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World Languages and Literatures All WL/WLAN courses are conducted in English.
| Chinese Culture and Literature |
WL 3310, WL 3325, WL 3397 |
| Francophone Culture and Literature |
WL 3309, WL 3317, WL 3327, WL 3328, WL 3330, WL 3341, WL 3355, WL 3361 (SMU-in-Paris only), WL 3362, WL 3363, WL 3365 (elective does not count toward the French major), WL 4310, WL 4365 |
| German Culture and Literature |
WL 3318, WL 3369, WL 3374, WL 3379 |
| Italian Culture and Literature |
WL 2395, WL 3319, WL 3378, WL 3390 (FILM 3390), WL 3391, WL 3393, WL 3394 |
| Russian Culture and Literature |
WL 3323 (HIST 2323), WL 3331, WL 3332 |
| Hispanophone Culture and Literature |
WL 2330, WL 3303, WL 3305, WL 3306, WL 3324, WL 3360, WL 3364, WL 3371, WL 3372, WL 3373, WL 3376, WL 3377, WL 3382, WL 3396, WL 4345 |
| Linguistics |
WL 3308, WL 3342, WL 3375 |
| Transnational/Interdisciplinary Cultural and Literary Studies |
WL 3301, WL 3302, WL 3316, WL 3340, WL 3349, WL 3350, WL 3359, WL 3380, WL 3381, WL 4311 |
| Internship |
WL 4185, WL 4285, WL 4385 |
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WL 3362 - Postcolonial France
Credits: 3
A multidisciplinary course providing an introduction to, or better understanding of, some of the most passionate debates on assimilation, difference, and multiculturalism that have emerged in France in recent years.
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WL 3363 - Figuring the Feminine
Credits: 3
The feminist inquiry in France from the Middle Ages to the present. Texts by women that bear witness to women’s struggles for civil, social, and political adulthood.
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WL 3364 - Cuban Civilization and Culture
Credits: 3
Introduces students to Cuba and deepens their understanding of Cuban culture. Students will become familiar with milestone events that have shaped the nation’s identity. An emphasis is placed on the role of the USA as an important factor affecting the Cuban society.
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WL 3365 - Special Topics French Literature in Translation
Credits: 3
Texts, periods, and thematic and critical approaches will vary from term to term.
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WL 3369 - Perspectives on Modern Germany
Credits: 3
A multidisciplinary survey of the German heritage, with emphasis on Germany’s quest for identity and unity. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
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WL 3371 - Latin America Through Film
Credits: 3
An exploration of key cultural themes, historical contexts, and cinematography concepts through the analysis of films portraying Latin American countries and their people. This course is an equivalent of SPAN 4365 . Students may only take WL 3371 or SPAN 4365 .
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WL 3372 - Relocating Latinos and Their Cultures
Credits: 3
Examines the multidisciplinary field of Latino/a Studies to better understand the place of Latinos in the U.S. A selection of texts from a variety of disciplines will inform our discussions of the major themes addressed: identity, immigration (history), language, education, and culture.
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WL 3373 - The Short Story in Latin America
Credits: 3
Introduces important writers from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Puerto Rico, as well as U.S. Latino/a writers. Examines how these different authors articulate their perspectives about cultural, social, and political dynamics through short stories. Students may only take WL 3373 or SPAN 5338 .
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WL 3374 - Sex, Gender, and Identity in Germany from the Late 19th Century to the Present
Credits: 3
Explores the definitions of homosexuality and gender identities and the historical experiences of gays and women in Germany from the late 19th century to the present.
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WL 3375 - Introduction to Psycholinguistics
Credits: 3
Explores how the human brain learns, comprehends, and produces language. Employs a multidisciplinary approach that draws from linguistics, psychology, neurosciences, and philosophy.
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WL 3376 - Literature and Nation in Spanish America
Credits: 3
Examines the important historical role literature plays in Latin American nation-building projects.
