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MLLC Department Student
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to do the following,
in the target language:
• Clearly communicate in conversation and
written form on a variety of topics in the
target language.
• Articulate a cogent interpretation of a
cultural text by applying concepts and
terminology pertaining to artistic, cultural
studies, linguistic or literary theories.
• Demonstrate pluralist values, global
awareness and diversity-mindedness.
Degrees
• Majors and Minors in French, German
and Spanish
• Minor in Chinese
Requirements for the Major
A major in French, German or Spanish
consists of 33 hours in the language, at least 24
of these hours being on the 300 and 400 levels.
All language majors will need to take at least
one 300-level skills course and two 400-level
courses. Specific area requirements are listed
below by language.
French
French majors must fulfill the following
requirements:
• FR 300, Oral and Written Communication
*all majors must complete this course for the
300-level skills requirement
ONE of the following Culture/Literature
survey courses:
• FR334, Introduction to Francophone
Cultures
• FR342, Survey of French History
German
German majors must fulfill the following
requirement:
ONE of the following:
• GR305, German for Oral Communication
• GR310, German for Written Communication
Spanish
Spanish majors must fulfill the following area
requirements:
ONE 300-level skills course:
• SP300, Spanish Grammar in Context
• SP305, Spanish for Oral Communication
• SP310, Spanish for Written Communication
Butler University
• SP320WS, Service Learning in Spanish
TWO Culture/Literature courses:
• SP330, Themes in Hispanic Studies
• SP335, Spain: Middle Ages to 1700
• SP340, Spain: 1700 to the Present
• SP345, Analysis of Literary Genres
• SP350, Spanish American Culture: Mexico,
Central America, Caribbean
• SP355, Spanish American Culture: South
America
• SP360, Hispanic Film
• SP365, Hispanic Short Story
• SP370, Topics – Contemporary Hispanic
Societies
• SP420, Topics – Golden Age of Spain
• SP430, Topics – 18th- and 19th- Century
Spain
• SP440, Topics – Contemporary Spanish
Studies
• SP450, Topics – Spanish-American Studies
• SP460, Topics – 20th-Century Spanish-
American Studies
• SP470, Topics – Hispanic Culture in the
United States
• SP490, Seminar
ONE Linguistics course:
• SP325, Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
• SP375, Spanish Pronunciation
• SP410, Topics in Communication
Skills in Spanish
• SP435, Spanish Dialectology
• SP445, Topics in Hispanic Linguistics
Requirements for the Minor
A minor in Chinese, French, German or
Spanish consists of 21 hours in the language,
at least 12 of these hours being on the 300 and
400 levels.
Study Abroad
Through membership in the International
Student Exchange Program, Butler offers programs
in Argentina, Austria, Canada (Quebec),
Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, France,
Germany, Mexico, Spain and other countries.
Students may choose to participate in other
programs through Butler-directed study abroad
through the Center for Global Education.
Students receive credit for study abroad.
Advanced Placement
All students enrolling in language courses
taught at Butler must take a placement exam
before enrolling unless they have com-