Dec 17, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Modern Languages and Linguistics, B.A.


University Requirements


Completion of Minimum University Requirements for an Undergraduate Baccalaureate Degree .

  • Minimum 120 credits and minimum GPA of 2.0
  • Completion of 45 upper-level credits, residence requirement, Writing Intensive requirement, and General Education requirement

Major Requirements


Course Requirements


Concentrations (39-43 credits)


Complete one of the following concentrations:

Applied Linguistics


The Applied Linguistics concentration consists of 39 credits, which includes the Applied Linguistics Core.

Linguistics Electives

Complete 12 credits from upper-level LING courses or other approved courses, including a minimum of 3 credits at the 400 level. A course in another discipline (e.g., ANTH 402 , ENGL 490 , MLL 305 , MLL 413 , MLL 470 , PHIL 455 , or PSYC 316 ) or a language-specific linguistics course (e.g., FREN 315 , GERM 332 , RUSS 332 , or SPAN 331 ) may substitute for one elective LING course with written approval of a LING major advisor.

Language and Cultural Studies


The Language and Cultural Studies concentration consists of 39 credits, which includes the Language Cultural Studies Core, 12 credits of advanced language and cultural studies credits, and 15 credits of electives. Students choose courses in consultation with a department advisor.

Arabic Language and Cultural Studies

Complete the following:

Chinese Language and Cultural Studies

Complete the following:

French Language and Cultural Studies

Complete the following:

German Language and Cultural Studies

Complete the following:

Japanese Language and Cultural Studies

Complete the following:

Korean Language and Cultural Studies

Complete the following:

Russian Language and Cultural Studies

Complete the following:

One Language Concentration


Russian

The Russian concentration consists of 40 credits, which includes the One Language Concentration Core. Complete the following:

Two Language Concentration


Russian

Complete the following 33 credits:

Spanish

Complete the following 34 credits, including SPAN 401  in residence at UMBC:

Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs


Qualified students may apply to an accelerated program, which allows them to share courses between a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. Students take graduate courses as undergraduate students and later apply those courses to master’s degrees. An undergraduate may apply to participate in an accelerated program even if the desired graduate program is in a department other than the one in which the student is majoring. More information is available from the Accelerated Program page of the Graduate School website.