Department of Languages and Communication
Foreign Language Minor Degrees:
Minor in French
The French Minor provides a more intense development of skills and knowledge or the
French Language, and of French and Francophone culutures, literatures, linguistics,
cinema, and business, giving the students an opportunity to follow a course of study
that will be supplementary or complementary to their majors. Students wishing to minor
in French are required to complete a total of twenty-one semester hours, nine (9)
of which must be at the 300 level or above. French minors are strongly encouraged
to participate in study abroad.
Minor in German
The German minor provides a more intense development of skills and knowledge or the
German language, and of German cultures, literatures, linguistics, cinema, and business,
giving the students an opportunity to follow a course of study that will be supplementary
or complementary ro their majors. Students wishing to minor in German are required
to complete a total of twenty-one (21) semester hours, nine (9) of which must be at
the 300 level or above. German minors are strongly encouraged to participate in study
abroad.
Minor in Italian
Italy and Italian culture have played a crucial role in the development of Western
civilization and in the advancement of several fields, from art to architecture, from
literature to music. The study of Italian culture is therefore a keystone of any humanistic
curriculum, and of any well-rounded education. Students wishing to minor in Italian
are required to complete a total of twenty-one (21) semester hours, nine (9) of which
must be at the 300 level or above. Italian minors are strongly encouraged to participate
in study abroad.
Minor in Latin
The surviving works of literature and art inherited from classical Rome have been
foundational to western European cutlure. Students interested in pre-law, pre-medicine,
education and many other sciences are encouraged to consider a minor in Latin, as
are business majors aspiring to management. Students wishing to minor in Latin are
required to complete a total of twenty-one (21) semester hours, nine (9) of which
must be at the 300 level or above.
Minor in Spanish
The Spanish Minor provides a more intense development of skills and knowledge of
the Spanish language, and of Hispanic cultures, literatures, linguisitics, cinema,
and business, giving the students and opportunity to follow a course of study that
will be supplementary or complementary to their majors. Students wishing to minor
in Spanish are required to complete a total of twenty-one (21) semester hours, nine
(9) of which must be at the 300 level or above. Spanish minors are strongly encouraged
to participate in study abroad.
Minor in Francophone and Creole Ethnic Studies
The Minor in Francophone and Creole Ethnic Studies is an undergraduate multicultural
and interdisciplinary program that offers a broad and intense course of study of the
various ethnic groups in the Francophone and Creole World. It aims to serve the needs
of globalization while providing students with insights and understanding of the French
and Francophone world at large. The minor in ethnic studies enhances employment opportunities
in such professions as business, civil service, education, government, journalism,
law, marketing, social work, and a variety of comparable fields. It also provides
additional options for graduate school. This minor consists of eighteen (18) semester
hours of courses in French and Social Sciences.
Minor in Hispanic Ethnic Studies
The Minor in Hispanic Ethnic Studies is an undergraduate multicultural and interdisciplinary
program that offers a broad and intense course of study of the various ethnic groups
in the Hispanic world. It aims to serve the needs of globalization while providing
students with insights and understanding of the Hispanic world at large. The minor
in ethnic studies enhances employment opportunities in such professions as business,
civil service, education, government, journalism, law, marketing, social work, and
a variety of comparable fields. It also provides additional options for graduate school.
This minor consists of eighteen (18) semester hours of courses in Spanish, Mythology
and Social Sciences.
Minor in Native American Studies
The Minor in Native American Studies is an undergraduate multicultural and interdisciplinary
program that promotes knowledge and appreciation of cultural diversity. Students will
recieve in-depth exposure to a variety of life ways that comprise the Native American
presence. They will come to appreciate native worldviews, ecology, arts and literature,
social relations, and the events and processes of history that have helped shape their
present diversity of cultures. They will come to know Native prehistoric past as well
as their political and legal statuses as a special category of American citizens.
It also provides additional options for graduate school. This minor consists of eighteen
(18) semester hours of courses in Spanish, Mythology and Social Sciences.
Department of Languages and Communication
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E-mail: langcomm@selu.edu