Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication, Language Minor

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A minor in Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication (MLLI) allows students to develop proficiency in a foreign language, to learn about the nature of language and to become familiar with the societies in which different languages are spoken. A minor in MLLI will assist students in developing communication skills and in understanding the complexities of an increasingly interdependent, multilingual and multicultural world. It will enrich students’ learning experience and enhance their career potential.

The MLLI language minor requires a total of 22 credits:

3 credits:

one MLL core course

MLL 190 - The World of Language I (3.00)
MLL 191 - The World of Language II (3.00)
MLL 230 - World Language Communities (3.00)
MLL 301 - Textual Analysis: Words, Images, Music (3.00)

The rest of the required courses must be chosen from one language area:

FREN 202 - Intermediate French II (4.00)
GERM 202 - Gateway to Advanced German Studies (4.00)
RUSS 202 - Continuing Russian I (4.00)
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II (4.00)
FREN 301 - Advanced French I (3.00)
GERM 301 - Advanced German Studies I (L) (3.00)
RUSS 301 - Continuing Russian II (3.00)
SPAN 301 - Advanced Spanish I (3.00)
FREN 302 - Advanced French II (3.00)
GERM 302 - Advanced German Studies II (L) (3.00)
RUSS 302 - Continuing Russian III (3.00)
SPAN 302 - Advanced Spanish II (3.00)
9 credits in electives in FREN/RUSS/SPAN at the 300 or 400 level; GERM: 9 credits in elective courses from either the cultural studies track or the advanced language studies track at the 300 and 400 level

Note:

All students desiring to complete a minor in MLLI-language, applied linguistics, Chinese language and culture, or Korean language and culture must have a designated minor advisor and select courses with the approval of that advisor. All courses submitted by a student in fulfillment of the requirement for the minor must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher.

Minor through study abroad. Students at the appropriate level may complete up to 15 credits of a minor in Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication through a semester of study abroad.