Dec 16, 2024

2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin

2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures, B.A.

120 hours (minimum)

Any student earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete a minimum of 39 hours at the 300+ level. These hours are generally completed by the Major Requirements. However, keep this hour requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. See the complete description of College requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree .

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

MCL 311 - AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND WORLD LITERATURE Credit(s): 3
MCL 312 - THE ART OF ADAPTATION Credit(s): 3
or any area course Credit(s): 3

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

Choose one of the following courses

AIS 228 - ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION Credit(s): 3
AIS 320 - MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE AND FILM IN TRANSLATION Credit(s): 3
AIS 345 - ISLAMIC MYSTICISM Credit(s): 3
CHI 330 - INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CULTURE, PRE-MODERN TO 1840 Credit(s): 3
CHI 331 - INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CULTURE, 1840 TO PRESENT Credit(s): 3
CLA 135 - GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
CLA 191 - CHRISTIANITY, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY: A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Credit(s): 3
CLA 229 - THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND GREECE TO THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT Credit(s): 3
FR 103 - FRENCH CINEMA Credit(s): 3
FR 205 - THE FRENCH GRAPHIC NOVEL Credit(s): 3
FR 225 - FRENCH FILM NOIR Credit(s): 3
GER 103 - FAIRY TALES IN EUROPEAN CONTEXT Credit(s): 3
GER 305 - GERMAN FILM TODAY Credit(s): 3
ITA 263 - INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN LITERATURE, CULTURE OR FILM (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
MCL 135 - VAMPIRES: EVOLUTION OF A SEXY MONSTER Credit(s): 3
MCL 270 - INTRODUCTION TO FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
MCL 343 - GLOBAL HORROR Credit(s): 3
MCL 360 - CATASTROPHES AND CALAMITIES IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD AND AFTERWARDS Credit(s): 3
RUS 275 - RUSSIAN FILM Credit(s): 3
RUS 371 - THE RUSSIAN CULTURAL IMAGINATION: 900-1900 Credit(s): 3
RUS 372 - EXPERIMENTS IN LIFE AND ART: RUSSIAN CULTURE 1900-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
or any area course Credit(s): 3

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

AIS 430 - ISLAM IN AMERICA Credit(s): 3
MCL 335 - DEMOCRACY-ANCIENT AND AMERICAN Credit(s): 3
or any area course Credit(s): 3

X. Global Dynamics

CHI 331 - INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CULTURE, 1840 TO PRESENT Credit(s): 3
GER 342 - WAR, PEACE, AND TERROR IN GERMANY AND EUROPE Credit(s): 3
GER 361 - GERMAN CINEMA Credit(s): 3
ITA 335 - TOPICS IN ITALIAN CINEMA: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
JPN 320 - INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CULTURE, PRE-MODERN TO 1868 Credit(s): 3
JPN 321 - INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CULTURE, MEIJI (1868) TO PRESENT Credit(s): 3
JPN 351 - THE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Credit(s): 3
MCL 324 - THE CITY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: TOKYO, SHANGHAI, PARIS Credit(s): 3
MCL 343 - GLOBAL HORROR Credit(s): 3
RUS 275 - RUSSIAN FILM Credit(s): 3
RUS 370 - RUSSIAN FOLKLORE (IN ENGLISH) Credit(s): 3
RUS 371 - THE RUSSIAN CULTURAL IMAGINATION: 900-1900 Credit(s): 3
RUS 372 - EXPERIMENTS IN LIFE AND ART: RUSSIAN CULTURE 1900-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
or any area course Credit(s): 3

UK Core hours: 30

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

MCL 495 - MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES CAPSTONE Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

College Requirements

I. Foreign Language

(completed by Major Requirements)

II. Disciplinary Requirements

a. Natural Science: 3-6

b. Social Science: 3-6

c. Humanities

(completed by Major Requirements)

III. Laboratory or Field Work: 1

IV. Race and Ethnicity Requirement: 0-3

V. Electives: 6

College Requirement hours: 19-22

MCL Common Core

MCL 100 - THE WORLD OF LANGUAGE Credit(s): 3
MCL 200 - READING THE WORLD Credit(s): 3
Cross-Disciplinary Requirement: a course at or above the 200-level offered by MCLLC in an area other than the student’s field of concentration (AIS, CHI, CLA, FR, GER, HJS, ITA, JPN, RUS). This requirement can also be fulfilled by MCL 135 , MCL 190 , MCL 270 , MCL 310, MCL 311 , MCL 324 , MCL 343 , MCL 360 , and MCL 390 Credit(s): 3
MCL 495 - MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES CAPSTONE Credit(s): 3

Common Core hours: 12

Other Course Work Required for the Major

MCL Tracks: Credit(s): 30

The following applies to all MCL tracks. Students complete 30 hours of track requirements and track electives within one of 7 MCL language and culture tracks. Repeatable courses may be applied up to the maximum number of hours allowed for the course. Additional iterations of courses listed under the track requirements may be applied under track electives. The following MCL courses may be applied as elective hours to all tracks of the MCL major (up to the maximum allowed for the course):

MCL 375 - LANGUAGE STUDY ABROAD Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
MCL 376 - CULTURAL STUDIES ABROAD Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
MCL 591 - LANGUAGE PRACTICE LABORATORY: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 15 (Variable)
MCL 592 - RESEARCH PRACTICUM: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
MCL 593 - INTERNSHIP Credit(s): 1 - 6 (Variable)
MCL 595 - TOPICS IN FOLKLORE AND MYTH: SR Credit(s): 3
MCL 596 - TOPICS IN CULTURE (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
MCL 597 - TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3