Language & Foreign Studies

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  • Language / Foreign Study
    202-885-2381
    Fax: 202-885-1076
    lfs@american.edu
    McCabe, Room 215

    Vigier de Latour, Isadora M.
    Administrative Assistant

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Minor in Language and Area Studies: Italian/Europe

  • 24 credit hours with grades of C or better and at least 12 credit hours unique to the minor 

Course Requirements

  • 12 credit hours in the Department of Language and Foreign Studies at the 200 level or above, including two courses at the 300 level. 
  • 12 credit hours selected from an approved list of courses in area studies: 
  • Courses include those from anthropology (ANTH-xxx), economics (ECON-xxx), history (HIST-xxx), international studies (SIS-xxx), literature (LIT-xxx), or sociology (SOCY-xxx); one 3-credit course must be at the 300 level or above from SIS; one 3-credit course must be from history. 
  • Areas offered: French/Europe, German/Europe, Russian/Area Studies, Spanish/Latin America: see list of approved courses for major in Language and Area Studies. Italian/Europe, Japanese/Asia: consult LAS degree program advisor for approval of courses for this minor.