved by an advisor in the MFL Department.
Teaching English as a Second Language Minor
Consists of:
- Four credits of a Modern Foreign Language
- MFL/EDU-444.1 Second Language Acquisition Theory & Practice
- MFL/EDU-445.1 Foreign Language, ESL& Bilingual Methods
- MFL/EDU-446 Linguistics for Language Teachers
- MFL/EDU-447 Theoretical Foundations/Bilingual Ed/ESL
- EDU-430 Teaching in a Diverse Society
- one unit field experience in an ESL setting approved by an advisor in the MFL Department
Teaching Certification in a Modern Foreign Language
Consists of:
- A major or minor in the language, to equal at least 20 credits of foreign language study
- MFL/EDU-444.1 Second Language Acquisition Theory & Practice
- MFL/EDU-445.1 Foreign Language, ESL & Bilingual Methods
- Elementary or Secondary teaching certification
Other programs of study that may be of interest to students studying modern foreign languages include: