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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Foreign Languages and Literatures, BA

Program Coordinators by Concentration:

French Concentration: Marylaura Papalas (135 Ragsdale Hall; 252-328-5786; papalasm@ecu.edu)
French Education Concentration: Laura Levi Altstaedter (3320 Bate Building; 252-328-4128; levialtstaedterl@ecu.edu)
German Concentration: Jill Twark (116-B Ragsdale Hall; 252-328-6536; twarkj@ecu.edu)
German Education Concentration: Laura Levi Altstaedter (3320 Bate Building; 252-328-4128; levialtstaedterl@ecu.edu)
Global Studies Concentration: Nicolas Medevielle (3324 Bate Building; 252-328-1529; medeviellen14@ecu.edu)
Hispanic Studies Concentration: Laura Levi Altstaedter (3320 Bate Building; 252-328-4128; levialtstaedterl@ecu.edu)
Hispanic Studies Education Concentration: Laura Levi Altstaedter (3320 Bate Building; 252-328-4128; levialtstaedterl@ecu.edu)

Minimum degree requirement is 120 s.h. of credit as follows:

1. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry general education credit see General Education Program.)

French education concentration:

German education concentration:

COMM 2020 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication or
COMM 2410 - Public Speaking
MATH 1065 - College Algebra or
MATH 1066 - Applied Mathematics for Decision Making or
MATH 2127 - Basic Concepts of Mathematics
PSYC 1000 - Introductory Psychology
Choose a literature course

Hispanic studies concentration:

Choose 3 s.h. from:

Hispanic studies education concentration:

Note:

General education courses have not been specified for French, German and Global Studies areas of concentration.

2. Core - 30-36 s.h.

(Includes grammar, conversation, composition, literature, culture, and history courses associated with three language areas and global studies courses associated with the global studies concentration.)

French concentration - 36 s.h.

Choose 27 s.h. of FREN electives above 2999 with a minimum of 9 s.h. of FREN electives above 3999

French education concentration - 36 s.h.

Choose 27 s.h. of FREN electives above 2999 with a minimum of 9 s.h. of FREN electives above 3999

German concentration - 36 s.h.

FORL 2600 - Literature in Translation: The Holocaust or
HIST 3435 - History of Europe Since 1914 or
HIST 3461 - Germany Since 1914 or
equivalent course
GERM 3001 - German Composition and Conversation I
GERM 3002 - German Composition and Conversation II
GERM 3210 - Conversation
GERM 3330 - Composition and Advanced Grammar
GERM 3420 - Culture of the German-Speaking World
GERM 3510 - Introduction to German Literature
Choose 6 s.h. of German literature above 2999
Choose 9 s.h. of GERM electives above 2999

German education concentration - 36 s.h.

FORL 2600 - Literature in Translation: The Holocaust or
HIST 3435 - History of Europe Since 1914 or
HIST 3461 - Germany Since 1914 or
equivalent course
GERM 3001 - German Composition and Conversation I
GERM 3002 - German Composition and Conversation II
GERM 3210 - Conversation
GERM 3330 - Composition and Advanced Grammar
GERM 3420 - Culture of the German-Speaking World
GERM 3510 - Introduction to German Literature
Choose 6 s.h. of German literature above 2999
Choose 9 s.h. of GERM electives above 2999

Global studies concentration - 30 s.h.

Choose 15 s.h. of FREN or GERM or SPAN electives above 2004

Choose 9 s.h. of FREN or GERM or SPAN electives above 2999 and 6 s.h. of a different language prefix above 1002 (for example CHIN, GRK, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, RUSS)

Choose 9 s.h. of FORL electives from:

Hispanic studies concentration - 36 s.h.

Choose 15-18 s.h. of SPAN electives above 2999

(Include 9 s.h. from the following with a minimum number from each area as designated below.)

Choose a minimum of 6 s.h. from:

Choose a minimum of 3 s.h. from:

Note:

15 s.h. of electives for students who take SPAN 3001 and SPAN 3002; 18 s.h. of electives for students who take SPAN 3003.

Hispanic studies education concentration - 36 s.h.

Choose 15-18 s.h. of SPAN electives above 2999

(Include 9 s.h. from the following with a minimum number from each area as designated below.)

Choose a minimum of 6 s.h. from:

Choose a minimum of 3 s.h. from:

Note:

15 s.h. of electives for students who take SPAN 3001 and SPAN 3002; 18 s.h. of electives for students who take SPAN 3003.

3. Professional studies - 24 s.h.

(Applies only to French, German, and Hispanic studies education concentrations.)

French education:

German education:

Hispanic studies education:

4. Specialty area studies - 11 s.h.

(Applies only to education concentrations specified below.)

French education:

German education:

Hispanic studies education:

5. Minor and/or electives to complete requirements for graduation.

The French, German, Global, and Hispanic studies concentrations require a minor and general electives to complete requirements for graduation.

The French education, German education, and Hispanic studies education concentrations require electives to complete requirements for graduation.

6. Oral qualifying examination requirement

(In the second semester of the junior year, all foreign language and literatures majors, with the exception of global studies must pass an oral qualifying examination.)