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The Department
of Foreign Languages provides an international dimension to the
University's curriculum by: 1) exposing all students, freshman
through doctoral candidates, to the values and products of other
cultures; 2) instilling in them habits of intellectual discipline
so necessary in the acquisition of foreign languages; 3) helping
them gain a functional and useful proficiency in the language;
4) providing the students with curricular content and innovations
which connect them to the larger world; and 5) helping them develop
a sense of global consciousness needed to assume key leadership
roles in an increasingly diverse world. The Department offers introductory and intermediate courses in Chinese, French and Spanish, as well as degree programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts in French and/or Spanish, Master of Arts in French and/or Spanish, and the Doctor of Arts in Humanities with a concentration in Romance Languages. These degree programs prepare students for various careers in teaching, foreign service, international business, consulting, communication, publishing, law enforcement agencies, interpreting and translating, just to mention a few examples. Two areas of concentration are available at the undergraduate level: one with the general courses and one with a minor in Business. Students may also arrange other interdisciplinary majors with the approval of the Department. The Department also offers minors (eighteen hours) in French and Spanish to students who wish to accelerate their understanding of a particular area of foreign language study while pursuing another major field. Please contact the Department for additional information. Foreign Language Requirement The University requires that all undergraduates complete two courses in the same foreign language at the second-year language course sequence (Intermediate 201 and 202). Students enrolled in the first-year language course sequence (Elementary 101 - 102) receive no credit toward completion of the general core requirement; however, these courses may be counted as electives for graduation. The Department will assist students in enrolling in one of the four levels, according to their score on the placement tests. When possible, students should complete the foreign language requirement in successive semesters. Graduate students are also expected to possess a reading knowledge of a foreign language (French or Spanish), demonstrated by passing a University reading examination, or passing a graduate-level course in one of the two languages. |
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