Modern Languages Minors

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Minors in French or German or Spanish

Objectives:

A minor in French or German or Spanish will lead students to a deeper understanding of the culture of the people who speak that language and, at the same time, will afford them the opportunity to approach the degree of fluency and linguistic sophistication in the language necessary to communicate effectively with native speakers. The requirements of the Core Curriculum, while they provide a critical and necessary beginning, cannot hope to furnish students with the degrees of comprehension, fluency, and linguistic proficiency necessary to allow them to communicate effectively or to compete in the international arena with native speakers.

Competencies, Knowledge, or Skills to be Achieved:

The student who completes this minor will develop aural comprehension and oral proficiency in the language which are not possible to impart to students through the intermediate level and knowledge of culture and literature which will lead to a deeper appreciation of people and institutions.

Clearly, a student may not both major and minor in the same language; however, a major in one language and a minor in another is not only acceptable but (in certain combinations) even desirable.

Structure of the Minor (French, German)

Structure of the Minor (Spanish)

Total Credit Hours Required — 15 semester hours of course work in one language at the 300-level and above.