WORLD LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES, BA
Department of World Languages and Literatures
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- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in World Languages & Literatures (Concentration in French)
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in World Languages and Literatures with a Concentration in Japanese
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in World Languages and Literatures (Concentration in Spanish)
- Major in World Languages and Literatures with a Concentration in Applied Professional Spanish
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in World Languages & Literatures (Concentration in French)
*At least 18 credits must be taken at UAB
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| FLL 120 | Foreign Cultures 1 | 3 |
| FLL 121 | Songs of Social Change through World Cultures 2 | 3 |
| FLL 485 | Foreign Language Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| FR 201 | Intermediate French I 3 | 3 |
| Select at least three (3) 200 level courses from this group: | 9 | |
| Intermediate French II | ||
| French and Business Culture | ||
| Exploring French-speaking Culture | ||
| Intermediate Survey of French Literature | ||
| Intermediate French Composition | ||
| Practical Conversation | ||
| French for Health | ||
| Food for Thought: French Culture through Cuisine | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Advanced French Courses | ||
| Select at least three (3) 300 level courses from this group: | 9 | |
| French-Speaking Cinema | ||
| Parlons affaires! Global Engagement in the French-Speaking World | ||
| Advanced Grammar and Composition I | ||
| Advanced Grammar and Composition II | ||
| Exploring French-Speaking Culture | ||
| Greatest Hits of French Literature | ||
| Bande-dessinée: Reading French Language Comics | ||
| Creative Writing in French | ||
| Practical Conversation | ||
| Approaches to Translation | ||
| Soccer, History, and Politics in the French-Speaking World | ||
| La Chanson Française: French Culture through Songs | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Special Readings in French | ||
| Select at least three (3) 400 level courses from this group: | 9 | |
| Histoires de France: French History Through Stories | ||
| Aux Armes! Revolutions in the French-speaking World | ||
| Fin-de-Siecle France (1895-1940) | ||
| French Literature since 1940 | ||
| Race, Gender, and Transnationalism in Francophone Literature and Thought | ||
| Special Topics in French | ||
| French Civilization:before 1789 Pre-Revolutionary | ||
| French Civilization after 1789 Post-Revolutionary | ||
| Literature and the Environment in the French-Speaking World | ||
| Study Abroad: French | ||
| Directed Studies | ||
| Total Hours | 39 | |
| 1 |
Also counts in Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities and Fine Art |
| 2 |
A choice of a second language may substitute: ARA 101, CHI 101, FLL 101, GN 101, ITL 101, JPA 101, POR 101, SPA 101 |
| 3 |
May not be required, based on language placement exam results |
Grade Requirement
No course in which a grade below C has been earned may be counted toward the major.
Beginning Language Requirement
To enroll in any 200-level French (FR) course, students must either complete 8 hours of 100-level French (FR) courses or complete the equivalent placement test.
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in World Languages and Literatures with a Concentration in Japanese
At least 18 credit hours must be taken at UAB.
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| FLL 120 | Foreign Cultures 1 | 3 |
| FLL 121 | Songs of Social Change through World Cultures 2 | 3 |
| FLL 485 | Foreign Language Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| JPA 201 | Intermediate Japanese I 3 | 3 |
| Intermediate Japanese Courses | ||
| Select three 200-level courses from below: | 9 | |
| Intermediate Japanese II | ||
| Intermediate Japanese Language & Culture I | ||
| Intermediate Japanese Language & Culture II | ||
| Business Japanese | ||
| Discourse and Culture in Japanese | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Japanese Society | ||
| Japanese for Study Abroad | ||
| Directed Readings in Japanese | ||
| Advanced Japanese Courses | ||
| Select three 300-level courses from below: | 9 | |
| Advanced Japanese I | ||
| Advanced Japanese II | ||
| Japanese Pragmatics I | ||
| Japanese Culture and Civilization | ||
| Japanese Children Stories | ||
| Advanced Business Japanese | ||
| Japanese Translation I | ||
| Japanese Cinema I | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Select three 400-level courses from below: | 9 | |
| Advanced Japanese III | ||
| Advanced Japanese IV | ||
| Japanese Pragmatics II | ||
| Japanese Popular Culture | ||
| Japanese Literature | ||
| Advanced Japanese for the Professions | ||
| Japanese Translation II | ||
| Japanese Cinema II | ||
| Study Abroad: Japan | ||
| Directed Readings: Japanese | ||
| Total Hours | 39 | |
| 1 |
Also counts in Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities and Fine Art |
| 2 |
A choice of a second language may substitute: ARA 101, CHI 101, FLL 101, FR 101, GN 101, ITL 101, POR 101, SPA 101 |
| 3 |
May not be required, based on language placement exam results |
Grade Requirement
No course in which a grade below C has been earned may be counted toward the major.
Beginning Language Requirement
To enroll in any 200-level French (FR) course, students must either complete 8 hours of 100-level French (FR) courses or complete the equivalent placement test.
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in World Languages and Literatures (Concentration in Spanish)
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| FLL 120 | Foreign Cultures 1 | 3 |
| FLL 121 | Songs of Social Change through World Cultures 2 | 3 |
| FLL 485 | Foreign Language Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| SPA 201 | Intermediate Spanish I 3 | 3 |
| Select at least three (3) 200 level courses from this group: | 9 | |
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish Review | ||
| Intermediate Spanish for the Professions | ||
| Conversation and Culture | ||
| Introduction to Translation for the Professions | ||
| Intermediate Spanish Grammar in Context | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Special Readings in Spanish | ||
| Advanced Spanish Courses | ||
| Select at least three (3) 300 level courses from this group: | 9 | |
| Advanced Grammar in Context | ||
| Phonetics and Phonology | ||
| Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World | ||
| Greatest Hits of Hispanic Literature I | ||
| Greatest Hits of Hispanic Literature II | ||
| Hispanic Children Stories | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Special Readings in Spanish | ||
| Select at least three (3) 400 level courses from this group: | 9 | |
| Voices of Imperial Spain | ||
| Voices of Colonial Latin America | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Literature and Film | ||
| Medicine and Literature in the Spanish-Speaking World | ||
| US Latino Writers | ||
| Indigenous and Indigenist Latin America | ||
| Spanish-Speaking Nobel Laureates | ||
| Cervantes and the Quixote | ||
| Voices of Contemporary Latin America 1920-Present | ||
| Afro-Latin American Literature and Culture | ||
| Special Topics in Spanish | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | ||
| Spanish Sociolinguistics | ||
| History of Spanish Language | ||
| Spanish Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Pop Culture in Translation | ||
| Globalization in the Hispanic World | ||
| Contemporary Spain | ||
| Study Abroad: Spanish | ||
| Directed Studies | ||
| Total Hours | 39 | |
| 1 |
Also counts in Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities and Fine Art |
| 2 |
A choice of a second language may substitute: ARA 101, CHI 101, FLL 101, FR 101, GN 101, ITL 101, JPA 101, POR 101 |
| 3 |
May not be required, based on language placement exam results |
Other Requirements (Concentration in Spanish)
Grade Requirement
No course in which a grade below C has been earned may be counted toward the major.
Beginning Language Requirement
To enroll in any 200-level Spanish (SPA) course, students must either complete 8 hours of 100-level Spanish (SPA) courses or complete the equivalent placement test.
Major in World Languages and Literatures with a Concentration in Applied Professional Spanish
Beginning Language Requirement
To enroll in any 200-level Spanish (SPA) course, students must either complete 8 hours of 100-level Spanish (SPA) courses or complete the equivalent placement test.
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| FLL 120 | Foreign Cultures 1 | 3 |
| FLL 121 | Songs of Social Change through World Cultures 2 | 3 |
| FLL 485 | Foreign Language Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| SPA 201 | Intermediate Spanish I 3 | 3 |
| SPA 485 | Spanish for Leadership at the Workplace 4 | 3 |
| Select at least three 200 level courses from this group: | 9 | |
| Intermediate Spanish for the Professions | ||
| Introduction to Translation for the Professions | ||
| Intermediate Spanish Grammar in Context | ||
| Spanish for Health Professionals | ||
| Study Abroad 5 | ||
| Advanced Spanish Courses | ||
| Select at least three 300 level courses from this group: | 9 | |
| Advanced Grammar in Context | ||
| Phonetics and Phonology | ||
| Business Spanish | ||
| Applied Spanish Translation and Interpretation | ||
| Hispanic Cultures Through Culinary Art | ||
| Advanced Spanish for Health Professionals | ||
| Study Abroad 5 | ||
| Select at least two 400 level courses from this group: | 6 | |
| Medicine and Literature in the Spanish-Speaking World | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | ||
| Spanish Sociolinguistics | ||
| Spanish Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Pop Culture in Translation | ||
| Globalization in the Hispanic World | ||
| Contemporary Spain | ||
| Contemporary Latin America | ||
| Total Hours | 39 | |
| 1 |
Also counts in Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts |
| 2 |
A choice of a second language may substitute: ARA 101, CHI 101, FLL 101, FR 101, GN 101, ITL 101, JPA 101, POR 101 |
| 3 |
May not be required, based on language placement exam results |
| 4 |
May be replaced with SPA 490 (Internship Abroad) with departmental approval |
| 5 |
Must be related to Spanish for the professions. Only similar intermediate-level courses related to Spanish for the professions in approved foreign institutions are transferable for this concentration. |
Grade Requirement
No course in which a grade below C has been earned may be counted toward the major.
