College of Liberal Arts
Curricula in French, German, Russian
French: 33 credits. The following courses are required:
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6 hours at the 200- (intermediate) level: |
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| 3 | FREN 201 Intermediate French I | |
| 3 | FREN 202 Intermediate French II | |
15 hours at the 300-level (prerequisite for all courses: 202): |
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| 3 | FREN 300 Composition | |
| 3 | FREN 301 Culture and Civilization | |
| 3 | FREN 306 Technical and Business French | |
| 3 | FREN 311 Advanced Oral Expression | |
| 3 | FREN 321 Survey of French Literature I | |
| 3 | FREN 322 Survey of French Literature II | |
| 3 | FREN 336 Contemporary France | |
12 hours of 300- and 400-level courses (prerequisite for all 400-level courses: FREN 300 plus 3 additional hours at FREN 300-level). At the 400-level choose from: |
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| FREN 410 Seminar in French Literature | ||
| FREN 414 Contemporary French Film and Media | ||
| FREN 418 Seminar in French Civilization | ||
| FREN 421 Genre Studies | ||
German: 33 credits. The following courses are required:
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6 hours at tde intermediate level: |
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| 3 | GERM 201 Intermediate German I | |
| 3 | GERM 202 Intermediate German II | |
6 hours at tde 300-level: |
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| 3 | GERM 310 Conversation and Composition I | |
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| 3 | GERM 321 German Culture and Civilization I | |
21 hours at tde 300- and 400-level: |
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| 3 | GERM 316 Advanced German Business | |
| 3 | GERM 334 German Drama | |
| 3 | GERM 350 German Film | |
| 3 | GERM 362 The German Roaring `20s | |
| 3 | GERM 404 Martin Lutder and tde Reformation in Germany | |
| 3 | GERM 405 Music in German Culture | |
| 3 | GERM 415 Franz Kafka | |
| 3 | GERM 416 German Fairy Tales | |
| 3 | GERM 417 The Weimar Republic as Paradigm for European Modernity | |
At least 3 hours at the 400-level |
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| All German majors are required to study for one semester in a German-speaking country approved by tde department. NOTE: A grade of C or higher is required for a course to be counted in tde major field. |
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Russian: 33* credits. The following courses are required:
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| 3 | RUSS 201 Intermediate Russian I | |
| 3 | RUSS 202 Intermediate Russian II | |
| 3 | RUSS 301 Composition and Conversation I | |
| 3 | RUSS 302 Composition and Conversation II | |
| 3 | RUSS 341 Russia's Artistic Heritage | |
| 3 | RUSS 401 Russian Novel | |
| 15 | RUSS Electives to be selected from Russian courses, including MODL 341 and MODL 342, except RUSS 101, 102. | |
| * The following restriction applies: A maximum of 12 credits for courses at the 200-level. | ||
Other Departmental Requirements. Language majors are required to complete 18 hours in supporting courses in such areas as linguistics, history, philosophy, English, political science, geography and U.S. cultures (women and/or minority groups). These courses are to be chosen from a list of recommended courses in consultation with the departmental advisor.
Minor Field of Study. All language majors must select a minor field of study from departments or divisions within or outside of the College of Liberal Arts or in a particular area of interest (as in the case of interdisciplinary minors or career opportunity minors). The minor will consist of a minimum of 15 hours of course work; 9 hours must be in advanced (300- or 400-level) courses. A minor in a language offered by the department consists of 18 hours of course work beyond the 100-level. Interdisciplinary minors such as women's studies, classical studies, religious studies, comparative cultural studies, Hispanic studies, and business have specific requirements; students should consult the Undergraduate Student Services Office in the College of Liberal Arts for details. A second major may substitute for the minor. A grade of C or higher is required for a course to be counted in the minor field.
College and University Requirements. Other courses may qualify for the following categories. Students should consult the approved list of courses available in the Undergraduate Student Services Office in the College of Liberal Arts. The following lists incorporate University Core Curriculum requirements. No course can be counted in more than one category.
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| 3 | ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric. | |
| 3 | Communication (3 hours): One course chosen from: ENGL 203, 210, 301, 235, 236 or 241; COMM 203 or 243. | |
| 6 | Literature in English (6 hours): To be selected from ENGL 203 (unless 203 is used to satisfy communication requirement), 212, 221, 222, 227, 228, 231, 232, or courses for which one of these listed courses is a prerequisite. | |
| 6 | Mathematics: At least 3 hours must be in MATH (excluding 102, 103, 104, 130, 150, 165, 365, 366). Three hours may be in logic. | |
| 8 | Natural Sciences: Two or more courses; minimum of one course shall include a corresponding laboratory. One course must come from: BIOL 111; BOTN 101; CHEM 101, 103 /113; GEOL 101; PHYS 201, 218; ZOOL 107. The other course must come from these courses or others approved for the University Core Curriculum. See the University Core Curriculum section of this catalog. | |
| (9) | Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts: Departmental requirements fulfill 6 hours of humanities; students must take at least 3 hours of visual and performing arts. | |
| 6 | Social and Behavioral Sciences: Selected from the approved list of courses in such areas as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, journalism, linguistics, political science, psychology, speech communication, and sociology. See the University Core Curriculum section of the catalog. | |
| 6 | Political Science: POLS 206 and 207. | |
| 6 | U.S. History: Two courses in American history; no more than one may be in Texas history. | |
| (3) | International and Cultural Diversity: To be selected from approved list. This course may also be used to satisfy any other requirement. | |
| *2 | Kinesiology: KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity and KINE 199 Required Physical Activity. | |
| 7+ | Free Electives (Additional hours in the major field may not be used as free electives.) | |
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total hours |
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* See University Core Curriculum, item 7.
Required Foreign Language Placement Test. Incoming students who intend to enroll for the first time in a French, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, or Latin course at Texas A&M University, who have previous knowledge, however acquired, of the language in which they plan to enroll, and who have no college credit in the language, must take a placement test to determine the appropriate course for their level of ability. The foreign language placement test also serves as a basis for credit by examination.
The foreign language placement test will be administered during freshman conferences along with other credit by exam tests. The test will also be offered during Fall and Spring semesters.
Students who take the Advanced Placement (AP) test or other acceptable tests which grant college-level credit in their foreign language of choice do not have to take the required foreign language placement test. In this case, the AP and Achievement test results may be used for placement.
International students whose native language is not English are exempted from satisfying the University foreign language requirement. These students are not allowed to register in those courses in their native language (101, 102) which are used to fulfill that requirement.