Through the interdisciplinary study of foreign languages, literatures, film, arts, and other forms of cultural expression, students completing a major in World Languages and Cultures acquire expertise in communication, intercultural knowledge, and critical analysis. These are valuable skills needed to become ethical global citizens with a respect for differences and provide our major with a competitive edge in a world that is increasingly complex and interconnected. Not open to minors in CHI, CLS, FRE, GER, ITL, JPN, and REES.
Program Requirements
(30-32 semester hours)
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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| Roman Civilization: From City to Empire | |
| French Masterpieces | |
| The German-American Experience | |
| Magic and Power in Russian Folklore | |
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| Forbidden Romance in Modern Chinese Culture | |
| Greek and Roman Epic | |
| Enchanted Worlds: Folk and Literary Fairy Tales | |
| Italy, Matrix of Civilization | |
| Global Godzilla & Hello Kitty: Japanese Popular Culture in Global Context | |
| Introduction to Russian and Eurasian Studies | |
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| FRE 425 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30-32 |
Note: At least 4 courses (12 credit hours) in Areas of Specialization must be at the 200-level or above.
Areas of Specialization
World Cultures & Historical Perspectives
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| Greek Civilization in its Mediterranean Context | |
| Greek and Roman Mythology | |
| Greek and Roman Cities | |
| Justice and the Law in Antiquity | |
| Race and Ethnicity in Antiquity | |
| Women in Antiquity | |
| Ancient Health and Medicine | |
| Becoming Christianity | |
| Discoveries of Archaeology | |
| Migration and Multiculturalism in the World of Alexander the Great | |
| Ancient Sexualities | |
| Critical Analysis of French and Francophone Cultures | |
| Conversation and Current Events in France | |
| Modern and Contemporary French Society | |
| Gender, Sexuality, & Creativity | |
| The Holocaust in German Literature, History, and Film | |
| The German-Jewish Experience | |
| Americans in Berlin: An Interdisciplinary Study-Abroad Workshop | |
| Italian American Culture | |
| Communism and Catastrophe in Modern Russian Literature | |
| Havighurst Colloquium | |
World Stories, Literatures, and Cinemas
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| Chinese Film in Global Context | |
| Modern Chinese Literature in English Translation | |
| Greek and Roman Tragedy | |
| Classical Mythology and the Arts | |
| Antiquity Through a Lens | |
| Global French Cinema | |
| Culture & Interpretation | |
| Pre-Revolutionary Literature and Life | |
| Modern and Contemporary Literature and Life | |
| Texts in Context | |
| Topics in French & Francophone Comic Art | |
| Modernity: Crisis and Creation | |
| 20th- and 21st-Century Literature, Art, and Thought | |
| German Film in Global Context | |
| Italian Cinema | |
| Mafia and Cinema | |
| Culture, Society and Politics in Perspective | |
| Imagined Futures: Contemporary East Asian Science Fiction | |
| Japanese Cinema: Critical Viewing in a Global Context | |
| Introduction to Translating Japanese Media | |
| Introduction to Japanese Linguistics | |
| Representative Latin Authors | |
| Love and Death in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature | |
| Empire and Utopia in Russian Literature | |
Immersive World Languages
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