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A note to majors

If you need help working your German or French major into your four-year plan, contact any professor in your major or click on the links below.

Mark Thamert, head of German Studies Program

Vera Theisen, head of French Studies Program

Major and Minor Requirements

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MCLL MAJORS AND MINORS*:

212 is a prerequisite for 300-level courses; it also fulfills a core humanities requirement (HML literature).

Students planning to major or minor in a language are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the colleges' study abroad options.

In order to ensure a well-balanced program, no student may apply more than 10 credits toward a major or minor in any one semester, whether on campus or abroad. Exceptions will be granted only in unusual circumstances and must be arranged in advance.

Up to 4 credits in a supporting field taught in French, German, or Spanish at a foreign institution may, with the approval of the chair, be counted toward a major or minor in that language.

Courses in literature in translation may not be counted toward a major or minor.

All majors must present a senior project in a public forum. In consultation with a faculty advisor students choose a project appropriate to their previous course of study and/or their individual goals (399 listing). See Senior project handbook.

CHINESE
Major (none)
Minor (none)

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Major (none)
Minor (none)

FRENCH

Major in French Studies (36 credits)
212, 311, 312; one literature course from 330, 331, or 332; one cultural studies course from 340 or 341; four additional courses numbered 320 and higher; and 399. All students are urged to study abroad at our French affiliate, the Collège International de Cannes. CSB/SJU Study Abroad Programs fulfill many Core as well as major/minor requirements. No more than 4 credits of ILP coursework can be applied towards the French major.

Major in French/Secondary Education (36 credits)
Same requirements as for the major in French studies.
212, 311, 312; one literature course from 330, 331, or 332; one cultural studies course from 340 or 341; four additional courses numbered 320 and higher; and 399. All students are urged to study abroad at our French affiliate, the Collège International de Cannes. CSB/SJU Study Abroad Programs fulfill many Core as well as major/minor requirements. No more than 4 credits of ILP coursework can be applied towards the French major.

Suggestion: See the education department listing for minor requirements.

Minor in French (20 credits)
212, 311, 312; and eight additional upper-division credits in culture, language or literature.

GERMAN

Major in German (36 credits)
Required Courses:
212; 311; 312; six additional upper-division courses, of which at least three must be in literature, 399.

Major in German/Secondary Education (36 credits)
Required Courses: Same as concentration in German, but must include 344.

Suggestion: See the education department listing for minor requirements.

Minor (20 credits)
Required Courses:
212, 311, 312; and two additional upper-division 4-credit courses.

JAPANESE
Major (none)
Minor (none)

Spanish: See Hispanic Studies Web site


 

CLASSICAL LANGUAGES

Major in Classical Studies (40-56 credits)
This major combines the study of language and literature, history, philosophy, and art for an interdisciplinary approach to classical antiquity.

See "Humanities" for details.

Major in Classics (32 credits)
This major emphasizes the study of languages and literature.

Required Courses: 211 and seven additional upper-division courses in either Greek (for a Greek concentration) or Latin (for a Latin concentration) or a combination of the two (for a classics concentration), 399. Of the seven additional courses, one may be in classical literature or civilization in translation or (with permission of department chair) in a related field.

Suggestions: Students are strongly urged to take two courses in related fields. Such courses should be chosen to fulfill core curriculum requirements.

Minor (16 credits)
The department offers minors in Latin and Greek.

Required Courses: 211 and three additional upper-division courses in either Latin or Greek.

 

* Taken from the CSB/SJU Academic Catalog 2005-2007.



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