The Language and Diplomacy BA Concentration
The structure of the Language and Diplomacy BA concentration is as follows. Students will be able to select six 200- or 300-level courses from 1) target language courses, 2) courses in translation and interpretation, and 3) linguistics courses.
At least two of the concentration courses must be at the 300 level. At least three of the concentration courses must be in a target language.
Embedded in this concentration are the following possibilities:
· If students take five courses at the 200 or 300 level in their chosen target language, they’ll also earn the standard language minor in that language.
· If students choose three of their courses in Translation and Interpreting, they’ll have earned the Undergraduate Certificate in Translation and Interpreting after taking the two-credit hour “TIC” practicum (MOL 379).
· If students choose three of their courses in Linguistics, they’ll be halfway to earning the six-course Linguistics minor.
Students fulfilling the requirements of this concentration have the possibility of choosing to take courses in more than one language, but the majority of students will focus on one language. Students selecting this concentration for their major in Applied Diplomacy are expected to work closely with an advisor, in order to insure that their course selections both fulfill the requirements of the concentration and are best tailored to fit with their vocational trajectory.
TARGET LANGUAGE COURSES:
Arabic
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARB 201 | ADVANCED ARABIC I | 4 |
| ARB 202 | ADVANCED ARABIC II | 4 |
| ARB 203 | ADVANCED ARABIC III | 4 |
| ARB 300 | ARABIC GRAMMAR | 4 |
| ARB 301 | ARAB BROADCAST MEDIA | 4 |
| ARB 302 | ARABIC PRINT MEDIA | 4 |
| ARB 311 | ARABIC SHORT STORIES | 4 |
| ARB 313 | ARABIC FILM | 4 |
| ARB 320 | BUSINESS ARABIC | 4 |
| ARB 330 | ARABIC TRANSLATION | 4 |
| ARB 350 | ARABIC LITERATURE | 4 |
| ARB 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | 2 |
| ARB 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARABIC | 4 |
American Sign Language
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASL 201 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION I | 4 |
| ASL 202 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION II | 4 |
| ASL 203 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION III | 4 |
| ASL 305 | AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE LITERATURE | 4 |
| ASL 306 | ARTS IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY | 4 |
| ASL 310 | DEAF CULTURE | 4 |
| ASL 311 | DEAF-BLIND COMMUNITY | 4 |
| ASL 321 | ART OF TRANSLATION | 4 |
| ASL 352 | ASL LINGUISTICS | 4 |
| ASL 353 | FINGERSPELLING | 4 |
| ASL 354 | SOCIOLINGUISTICS FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY | 4 |
Chinese
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHN 201 | ADVANCED CHINESE I | 4 |
| CHN 202 | ADVANCED CHINESE II | 4 |
| CHN 203 | ADVANCED CHINESE III | 4 |
| CHN 211 | LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY IN MODERN CHINA | 4 |
| CHN 252 | INTRODUCTION TO COMMERCIAL CHINESE | 4 |
| CHN 301 | ADVANCED SPEAKING | 4 |
| CHN 302 | ADVANCED READING & WRITING | 4 |
| CHN 303 | CHINESE GRAMMAR & DISCOURSE | 4 |
| CHN 305 | TANG DYNASTY LITERATURE AND CULTURE | 4 |
| CHN 319 | CONTEMPORARY CHINESE LITERATURE | 4 |
| CHN 320 | CHINESE FOR BUSINESS | 4 |
| CHN 321 | CHINESE TRANSLATION | 4 |
| CHN 330 | MODERN CHINESE LITERATURE: 1919 - 1949 | 4 |
| CHN 331 | CHINESE CLASSIC FICTION: JOURNEY TO THE WEST | 4 |
| CHN 354 | INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE LINGUISTICS | 4 |
| CHN 360 | CHINESE POPULAR CULTURE AND SOCIAL MEDIA | 4 |
| CHN 370 | CHINESE CULTURE THROUGH FILM | 4 |
| CHN 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | 2 |
| CHN 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHINESE | 4 |
French
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FCH 201 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION I | 4 |
| FCH 202 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION II | 4 |
| FCH 203 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION III | 4 |
| FCH 204 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION IV | 4 |
| FCH 301 | THE MIDDLE AGES | 4 |
| FCH 302 | SURVEY OF 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE | 4 |
| FCH 303 | ROMANTICS, REALISTS, AND REBELS | 4 |
| FCH 304 | FRENCH CIVILIZATION I | 4 |
| FCH 305 | RENAISSANCE | 4 |
