Curriculum
The Department offers degrees in French and Spanish in both the
College
of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Human
Development. Students
in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete thirty (30) hours in
the language
above the elementary (101 & 102) level. Students in the College of
Education and Human Development must complete forty two (42) hours
including
101-102, 205, and phonetics, grammar and composition, six hours of
culture and civilization, 474 and 475 in the thirty six hours above 102.
Students may also choose to complete a concentration in Global Studies.
Many students are also choosing a minor in French, Latin, or Spanish. Except for students who wish to certify to teach, the minor consists of eighteen hours of the language at any level. Students who wish to certify to teach French or Spanish must complete twenty one (21) hours. Those who wish to teach Latin must complete twenty-four (24) hours of Latin and twelve hours of related courses in mythology, history, theater, and/or English.
The courses available to students of French above the intermediate (205) level include:
103 Study Abroad
231 Grammar and Composition
302 Survey of French Literature
312 Phonetics
315 Foreign Language Practicum
324 Conversation and Composition
325 French Culture and Civilization
403 Literature of the Francophone World
404 Seminar in French Literature
415 Advanced Language Development
474 Second Language Acquisition (crosslisted with Span. 474)
475 Language, Culture, and Classroom (crosslisted with Span. 475)
501 Problems in Phonology and Morphology
502 Problems in Grammar and Syntax
The courses above the intermediate level (205) available to students
of Spanish include:
231 Grammar and Composition
301 Survey of Spanish American Literature
307-308 Survey of Spanish Literature
311 Phonetics
312 Culture and Civilization of Mexico
313 Culture and Civilization of Spain
314 Culture and Civilization of Latin America
402 Seminar in Spanish Literature
405 Advanced Oral Language Development
406 Advanced Syntax
407 Contemporary Latin American Literature
408 Contemporary Hispanic Literature in the United States
415 Contemporary Spanish Literature
425 Foreign Language Practicum
474 Second Language Acquisition (crosslisted with Fren. 474)
475 Language, Culture, and Classroom (crosslisted with Fren. 475)
521 Prose and Poetry of the Spanish Golden Age
The courses available to students of Latin and Classical Studies include:
101 & 102 Elementary Latin
201 & 202 Intermediate Latin
203 Latin: Classical Studies
208 Latin: Literature of the Late Republic
303 Latin: Classical Mythology (cross listed with English 393)
308 Latin: Literature of the Golden Age
401 Advanced Readings in Latin
408 Latin: Literature of the Silver Age
418 Medieval Latin
394 English: Classical Tragedy and Comedy
475 History: Ancient Near East and Greece
476 History: Ancient Rome
401 Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval
403 Philosophy: Ethics
415 Theatre: History of the Theatre and Drama
To certify in Latin a student must take twenty-four (24) hours of Latin and twelve (12) hours of related courses from the list above. The Classical Studies minor requires twelve (12) hours of Latin and eighteen (18) hours from the courses listed above with no more than six (6) from any one discipline.
In addition, students may complete twelve hours of Arabic and six hours of German, and Japanese by taking the following courses:
Arabic 101, 102, 201, 202
German 101 and 102
Japanese 101 and 102
The Department also offers instruction in English as a Second Language. Students are tested upon arrival at the University to determine their need for English instruction and the level at which they should begin. The following courses are available:
103 Advanced Structure, Grammar, and Composition
104 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary
105 Advanced Reading, Writing, and Structure
106 Advanced Oral Language Development
107 The American Experience
108 Advanced Reading, Writing, and Structure