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WL 3377 - Havana as Revolution: The Cuban Capital in the National and Global Imagination
Credits: 3
Examines ways in which Havana has functioned as a site for sustained cultural, social, and political revolution in both the national and global imagination from the late 19th century to the present. Students will study literary and historical texts, take field trips to significant sites, and engage in dialogue with members of the Havana community. (SMU-in-Havana)
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WL 3378 - Pompeii: Life Interrupted
Credits: 3
Explores aspects of the social, religious, political, and commercial life in Pompeii through graffiti, physical remains, and primary sources, as well as more contemporary visual and literary representations.
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WL 3379 - Modern German Culture From the Enlightenment to the Present
Credits: 3
Explores the history and culture of Germany from the late 18th century to the present. Focuses on conceptions of the nation and middle–class identities.
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WL 3380 - Classical Latin Literature in Translation
Credits: 3
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WL 3381 - Exploring the Greco-Roman World: Fact, Fiction, and Film
Credits: 3
Explores film adaptations of Greco-Roman history and literature by looking at the classical works upon which they are based in conjunction with current scholarship.
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WL 3382 - Texas-Mexico Borderlands: A Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic Story
Credits: 3
Focuses on the relationship between Mexico and the US, and US-Mexico borderlands as historical, political, and cultural space. Special focus on Mexico and Texas.
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WL 3383 - Gender and Human Rights in Latin American Women Writers
Credits: 3
Explores constructions of sexuality, gender, and identity in key historical moments in literature by Latin American women, with a focus on the intersecting themes of gender rights and human rights. This course is the equivalent of SPAN 5375 /HRTS 3383 . Students may only take WL 4345/HRTS 3383 or SPAN 5375 .
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WL 3386 - Mary in the Christian Tradition
Credits: 3
An examination of the religious and cultural significance of the Virgin Mary from the Bible to the present through literature, art, and theology. Includes reading and critical analysis of religious texts in a wide variety of genres aimed at different audiences and social classes during that time. Most readings are drawn from texts in translation and are philosophical, theological, devotional (popular or learned), and historical sources. (*updated* 11/30/2021; effective spring 2022)
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WL 3387 - Japanese Culture Through Film
Credits: 3
An introduction to Japanese cinema from 1950 to the present that analyzes what culturally and cinematically important films from Japan during this time period show about modern Japanese culture.
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WL 3388 - Future Worlds: French Science Fiction from the Enlightenment to the Present
Credits: 3
Explores French futuristic fiction in translation. Examines how Francophone artists grapple with social, political, and technological change through utopian or dystopian visions of the future.
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WL 3389 - Introduction to Soviet and Russian Cinema
Credits: 3
Introduction to Soviet/Russian cinema from beginnings to present day. Explores creativity and aesthetics in the process of filmmaking and appreciation of Soviet and Russian cinema. Focuses on cinema as a form of art, where a film is considered a text, and on the language of cinema and critical thinking through film theories. (*updated* 11/30/2021; effective spring 2022)
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WL 3390 - Italian Cinema
Credits: 3
A chronological survey of Italian cinema from its beginnings to the present. Themes and cinematic styles of several internationally noted directors such as Rossellini, DeSica, Fellini, Antonioni, and Bertolucci, with attention to the Italian cinema as a reflection of sociopolitical trends.
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WL 3391 - Italian Literature in Translation: The Italian Novel
Credits: 3
A close reading of five representative works. While the novels are considered in light of historical events, students give special attention to form and rhetoric in order to understand the novel’s unique ability to express and create reality.
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WL 3393 - Dante’s Poetic Vision
Credits: 3
Students read “Inferno” and “Purgatory” in English translation and explore the cultural and poetic values that reflect a specific world vision strongly conditioned by religious and political philosophy.
