Undergraduate Academic
The Department of Modern and Classical Languages offers elementary and intermediate classes in 12 languages, including:
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Students who wish to better develop their language skills in preparation for careers that put a high value on multi-lingual communication can pursue a B.A. in French, German and Spanish, with concentrations available in Teacher Certification, Literature, and Commerce. Students desiring to major in Classics or Japanese/Asian Studies should consult the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies section.
Information is available on our challenging and innovative Joint Degree Program Bachelor of Arts/Master of International Business.
The newest major to be offered through MCL is the B. A. with a Concentration in International Economics and Modern Languages (IEML), offered in cooperation with the Department of Economics.
Foreign language majors are not required to take a minor. However, foreign language majors can choose another minor in another school, department, or institute. Students are urged to consider double majoring in another foreign language or related discipline.
All language majors must take elective hours to complete a minimum of a 120 semester hours in order to graduate. These hours exclude 1000/2000 physical education or military science courses. Students can take up to 6 additional hours in their major as electives.
Students who wish to minor in a foreign language must take 15-18 credit hours in the language to include 9 hours at the 3000/4000 level. Students who take more than 18 hours of language courses may count the additional hours toward their electives and should consider completing a double major. A grade of C or higher is required in all language courses used toward a minor.
For information regarding our exciting Italian studies options, please click here.
For more information, including course descriptions, please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog.