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.
Post-Secondary Certificate - World Competencies
College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 22-26, depending on the choice of language
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2020-21
Note: A programmatic international experience, for example, study abroad, can be applied to these requirements.
Summary
Language Requirement | 16-20 | |
Cultural Studies Requirement | 3 | |
Global/Regional Issues Requirement | 3 | |
Activities Requirement (see requirement below) | 0 | |
Total Hours | 22-26 |
Language Requirement
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete four semesters of one of the following languages: | 16-20 | |
Arabic | ||
ARAB 101 | Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I | |
ARAB 102 | Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II | |
ARAB 201 | Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I | |
ARAB 202 | Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II | |
Chinese | ||
CHIN 101 | Elementary Chinese I | |
CHIN 102 | Elementary Chinese II | |
CHIN 201 | Intermediate Chinese I | |
CHIN 202 | Intermediate Chinese II | |
French | ||
FRCH 101 | Elementary French I | |
FRCH 102 | Elementary French II | |
FRCH 201 | Intermediate French I | |
FRCH 202 | Intermediate French II | |
German | ||
GRMN 101 | Elementary German I | |
GRMN 102 | Elementary German II | |
GRMN 201 | Intermediate German I | |
GRMN 202 | Intermediate German II | |
Japanese | ||
JPNS 101 | Elementary Japanese I | |
JPNS 102 | Elementary Japanese II | |
JPNS 201 | Intermediate Japanese I | |
JPNS 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | |
Latin | ||
LATN 101 | Elementary Latin I | |
LATN 102 | Elementary Latin II | |
LATN 201 | Intermediate Latin I | |
LATN 202 | Intermediate Latin II | |
Russian | ||
RUSS 101 | Elementary Russian I | |
RUSS 102 | Elementary Russian II | |
RUSS 201 | Intermediate Russian I | |
RUSS 202 | Intermediate Russian II | |
Spanish | ||
SPNS 101 | Elementary Spanish I | |
SPNS 102 | Elementary Spanish II | |
SPNS 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | |
SPNS 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | |
Total Hours | 16-20 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Cultural Studies Requirement
Note: The course meeting this requirement should be in the language or the area of expertise, taught either in English or the target language.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Arabic Studies | ||
ARAB 305 | The Arab World | |
Chinese Studies | ||
CHIN 313L | Chinese Poetry in Translation | |
CHIN 380 | Chinese Folktales | |
French Studies | ||
FRCH 300 | Intro to Literature in French | |
FRCH 310 | Fr. Lit. Cult. Mid. Age Renass | |
FRCH 311 | Fr. Lit. Cult. 17th 18th Cent. | |
FRCH 312 | Fr. Lit. Cult. Long 19th Cent. | |
FRCH 313 | Literature and Culture III: French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures of the 20th Century | |
FRCH 338 | The French Cinema | |
FRCH 339 | Surv African Cinema | |
FRCH 420 | Studies in French Prose | |
FRCH 430 | Studies in French Drama | |
FRCH 440 | Studies in French Poetry | |
German Studies | ||
GRMN 106H | Introduction to German Culture and Civilization | |
GRMN 311 | Introduction to German Literature | |
GRMN 317L | Introduction to Multicultural Literature in Contemporary Germany | |
GRMN 322L | Survey of German Cinema | |
GRMN 340L | Nature and the Environment in German Literature and Film | |
GRMN 350 | German Culture & Civilization | |
GRMN 351H | German Culture: Beginnings to Romanticism | |
GRMN 352H | Germ Culture: Romanticism to the Present | |
GRMN 431 | German Literature 1760-1832 | |
GRMN 441 | 19th Century German Literature | |
GRMN 451 | 20th and 21st Century German Literature | |
Japanese Studies | ||
JPNS 301 | Advanced Japanese | |
JPNS 302 | Advanced Japanese | |
JPNS 311 | Jpns Clasc Lit Engl Trans | |
JPNS 312 | Jpns Lit Medieval to Mod | |
JPNS 371 | Japanese Film and Anime | |
JPNS 411 | Mod Jpns Wrtrs/Thinkers | |
JPNS 412 | Intro Classical Japanese | |
JPNS 415 | Adv Jpns for Professionals | |
JPNS 431 | Post-War Japanese Lit | |
Latin/Classical Studies | ||
CLAS 160L | Classical Mythology | |
CLAS 251L | The Epic | |
CLAS 252L | Greek Drama: Politics on Stage | |
HSTR 302H | Ancient Greece | |
HSTR 304H | Ancient Rome | |
Russian Studies | ||
FILM 308 | Russian Cinema and Culture | |
HSTR 357 | Russia to 1881 | |
HSTR 358 | Russia Since 1881 | |
RUSS 105H | Intro to Russian Culture | |
RUSS 306L | Evil and the Supernatural in Russian Literature | |
RUSS 307L | Beauty, Power and Pride in Russian Literature | |
RUSS 411 | 19th-Century Russian Authors | |
RUSS 412 | 20th-Century Russian Authors | |
RUSS 424 | Russian Short Story | |
RUSS 440 | Russian Poetry | |
Spanish/Latin American Studies | ||
MCLG 315 | Major Hispanic Authors | |
SPNS 301 | Spanish: Oral and Written Expr | |
SPNS 326 | Contemporary Spanish Lit | |
SPNS 331 | Cultures and Societies of Latin America | |
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Global/Regional Issues Requirement
Note: Other courses may fulfill this requirement at the discretion of the certificate advisor.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
ANTY 102H | Intro to South & S. East Asia | |
ANTY 141H | The Silk Road | |
ANTY 241H | Central Asian Culture and Civ | |
ANTY 250S | Intro to Archaeology | |
ANTY 251 | Foundations of Civilization | |
ANTY 254X | Arch Wonders of the World | |
ANTY 330X | Peoples and Cultures of World | |
ARTH 200H | Art of World Civilization I | |
ARTH 201H | Art of World Civilization II | |
BGEN 360 | International Business | |
ENST 230H | Nature and Society | |
GPHY 121S | Human Geography | |
GPHY 141S | Geography of World Regions | |
GPHY 245 | The Middle East | |
GPHY 347 | Regional Geography (Multiple Regions) | |
GBLD 194 | Seminar | |
GBLD 294 | Seminar | |
HSTR 101H | Western Civilization I | |
HSTR 102H | Western Civilization II | |
HSTR 103H | Honors Western Civilization I | |
HSTR 104H | Honors Western Civilization II | |
HSTR 230H | Colonial Latin America | |
HSTR 231H | Modern Latin America | |
HSTR 240H | East Asian Civilizations | |
HSTR 241H | Central Asian Cult & Civ | |
HSTR 262H | Islamic Civil: Classical Age | |
HSTR 264H | Islamic Civ: Modrn Era | |
HSTR 272E | Terrorism:Viol Mod Wrld | |
HSTR 334 | Latin America: Reform & Revolution | |
HSTR 345H | Modern China | |
HSTR 368 | Iran Between Two Revolutions | |
HSTR 386 | Nationalism Modern Middle East | |
IRSH 249 | The Irish | |
IRSH 345L | Literature in the Irish Lang | |
IRSH 360 | Irish/N Irish Literature | |
LIT 349L | Medieval Lit | |
LIT 350L | Chaucer | |
LIT 353L | Milton | |
LIT 355 | British Romanticism | |
PSCI 220S | Intro to Comparative Government | |
PSCI 230X | Intro to International Relations | |
PSCI 311 | Rev & Reform Modern China | |
PSCI 322 | Politics of Europe | |
PSCI 324 | Climate Policies: China & U.S. | |
PSCI 325 | Politics of Latin America | |
PSCI 326 | Politics of Africa | |
PSCI 327 | Politics of Mexico | |
PSCI 328 | Politics of China | |
PSCI 334 | International Security | |
PSCI 336 | European Union | |
PSCI 337 | Model United Nations | |
PSCI 381 | State Formation | |
SOCI 212S | Social Issues Southeast Asia | |
SOCI 325 | Social Stratification | |
SOCI 355 | Population and Society | |
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Activities Requirement
Note: Students are required to retain documentation tracking participation/attendance of such activities, which will be signed by the WLC chair.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Participation 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. |