Apr 07, 2025  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  University Calendar
  About SMU
  Catalog Policy and Legal Statement
  The University Curriculum
  Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
  Cox School of Business
  Lyle School of Engineering
  Meadows School of the Arts
  Simmons School of Education and Human Development
  Interdisciplinary Programs
  Majors and Minors
  Course Descriptions
  Admission
  Transfer Pathway Guides to SMU
  Enrollment and Academic Records
  Tuition, Fees and Financial Aid
  Student Life and Housing
  Right to Know
  Educational Facilities and Services
  Educational Programs
  Administration and Faculty
  Financial Information Bulletin 2019-2020
  My Catalog
HELP
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

World Languages: Chinese, B.A.

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences

The B.A. in World Languages allows students to specialize in two languages. Students choose one primary language (Chinese, French, German, Italian or Spanish) and one secondary language (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian or Spanish). Students must complete at least 23 credit hours of coursework beyond the first-year sequence in the primary language and at least 17 credit hours in the secondary language. The total number of credit hours depends on the languages studied.

Requirements for the Major

Core Courses (14 Credit Hours)

Two from the following:

Elective Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Three from the following:

Total: 23 Credit Hours

Secondary Language

Arabic

Required Courses

Core Courses (12 Credit Hours)

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours)

Two from the following, with at least one 3000-level or higher:

Total: 18 Credit Hours

French

Required Courses

Core Courses (14 Credit Hours)

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours)

Two from 3000-level or 4000-level FREN courses

Total: 20 Credit Hours

German

Required Courses

Core Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Elective Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Three advanced GERM courses  approved by adviser, one of which may be taught in English

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Italian

Required Courses

Core Courses (14 Credit Hours)

One from the following:

Elective Course (3 Credit Hours)

One 4000-level ITAL course  approved by adviser

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Japanese

Required Courses

Core Courses (14 Credit Hours)

Elective Course (3 Credit Hours)

One from the following:

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Latin

Required Courses

Core Courses (6 Credit Hours)

Three or four from the following: (9-12 Credit Hours)

One from the following (if only three advanced Latin courses are taken): (3 Credit Hours)

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Russian

Required Courses

Core Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Three from the following: (9 Credit Hours)

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Spanish

Spanish has three tracks, for non-native, heritage and native speakers of Spanish. These categories refer to the students’ linguistic ability and are determined by the Spanish area adviser.

Track for Native Speakers: Native speakers will start coursework at the 4000 level. In consultation with the Spanish area adviser, native speakers who have not had formal academic training in written Spanish may begin coursework with SPAN 4358 ; otherwise, they should begin with SPAN 4357  or SPAN 4395 .

Track for Heritage Speakers: Heritage speakers must replace SPAN 3358  with SPAN 4358 . From the second category below, they may select from SPAN 3373 , SPAN 3374 , SPAN 3375 , or SPAN 4355  only.

Track for Non-Native Speakers: Non-native speakers may take SPAN 3355  before SPAN 3358  and/or may take one of the following concurrently with SPAN 3358 : SPAN 3311 , SPAN 3312 , SPAN 3313 , or SPAN 3355 .

Required Courses

Core Courses (10 Credit Hours)

One from the following: (3 Credit Hours)

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours)

Total: 19 Credit Hours

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences