World Languages
World Languages Program Mission Statement
To foster thoughtful engagement with world languages, literature and cultures while attuned to the historical and contemporary challenges that shape their uniqueness.
World Languages Program Goals and Outcomes
- Provide quality training in language acquisition
- Foster critical and creative thinking about diverse cultural legacies
- Guide research on issues of socio-cultural import in the studied culture
- Facilitate study abroad opportunities
- Mentor for the successful transition to graduate studies and careers
World Languages BA and International Business Double Majors
Up to 15 credits in World Language may also count towards satisfying the degree requirements in International Business for students pursuing a double major.
World Languages Education Program Goals and Outcomes
- Provide quality training in language acquisition and world language pedagogy
- Foster critical and creative thinking about diverse cultural legacies
- Guide research on issues of socio-cultural import in the studied culture
- Facilitate study abroad opportunities
- Mentor for the successful transition to graduate studies and careers
Bachelor of Arts in World Languages Student Learning Goals and Outcomes
| Student Learning Goals | Student Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| SLG 1: Graduates evidence critical engagement with world languages and cultures in terms of historical and contemporary challenges. | SLO 1.1 - Students will present, in collaboration with faculty, on an academic topic related to Hispanic culture. |
| SLG 2: Graduates analyze literature, film, print and online media, and popular culture. | SLO 2.1 - Students will include in their presentation topics such as the geography, history, social customs, literature, art, music, and roles in the contemporary civilization of the culture(s). |
| SLG 3: Graduates describe multiple ways of engaging with issues that affect people of diverse backgrounds. | SLO 3.1 - Students will classify the principal ways in which the culture(s) resemble(s) and differ(s) from the mainstream culture of the United States. |
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in World Languages
| General Education | 38-40 | |
| Required Courses | ||
Dual Language Option: | ||
| Six 3-4 credit courses in any one language (French, German, Spanish) | 18-20 | |
| Six 3-4 credit courses in another one of the languages (French, German, Spanish) | 18-22 | |
| Second major or minor and/or concentrations | 32 | |
| Electives | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120-128 | |
Your advisor will establish the unique sequence for your plan of study in the first semester you declare your major (most upper division courses rotate through a two-year cycle that accommodates all majors’ graduation goals).
Minor in French (non-teaching)
Students must complete six 3-4 credit courses in the language to earn a minor.
Minor in German (non-teaching)
Students must complete six 3-4 credit courses to earn a minor.
Minor in Spanish (non-teaching)
Students must complete six 3-4 credit courses to earn a minor. LANG 451 (Study Abroad Recap) may count as one of these six courses.
Minor in French (teaching)
Students must complete six 3-4 credit courses in the language, plus LANG 390 Foreign Language Methods (4) to earn a minor.
Minor in German (teaching)
Students must complete six 3-4 credit courses in the language, plus LANG 390 Foreign Language Methods (4) to earn a minor.
Minor in Spanish (teaching)
Students must complete six 3-4 credit courses in the language. LANG 451 (Study Abroad Recap) may count as one of these six courses. Additionally, students must complete LANG 390 Foreign Language Methods (4) to earn a minor.
World Languages Concentration - French
| FREN 101 | Beginning French I | 3 |
| FREN 102 | Beginning French II | 3 |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French I | 3 |
| FREN 202 | Intermediate French II | 3 |
World Languages Concentration - German
| GERM 101 | Beginning German I | 3 |
| GERM 102 | Beginning German II | 3 |
| GERM 201 | Intermediate German I | 3 |
| GERM 202 | Intermediate German II | 3 |
world Languages Concentration - Latin
| LAT 101 | Beginning Latin I | 3 |
| LAT 102 | Beginning Latin II | 3 |
| LAT 201 | Intermediate Latin I | 3 |
| LAT 202 | Intermediate Latin II | 3 |
World Languages Concentration - Spanish
| SPAN 101 | Beginning Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 102 | Beginning Spanish II | 3 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
The requirement for 101 and 102 can be met by scoring 6 credits on the CLEP (College Level Examination Program).
The 101 and 102 may be waived by department consent for students who have successfully completed 3-4 years of courses in one language option in high school. However, students entering MSU world language courses at the 200 level, and who intend to pursue graduate studies, are advised to take the CLEP exam to ensure graduate school acceptance of the world language concentration as a two-year progressive sequence of college level language study.
Linguistics Concentration
| Any 2 World Language Courses and 2 of the following: | ||
| ENGL 209 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| ENGL 322 | Am Dialects in Lit and Media | 3 |
| LANG 102 | The Structure of Language | 3 |
| LANG 104 | Native Languages of America | 3 |
| LANG 105 | Writing Systems | 3 |
| LANG 107 | Language and the Brain | 3 |
Certificate of Completion in French
| FREN 101 | Beginning French I | 3 |
| FREN 102 | Beginning French II | 3 |
Certificate of Completion in German
| GERM 101 | Beginning German I | 3 |
| GERM 102 | Beginning German II | 3 |
Certificate of Completion in Latin
| LAT 101 | Beginning Latin I | 3 |
| LAT 102 | Beginning Latin II | 3 |
Certificate of Completion in Spanish
| SPAN 101 | Beginning Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 102 | Beginning Spanish II | 3 |