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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication, One-Language Option, B.A.


All courses submitted by a student in fulfillment of the requirements for the major must be completed with a grade of C or higher. 

MLLI One-Language Option (39-42 credits)


Students may choose one of four languages (French, German, Russian, or Spanish) within the One-Language option:

French Interconnections With the World (42 credits)


9 credits:


MLL core courses

6 credits:


  • elective FREN courses at the 300 or 400 level

6 credits:


  • elective FREN courses at the 400-level

Note:


Up to 15 transfer credits may be applied to the major requirements, but at least two 400-level FREN courses must be taken at UMBC. Credit by exam for FREN 301 and 302 counts towards the 15 transfer credits allowed.

German (40 credits)


Track A: Cultural Studies concentration - Germany then and now


9 credits:

MLL core courses

6 credits:

  • elective GERM courses at the 300 and 400 level.  One of these two courses can be a MLL course or from a discipline outside of MLLI. Any course from the Advanced Language Study sequence is also permissible. Recommended: GERM 420  , GERM 421 , or MLL 332  

Track B: Advanced language study - Intercultural and Professional Communication and Globalization


9 credits:

MLL core courses

6 credits:

  • elective GERM courses at the 300 and 400 level.  One of these courses can be a MLL course. Any course from the cultural studies track is also permissible. Recommended: GERM 309 , GERM 319 , GERM 481 , MLL 305 .

Russian (43 credits)


9 credits:


MLL core courses

9 credits:


  • elective RUSS courses at the 300 or 400 level

Spanish (43 credits)


9 credits:


MLL core courses

6 credits:


  • elective SPAN courses at the 300 or 400 level.

Note:


It is highly recommended that SPAN 308 be taken before or concurrently with SPAN 312 and SPAN 307 before or concurrently with SPAN 311.

SPAN 401 is the capstone course for the major, and must be taken at UMBC.

SPAN 421  and SPAN 472   may be repeated for credit as topics change.  

400-level courses routinely require a term paper or equivalent written assignment.