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Bachelor of Arts in French

Subplan: French and Philosophy
 

Minor in French

Bachelor of Arts in Italian

Subplan: Italian and Philosophy
 

Minor in Italian
 

Bachelor of Arts in Iberian and Latin American Cultures

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish    

Minor in Spanish

Minor in Portuguese
 

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Bachelor of Arts in German Studies

Subplan: German and Philosophy
 

Minor in German Studies   
 

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Bachelor of Arts in Slavic Languages and Literatures

Subplans:

• Russian Language and Literature Subplan
• Russian Studies Subplan
• Russian and Philosophy Subplan

Minor in Slavic Languages and Literatures 

Subplans:

• Russian Language Subplan
• Russian Language, Literature, and Culture Subplan
• Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies Subplan

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The Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages offers an undergraduate minor in Medieval Studies. The minor provides èצӰÏñ students with the historical knowledge and framework through which to view globalism; embeds the study of medieval culture in a coherent framework that resonates with contemporary issues of community building, the virtual world and mobility; and promotes an innovative cross-disciplinary and skill-based approach to Medieval Studies.

Students in any major field qualify for the minor by completing 6 courses for 3 units or more (25 units). The 6 courses must include an introductory core course taken for 5 units. Electives may be selected from many offerings in a variety of disciplines according to student interests, but they must follow a coherent course of study. This course of study must be approved by the Undergraduate Faculty Director. Courses are relevant to the major in departments across the University including English, East Asian Studies, History, Religious Studies, Music, Comparative Literature, German Studies, French and Italian, Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Classics. Up to 5 units may be taken in a medieval language, such as (but not limited to) Old English, Old Norse, Medieval Latin, Old French, Middle High German, and Classical Arabic. Appropriate courses offered through the  may count toward this minor.

Declaring

Declaring involves a few steps. First, complete the for the minor. Remember that this form is simply a way to begin the conversation with your advisor and that you will not be bound to any electives that you initially choose. Next, meet with your advisor, discuss, and agree on a potential plan. When the declaration worksheet is complete, you can then declare on Axess. Finally, you must submit the approved declaration worksheet to the Undergraduate Student Services Officer for the DLCL.

The undergraduate minor in Middle Eastern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MELLAC) has been designed to give students majoring in a variety of departments an opportunity to gain a substantial introduction to Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Middle Eastern, and African languages, and to the cultures and civilizations of the Middle East and Africa. The minor in Middle Eastern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MELLAC) has five program options.

Tracks: Arabic, Hebrew, African Languages, Persian, and Turkish

Arabic Track (24 units)

This minor requires the completion of six ARABLANG courses at the third and fourth year levels, excluding conversation and colloquial courses. Up to 5 units of transfer credit may count towards this minor, subject to the approval of the faculty director. Students must test for proficiency in Arabic through the Language Center by the Winter Quarter of their senior year. Students should minimally receive a notation of intermediate-high.

Hebrew Track (32 units)

This minor requires a minimum of 3 HEBREW language classes. (Students may test out of this requirement with the approval of the faculty director.) And, a minimum of 20 units of Hebrew literature and culture courses, one of which must be listed in COMPLIT. The Hebrew Forum may count towards this requirement with the approval of the faculty coordinator.

African Languages, Literatures and Cultures Track (32 units)

Requirements for the minor are 3 AMELANG language classes in an African language. All three courses must be in the same language. Also, 20 additional units from relevant literature and culture courses, one of these courses must be a COMPLIT course. Other relevant courses are listed under AFRICAST. The faculty director may approve some upper-level language classes to count toward the 20 additional units.

Persian Track (30 units)

This minor’s requirements are the completion of 20 units of Persian courses listed in AMELANG and the completion of 10 units of Persian courses listed in COMPLIT.

Turkish Track (30 units)

This minor’s requirements are 15 units of Turkish courses listed in AMELANG and 15 units of Turkish courses listed in COMPLIT.