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WL 3394 - Boccaccio’s Decameron and Medieval Storytelling
Credits: 3
Students read stories from the Decameron in English translation along with such narrative predecessors as the Roman exempla, hagiography, monks’ tales, sermons, and the bawdy French tales known as the fabliaux.
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WL 3396 - Leadership and Ethics in Literature
Credits: 3
Examines the intersection between leadership and ethics in selected literary texts and explores leadership in a variety of settings such as business, civic and political engagement, and education.
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WL 3397 - China Before 1850
Credits: 3
Examines changes and continuities from Neolithic times to 1850 in Chinese state, society, and religion, and the relations among the three spheres, through scholarly writings and primary sources.
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WL 4185 - Internship: World Languages
Credits: 1
Offers experience in organizations where knowledge of a foreign language and/or the culture of the language communities is relevant. Prerequisites: Rising sophomore, junior, or senior standing; an overall GPA of 3.000 or higher; and sponsorship of the organization, agency, or corporation. Corequisite: Beginning or intermediate world language course that is relevant to the internship.
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WL 4285 - Internship: World Languages
Credits: 2
Offers experience in organizations where knowledge of a foreign language and/or the culture of the language communities is relevant. Prerequisites: Rising sophomore, junior, or senior standing; an overall GPA of 3.000 or higher; and sponsorship of the organization, agency, or corporation. Corequisite: Beginning or intermediate world language course that is relevant to the internship.
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WL 4385 - Internship: World Language
Credits: 3
Offers experience in organizations where knowledge of a foreign language and/or the culture of the language communities is relevant. Prerequisites: Rising sophomore, junior, or senior standing; an overall GPA of 3.000 or higher; and sponsorship of the organization, agency, or corporation. Corequisite: Beginning or intermediate world language course that is relevant to the internship.
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Elective Credit |
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FESA 1000 - Free Elective Study Abroad Credit
Credits: 1
A series of free academic courses for general elective credit. Students complete a course, when there is not an equivalent SMU course, through an approved SMU Study Abroad program; the grade is included in the SMU GPA. Students can petition to have a FESA course applied toward a specific program or degree requirement. Oversight of FESA courses is provided by SMU’s Education Abroad Council.
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FESA 2000 - Free Elective Study Abroad Credit
Credits: 1
A series of free academic courses for general elective credit. Students complete a course, when there is not an equivalent SMU course, through an approved SMU Study Abroad program; the grade is included in the SMU GPA. Students can petition to have a FESA course applied toward a specific program or degree requirement. Oversight of FESA courses is provided by SMU’s Education Abroad Council.
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FESA 3000 - Free Elective Study Abroad Credit
Credits: 1
A series of free academic courses for general elective credit. Students complete a course, when there is not an equivalent SMU course, through an approved SMU Study Abroad program; the grade is included in the SMU GPA. Students can petition to have a FESA course applied toward a specific program or degree requirement. Oversight of FESA courses is provided by SMU’s Education Abroad Council.
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FESA 4000 - Free Elective Study Abroad Credit
Credits: 1
A series of free academic courses for general elective credit. Students complete a course, when there is not an equivalent SMU course, through an approved SMU Study Abroad program; the grade is included in the SMU GPA. Students can petition to have a FESA course applied toward a specific program or degree requirement. Oversight of FESA courses is provided by SMU’s Education Abroad Council.
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Undergraduate Fulltime Status |
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UGRD 4099 - Undergraduate Full Time Status
Credits: 0
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University Honors Program |
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UHP 2100 - Honors Sophomore Seminar
Credits: 1
Honors students work on individual research projects and review the significant resources available to SMU students. Focuses on the liberal arts and science and helps students realize their full academic potential.
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UHP 3100 - Honors Junior Seminar
Credits: 1
Designed to guide academically promising students through the process of applying for competitive national and international scholarships and fellowships outside of SMU. Works with students on targeting a scholarship, developing a personal statement, and/or research proposal, as well as preparing for interviews.
