Foreign Languages and Literatures, BA

Program Coordinators by Concentration:

Classical Studies Concentration: John Stevens (133 Ragsdale Hall; 252-328-6056; stevensj@ecu.edu)
French and Francophone Studies Concentration: Marylaura Papalas (135 Ragsdale Hall; 252-328-5786; papalasm@ecu.edu)
German Studies Concentration: Jill Twark (3316 Bate Building; 252-328-6536; twarkj@ecu.edu)
Global Studies Concentration: Susanne Jones (116B Ragsdale; 252-737-2390; jonessu@ecu.edu)
Spanish and Hispanic Studies Concentration: Laura Levi Altstaedter (3320 Bate Building; 252-328-4128; levialtstaedterl@ecu.edu)

The degree requires a minimum of 120 s.h. as follows:

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

(For information about courses that carry general education credit view the General Education Program section.)

Spanish and Hispanic Studies Concentration:

Choose 3 s.h. from:
GLST 1662 - Introduction to Hispanic Studies
GLST 2665 - Don Quixote

2. Core - 30-33 s.h.

Classical Studies Concentration - 30 s.h.

Choose 21 s.h. of CLAS electives, including at least three CLAS 2000-3999 courses and one HIST course.

ANTH 3030 - Death and Disease in the Classical World
ANTH 3113 - Archaeology of the Old Testament World or
RELI 3113 - Archaeology of the Old Testament World
ANTH 3114 - Archaeology of the New Testament World or
RELI 3114 - Archaeology of the New Testament World
ANTH 3118 - Pyramids, Pharaohs, and Mummies: The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
ANTH 3119 - Pompeii: Archaeology Explores Life in a Roman City
ARTH 2910 - Ancient Art History
ARTH 3915 - Art of the Middle Ages
CLAS 1300 - Greek and Latin for Vocabulary Building
CLAS 1500 - Classical Mythology
CLAS 1600 - Sex, Spells and Sacrifices: Religion in the Classical World or
RELI 1600 - Sex, Spells and Sacrifices: Religion in the Classical World
CLAS 2000 - Introduction to Classics (Humanities)
CLAS 2220 - Great Works of Ancient Literature I: Greece
CLAS 2230 - Great Works of Ancient Literature II: Rome
CLAS 2400 - Women in Classical Antiquity
CLAS 2500 - Greek Tragedy in Translation
CLAS 3400 - The Ancient City
CLAS 3410 - The Ancient City: Pompeii
ENGL 3600 - Classics from Homer to Dante
HIST 3340 - The Ancient Middle East from Prehistory to Muhammad
HIST 3405 - History of Ancient Greece to 146 BC
HIST 3406 - War and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome
HIST 3410 - History of Ancient Rome
HIST 3412 - A History of Christianity to 1300
HIST 3415 - The Middle Ages
HIST 5340 - The Ancient Near East
HIST 5505 - Maritime History of the Western World to 1415
PHIL 1311 - Great Philosophers from Antiquity to the Present
PHIL 3313 - Ancient Philosophy
RELI 3796 - Paul and His Letters
RELI 3896 - Life and Teachings of Jesus
Students pursuing graduate work in Classics or a related field are encouraged to take LATN and GRK courses for as many elective hours as possible, through level 3002 of one language and level 2004 of the other, and ideally more.

French and Francophone Studies Concentration - 30 s.h.

Choose 15 s.h. of FREN and Francophone electives including 9 s.h. of FREN electives above 2999.

FREN 3200 - French Abroad
FREN 3443 - Cultures of France
FREN 3444 - Francophone Cultures of the World
FREN 3700 - Selected Topics in French or Francophone Studies
FREN 4215 - French Phonetics
FREN 4336 - Introduction to Translation
FREN 4555 - France of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
FREN 4556 - France from Classicism to the French Revolution
FREN 4557 - France from the Napoleonic Period to World War II
FREN 4558 - The Francophone World: Colonization to Independence
FREN 4560 - The Contemporary French and Francophone World
FREN 4700 - Selected Topics in French or Francophone Studies
Choose any 3 s.h. AAAS course that has a French or Francophone focus. See the French concentration coordinator for a list of approved AAAS courses.
Choose any 3 s.h. GLST course carrying the GE: HU designation that has a French or Francophone focus. See the French concentration coordinator for a list of approved GLST courses.
Choose any other FREN elective courses with the approval of the department chair.

German Studies Concentration - 30 s.h.

Choose 12 s.h. of GERM electives above 2999.

Global Studies Concentration - 30 s.h.

GLST 1000 - Introduction to Global Studies
GLST 4500 - Seminar in Global Studies
Choose 15 s.h. of FREN or GERM or SPAN electives above 2004 or
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 GLST electives from:

Spanish and Hispanic Studies Concentration - 33 s.h.

Choose 15 s.h. of SPAN electives above 2999 with the exception of SPAN 3001 and SPAN 3003

(Include 6 s.h. from the following with a minimum number from each area as designated below.)

Choose a minimum of 3 s.h. from:

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

The Classical Studies, French and Francophone Studies, German Studies, Global Studies, and Spanish and Hispanic Studies concentrations require a minor and general electives to complete requirements for graduation.

4. Oral qualifying examination requirement

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

ECU Minor Requirements Policy

The university’s policy regarding double counting credits between major and minor can be found in the Academic Advisement, Progression and Support Services section of this catalog. See “Minor Requirements”.

No more than 9 credit hours required for satisfying a major can count towards the credits required for satisfying a minor, excluding specified cognates (required courses but outside of the major discipline).
Individual programs may have additional restrictions.
A student may not major and minor in the same discipline as defined by the program’s 6-digit CIP code.

If you have questions, please reach out to your program coordinator or director.