A language major usually requires 30 semester hours of work in a single language beyond 2030. To include a language option in the humanities/fine arts interdisciplinary program, students must complete at least 12 hours above the 2030 level.?

Students completing an undergraduate major in our department will meet the following learning goals:

• attain proficiency in another language in all four of the basic skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing);
• gain understanding of other cultures; and
• develop skills in research critical thinking, analysis, and writing on subjects appropriate to the field of study.

Students will meet the following learning outcomes to:

• demonstrate proficiency in conversation;
• demonstrate reading comprehension of texts written in the language;
• produce grammatical, idiomatic compositions in the target language;
• gain essential knowledge about the history, traditions, customs, and ways of thinking of at least one other culture;
• demonstrate understanding of works of literature read in the original language; and
• produce well-reasoned and clearly articulate research papers on subjects appropriate to their field.