2010-2011 - Sweet Briar College

modern languages and literaturesSweet Briar CollegeThe Spanish Minor(21 semester hours)Required:SPAN 222 (3) -Introduction to HispanicLiteraturesChoose 6 additional three-credit coursesin Spanish numbered 215 or above, of which atleast two courses must be at the 300-level.Note: One course taught in English may becounted toward the minor by permission whenthe topic is appropriate.The Italian Minor(18 semester hours)Choose 6 three-credit courses in Italiannumbered 201 or above, of which two must beat or above the 300-level.The Modern Languages andLiteratures Major(45 semester hours)Choose 21 credits in a language of principalconcentration (French, German, Italian orSpanish), including only courses creditable tothe major in that language of which at least 6credits must be in literature and one course mustbe the senior seminar.Choose 15 credits in courses creditabletoward the major in a second language (French,German, Italian or Spanish).Choose 9 credits in courses above the intermediatelevel (202) in a third language (French,German, Italian or Spanish).Teacher Licensure French(33 semester hours in addition to required professionalcourses in education)Required:FREN 213 (3) -Studies in French Literature IFREN 214 (3) -Studies in French Literature IIFREN 232 (3) -Thematic Survey of Cultureand Civilization: MiddleAges-World War IFREN 315 (3) -Literatures of the French-Speaking WorldFREN 452 (3) -Senior SeminarChoose 1 of the following courses:FREN 216 (3) -France in the 2000s:Society, Government, andTechnologyFREN 217 (3) -Francophone CinemaFREN 233 (3) -Contemporary FrenchCultureChoose 1 three-credit course in advancedFrench culture from the following:FREN 323 (3) -Beyond Paris: The Regionsof France and the French-Speaking WorldFREN 325 (3) -Literary Art CriticismFREN 327 (3) -France Today: Media Textsand Social ContextsFREN 329 (3) -Semiotics of French CultureFREN 331 (3) -Representations of theFrench RevolutionFREN 333 (3) -Existentialism andPostmodernismChoose 2 three-credit courses in Frenchliterature at or above the 300-level.Choose 2 additional three-credit coursesin French numbered 204 or above.Recommended: The student is encouraged tospend a full year’s or a term’s study in an environmentwhere French is the principal languagespoken. Degree credit is granted for participationin an approved program abroad.Teacher Licensure German(30 semester hours in addition to required professionalcourses in education)Required:GRMN 225 (3) -Readings in Modern GermanLiterature IGRMN 226 (3) -Readings in Modern GermanLiterature IIGRMN 231 (3) -German Conversation andComposition150­