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UHP 3300 - Second Year Honors Humanities Seminar: The American Citizen - Inclusion & Exclusion
Credits: 3
Examines the chronology of American history through an interdisciplinary lens with the question of “who is an American” as a thematic focus. Students learn about important moments in American history, and begin to understand the basic chronology of the country, as well as how these key events were understood and experienced by some of the country’s most creative and probing minds. The organizing theme of who is an American itself is an important examination of when and where the human rights of the country’s inhabitants have been respected–or not respected–over the decades. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program.
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UHP 4100 - Honors Oxford Tutorial
Credits: 1
Adapted from the Oxford University style of education, an in-depth conversation, fueled by intellectual curiosity with a faculty member and a small number of Honors students–its content organized around a professor’s area of interest.
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Writing and Reasoning |
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WRTR 1311 - Foundations of Writing
Credits: 3
Provides students with practice in the reading, writing, and analytical skills necessary for the successful completion of WRTR 1312 and WRTR 1313 . Students approach writing as a process of drafting, revising, and editing, and they work on sentence-level and paragraph-level writing skills as they build toward essay-length writing projects. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course.
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WRTR 1312 - Introduction to Academic Writing
Credits: 3
Teaches students the foundations of university-level writing. By the end of the course, students will have developed competency, clarity, coherence, and organization in their writing. In order to prepare students for more advanced critical reasoning in WRTR 1313 , this course serves as a foundation for learning effective writing and analytical reasoning skills. Students learn the basics of argument and the use of rhetorical strategies in written materials and develop skills in critical reading. Students examine and analyze an array of source materials within and outside the classroom. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course. Prerequisite: WRTR 1311 or one of the following test scores: 580 on the SAT Critical Reading or 21 on the ACT English section.
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WRTR 1313 - Writing and Critical Reasoning
Credits: 3
Teaches students to analyze arguments by employing high order critical thinking skills. Students learn to identify sound from faulty premises, detect logical fallacies, distinguish strong from weak conclusions, evaluate sources and become information literate. To demonstrate an understanding of the techniques of critical reasoning, students write essays, conduct research, and engage in a variety of additional university-level writing assignments. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course. Prerequisites: C- or better in WRTR 1312 , WRTR 2303 , or WRTR 2305 or appropriate transfer credit. (*updated* 12/3//2021)
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WRTR 2303 - Hilltop Scholars Academic Writing
Credits: 3
Teaches students the foundations of university-level writing. By the end of the course, students will have developed competency, clarity, coherence, and organization in their writing. In order to prepare students for more advanced critical reasoning in WRTR 2304 , this course serves as a foundation for learning effective writing and analytical reasoning skills. Students learn the basics of argument and the use of rhetorical strategies in written materials and develop skills in critical reading. Students examine and analyze an array of source materials within and outside the classroom. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course. Restricted to students in the Hilltop Scholars Program.
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WRTR 2304 - Hilltop Scholars Writing and Critical Reasoning
Credits: 3
Teaches students to analyze arguments by employing high order critical thinking skills. Students learn to identify sound from faulty premises, detect logical fallacies, distinguish strong from weak conclusions, evaluate sources and become information literate. To demonstrate an understanding of the techniques of critical reasoning, students write essays, conduct research, and engage in a variety of additional university-level writing assignments. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course. Restricted to students in the Hilltop Scholars Program. Prerequisite: C- or better in WRTR 2303 .
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WRTR 2305 - University Honors Humanities Seminar I
Credits: 3
Offers a study of literature, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and science that became major modes of interpreting the world in the 20th century and defined what constitutes knowledge in the 21st century. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program.
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WRTR 2306 - University Honors Humanities Seminar II
Credits: 3
Offers a study of ethical questions derived from history, literature, psychology, and philosophy that focuses on what constitutes a meaningful life. Explores historical challenges to the bases of ethics. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program. Prerequisite: C- or better in WRTR 2305 .
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