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.
General Certificate Requirements
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE - WORLD COMPETENCIES
- A programmatic international experience, for example, study abroad, can be applied to these requirements.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Requirement | ||
| Complete the two-year 101-202 sequence in a single language: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, or Russian. | 16-20 | |
| Cultural Studies Requirement 1 | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| The Arab World | ||
| Chinese Poetry in Translation | ||
| Chinese Folktales | ||
| Classical Mythology | ||
| The Epic | ||
| Greek Drama: Politics on Stage | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ancient Greece | ||
| Ancient Rome | ||
| Russia to 1881 | ||
| Russia Since 1881 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Intro to Russian Culture | ||
| Evil and the Supernatural in Russian Literature | ||
| Beauty, Power and Pride in Russian Literature | ||
| Russian Cinema and Culture | ||
| 19th-Century Russian Authors | ||
| 20th-Century Russian Authors | ||
| Russian Short Story | ||
| Russian Poetry | ||
| Spanish: Oral and Written Expression | ||
| Topics in Hispanic Culture | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Lit | ||
| Cultures and Societies of Latin America | ||
| Global/Regional Issues Requirement | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Stratification | ||
| Activities Requirement | ||
| Participation is required 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. Students are required to retain documentation tracking participation/attendance of such activities, which will be signed by the WLC chair. | ||
| Total Hours | 22-26 | |
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The course meeting this requirement should be in the language or the area of expertise, taught either in English or the target language.