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BA in LANGUAGE and AREA STUDIES

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Here are the requirements for the Bachelors Degree in Language and Area Studies.

University Requirements

  • A total of 120 credit hours
  • 6 credit hours of college writing
  • 3-4 credit hours of college mathematics or equivalent by examination

General Education Requirements

  • A total of 30 credit hours, consisting of one foundation course and one second-level course in an approved sequence from each of the five curricular areas.
  • No more than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline.

Major Requirements

A total of 51 credits in French/Europe, or German/Europe, or Russian/Area Studies, or Spanish/Latin America, consisting of the following components:

Foundation

  • SIS-105 World Politics (3)
  • SIS-140 Cross Cultural Communication (3)
  • GOVT-130, GOVT-231, OR GOVT-232 (3)

Foreign Language

  • 6 language courses at 300-level and above (18)

Area Studies (12/21 credits at 300-level)

  • Humanities (15)
    5 courses, including 1 in HIST and others from ARTH, HIST, LIT, PHIL, FREN, GERM, RUSS, SPAN, and LFS
  • Social Sciences (6)
    Courses from HIST, ANTH, ECON, SOCY, GOVT, SIS

Senior Seminar

  • SIS-400 or above (3)
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