Declaring

Declaring involves a few steps. First, complete the declaration worksheet for the minor. Remember that this form is simply a way to begin the conversation with your advisor and that you will not be bound to any electives that you initially choose. Next, meet with your advisor, discuss, and agree on a potential plan. When the declaration worksheet is complete, you can then declare on Axess. Finally, you must submit the approved declaration worksheet to the Undergraduate Student Services Officer for the DLCL.

The Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages, in cooperation with East Asian Languages and Cultures and the English Department, teaches undergraduates to develop and apply their foreign language knowledge to the production and analysis of translations. The minor is designed to give students majoring in a variety of fields the tools to consider the practical and theoretical issues brought up by translation as an aesthetic, cultural, and ethical practice.

Students must take a minimum of 6 courses for 3 units or more and a minimum of 23 units for a letter grade, in fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. Prerequisite: Complete or test out of a first-year course in the language of interest.
2. Core course: At least 4 units in a Translation Studies core course: COMPLIT 293/ ENGLISH 293 or COMPLIT 228/ JAPAN 123 or COMPLIT 285/ FRENCH 285 or RELIGST 210/310.
3. Language study: At least 8 units, second year or beyond (not including conversation/oral communication) and/or relevant literature courses taught in the target language. Up to three BOSP, SLE and transfer units may be considered in consultation with the minor coordinator.
4. Literature study: At least 7 units in literature courses taught in a DLCL department, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Classics, English, Religious Studies, or other relevant departments determined in consultation with the minor coordinator. 
5. Electives: At least 4 units in a creative writing course, or a course that foregrounds translation in departments such as Anthropology, any DLCL department, English, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Classics, Linguistics (e.g., ), or Computer Science (e.g., ), determined in consultation with the minor coordinator.
6. Final Project: Students must also complete a capstone project: a significant translation and/or translation studies project (e.g. 20 pages of prose, 10 poems, or a similar appropriate amount to be determined in consultation with the minor coordinator). This work may be carried out under the supervision of an instructor in a required course or as an independent study.

Declaring

Declaring involves a few steps. First, complete the for the minor. Remember that this form is simply a way to begin the conversation with your advisor and that you will not be bound to any electives that you initially choose. Next, meet with your advisor, discuss, and agree on a potential plan. When the declaration worksheet is complete, you can then declare on Axess. Finally, you must submit the approved declaration worksheet to the Undergraduate Student Services Officer for the DLCL.

The Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages offers an undergraduate minor in Modern Languages that permits students to demonstrate strength in two distinct modern languages and their literatures. The minor draws upon courses housed within the DLCL, East Asian Languages and Cultures, the èצӰÏñ Language Center, and the Special Language Program. 

Modern Language Minor (22 units)

Students enrolled in the Modern Languages minor must take 6 courses of 3 units or more. Students will study two modern languages, Language A and Language B. The breakdown looks like this:

• Language A: two intermediate-level or higher courses, for 8 units minimum, and one literature course of 3-5 units.
• Language B: two intermediate-level or higher courses, for 8 units minimum, and one literature course of 3-5 units. 

Requirements

• èצӰÏñ Language Center courses and BOSP language courses must be second-year level or beyond.
• Literature courses from BOSP programs are pre-approved for the minor.  
• Literature courses taught by èצӰÏñ faculty (Academic Council members) will be approved with the permission of the Faculty Coordinator.
• Language courses may not include conversational, oral communication, business, or medical language courses.

Declaring

Declaring involves a few steps. First, complete the for the minor. Remember that this form is simply a way to begin the conversation with your advisor and that you will not be bound to any electives that you initially choose. Next, meet with your advisor, discuss, and agree on a potential plan. When the declaration worksheet is complete, you can then declare on Axess. Finally, you must submit the approved declaration worksheet to the Undergraduate Student Services Officer for the DLCL.