World Competencies Certificate
The Certificate in World Competencies will encourage students to be more informed about regions around the world. It will also hone their analytic, as well linguistic skills.
Post-Secondary Certificate - World Competencies
College of Humanities & Sciences
Catalog Year: 2022-23
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Requirement | 16-20 | |
| Cultural Studies Requirement | 3 | |
| Global/Regional Issues Requirement | 3 | |
| Activities Requirement see requirement below | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 22-26 | |
Degree Specific Credits: 21-26, depending on the choice of language
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Note: A programmatic international experience, for example, study abroad, can be applied to these requirements.
Language Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete four semesters of one of the following languages: | 16-20 | |
| Arabic | ||
| Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I | ||
| Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II | ||
| Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I | ||
| Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II | ||
| Chinese | ||
| Elementary Chinese I | ||
| Elementary Chinese II | ||
| Intermediate Chinese I | ||
| Intermediate Chinese II | ||
| French | ||
| Elementary French I | ||
| Elementary French II | ||
| Intermediate French I | ||
| Intermediate French II | ||
| German | ||
| Elementary German I | ||
| Elementary German II | ||
| Intermediate German I | ||
| Intermediate German II | ||
| Japanese | ||
| Elementary Japanese I | ||
| Elementary Japanese II | ||
| Intermediate Japanese I | ||
| Intermediate Japanese II | ||
| Latin | ||
| Elementary Latin I | ||
| Elementary Latin II | ||
| Intermediate Latin I | ||
| Intermediate Latin II | ||
| Russian | ||
| Elementary Russian I | ||
| Elementary Russian II | ||
| Intermediate Russian I | ||
| Intermediate Russian II | ||
| Spanish | ||
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Total Hours | 16-20 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Cultural Studies Requirement
Note: The course meeting this requirement should be in the language or the area of expertise, taught either in English or the target language.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Arabic Studies | ||
| The Arab World | ||
| Chinese Studies | ||
| Chinese Poetry in Translation | ||
| Chinese Folktales | ||
| French Studies | ||
| Intro to Literature in French | ||
| French Literature and Culture: Middle Ages and Renaissance | ||
| French Literature and Culture: 17th 18th Centuries | ||
| French Literature Culture: Long 19th Century | ||
| Literature and Culture III: French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures of the 20th Century | ||
| The French Cinema | ||
| Survey of African Cinema | ||
| Studies in French Prose | ||
| Studies in French Drama | ||
| Studies in French Poetry | ||
| German Studies | ||
| Introduction to German Culture and Civilization | ||
| Introduction to German Literature | ||
| Introduction to Multicultural Literature in Contemporary Germany | ||
| Survey of German Cinema | ||
| Nature and the Environment in German Literature and Film | ||
| German Culture & Civilization | ||
| German Culture: Beginnings to Romanticism | ||
| Germ Culture: Romanticism to the Present | ||
| German Literature 1760-1832 | ||
| 19th Century German Literature | ||
| 20th and 21st Century German Literature | ||
| Japanese Studies | ||
| Advanced Japanese | ||
| Advanced Japanese | ||
| Japanese Film and Anime | ||
| Modern Japanese Writers and Thinkers | ||
| Introduction to Classical Japanese | ||
| Advanced Japanese for Professionals | ||
| Post-War Japanese Literature | ||
| Latin/Classical Studies | ||
| Classical Mythology | ||
| The Epic | ||
| Greek Drama: Politics on Stage | ||
| Ancient Greece | ||
| Ancient Rome | ||
| Russian Studies | ||
| Russian Cinema and Culture | ||
| Russia to 1881 | ||
| Russia Since 1881 | ||
| Intro to Russian Culture | ||
| Evil and the Supernatural in Russian Literature | ||
| Beauty, Power and Pride in Russian Literature | ||
| 19th-Century Russian Authors | ||
| 20th-Century Russian Authors | ||
| Russian Short Story | ||
| Russian Poetry | ||
| Spanish/Latin American Studies | ||
| Spanish: Oral and Written Expression | ||
| Topics in Hispanic Culture | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Lit | ||
| Cultures and Societies of Latin America | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Global/Regional Issues Requirement
Note: Other courses may fulfill this requirement at the discretion of the certificate advisor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Intro to South & S. East Asia | ||
| The Silk Road | ||
| Central Asian Culture and Civilization | ||
| Intro to Archaeology | ||
| Foundations of Civilization | ||
| Archaeological Wonders of the World | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of World | ||
| Art of World Civilization: 1400 to Present | ||
| International Business | ||
| Nature and Society | ||
| Human Geography | ||
| Geography of World Regions | ||
| Regional Geography (Multiple Regions) | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Western Civilization I | ||
| Western Civilization II | ||
| Honors Western Civilization I | ||
| Honors Western Civilization II | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| East Asian Civilizations | ||
| Islamic Civilization: Classical Age | ||
| Terrorism: Violence in the Modern World | ||
| Latin America: Reform & Revolution | ||
| Iran Between Two Revolutions | ||
| Nationalism and the Modern Middle East | ||
| The Irish | ||
| Literature in the Irish Lang | ||
| Irish/N Irish Literature | ||
| Medieval Literature | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Milton | ||
| British Romanticism | ||
| Intro to Comparative Government | ||
| Intro to International Relations | ||
| Revolution & Reform in Modern China | ||
| Politics of Europe | ||
| Politics of Latin America | ||
| Politics of Africa | ||
| Politics of Mexico | ||
| Politics of China | ||
| International Security | ||
| European Union | ||
| Model United Nations | ||
| State Formation | ||
| Social Issues Southeast Asia | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| Population and Society | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Activities Requirement
Note: Students are required to retain documentation tracking participation/attendance of such activities, which will be signed by the MCLL chair.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| • Participation in eight (8) campus activities with an international focus (these activities are not for credit). Examples of such activities could include participating club events; attending campus lectures that have an international focus; volunteering for Foreign Language Day; or going to cultural events (art exhibit, theater performance) that have an international theme. | ||