| FCH 306 | SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE | 4 |
| FCH 307 | THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 4 |
| FCH 308 | THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT | 4 |
| FCH 309 | THE FRENCH NOVEL | 4 |
| FCH 310 | FRENCH DRAMA | 4 |
| FCH 311 | FRENCH POETRY | 4 |
| FCH 312 | TWENTIETH CENTURY WRITERS | 4 |
| FCH 313 | THE SURREALIST REVOLUTION | 4 |
| FCH 314 | CONTEMPORARY FRENCH WRITERS | 4 |
| FCH 315 | CONTEMPORARY FRENCH CRITICISM | 4 |
| FCH 316 | FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE OF AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 4 |
| FCH 317 | THE LITERATURE OF FRENCH CANADA | 4 |
| FCH 319 | FRENCH/FRANCOPHONE WOMEN WRITERS | 4 |
| FCH 320 | FRENCH FOR BUSINESS | 4 |
| FCH 321 | FRENCH TRANSLATION I | 4 |
| FCH 322 | FRENCH GRAMMAR AND USAGE | 4 |
| FCH 323 | FRENCH TRANSLATION II | 4 |
| FCH 324 | FRENCH TRANSLATION III | 4 |
| FCH 326 | FRENCH STYLISTICS | 4 |
| FCH 329 | FRENCH CINEMA | 4 |
| FCH 332 | FRENCH CIVILIZATION II | 4 |
| FCH 333 | PASTEUR, MICROBES AND 19TH CENTURY FRANCE | 4 |
| FCH 340 | CONTEMPORARY FRANCE | 4 |
| FCH 341 | INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERATURE I | 4 |
| FCH 342 | INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERATURE II | 4 |
| FCH 345 | THE AFRICAN PRESENCE IN FRANCE | 4 |
| FCH 350 | FRENCH PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | 4 |
| FCH 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | 2 |
| FCH 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN FRENCH | 4 |
German
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GER 201 | ADVANCED GERMAN I: COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PAST | 4 |
| GER 202 | ADVANCED GERMAN II: READING THE FOREIGN/FOREIGN READING | 4 |
| GER 203 | ADVANCED GERMAN III: THE UNCANNY AND THE SELF | 4 |
| GER 275 | EXORCISM, MESMERISM, PSYCHOANALYSIS: THE GERMAN UNCONSCIOUS MIND | 4 |
| GER 301 | ORIGINS OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE TO 1600 | 4 |
| GER 302 | PLAY, PERSONALITY, AND POLITICS IN SCHILLER'S LETTERS ON ART | 4 |
| GER 304 | WORD-SCRIPT-STAGE-WORLD: DAS THEATER | 4 |
| GER 305 | COMPOSING REALITY: WRITING IN GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 306 | THE NOVELLE | 4 |
| GER 307 | FROM SOUND TO STRUCTURE: GERMAN POETRY | 4 |
| GER 308 | GOETHE AND HIS ERA | 4 |
| GER 311 | BREAKING NEWS IN THE GERMAN-SPEAKING WORLD | 4 |
| GER 312 | GERMAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY | 4 |
| GER 313 | TURN OF THE CENTURY VIENNA | 4 |
| GER 314 | BERLIN AND THE GOLDEN TWENTIES | 4 |
| GER 315 | LITERATURE AFTER 1945 (EAST AND WEST) | 4 |
| GER 317 | WOMEN WRITERS OF GERMAN EXPRESSION | 4 |
| GER 319 | MULTICULTURAL GERMANY: LITERATURE, FILM, FOOD, CULTURE | 4 |
| GER 321 | GERMAN TRANSLATION | 4 |
| GER 325 | KAFKA AND THE KAFKAESQUE | 4 |
| GER 328 | GERMAN FILM SINCE 2010 | 4 |
| GER 329 | MEISTERWERKE OF GERMAN CINEMA | 4 |
| GER 351 | GERMAN PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | 4 |
| GER 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | 2 |
| GER 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERMAN | 4 |
Italian
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITA 201 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION I | 4 |
| ITA 202 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION II | 4 |
| ITA 203 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION III | 4 |
| ITA 301 | ORIGINS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE: THE MIDDLE AGES | 4 |
| ITA 302 | MASTERPIECES OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE | 4 |
| ITA 303 | LITERATURE AND SCIENCE IN ITALY: 1600-1800 | 4 |
| ITA 304 | ITALIAN CIVILIZATION I: THE MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE | 4 |
| ITA 305 | TOWARDS UNIFICATION: ROMANTICS, REVOLUTIONARIES, AND REALISTS | 4 |
| ITA 306 | FUTURISM AND BEYOND: TWENTIETH CENTURY WRITERS AND CULTURE | 4 |
| ITA 309 | THE ITALIAN NOVEL | 4 |
| ITA 310 | PETRARCA AND BOCCACCIO | 4 |
| ITA 311 | ITALIAN POETRY | 4 |
| ITA 312 | ITALIAN DRAMA | 4 |
| ITA 317 | ITALIAN WOMEN WRITERS | 4 |
| ITA 318 | CONTEMPORARY MULTICULTURAL WRITERS IN ITALIAN | 4 |
| ITA 320 | ITALIAN FOR BUSINESS | 4 |
| ITA 321 | ITALIAN TRANSLATION | 4 |
| ITA 329 | ITALIAN CINEMA | 4 |
| ITA 332 | ITALIAN CIVILIZATION II: EARLY MODERN ITALY | 4 |
| ITA 340 | ITALIAN CIVILIZATION III: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALY | 4 |
| ITA 351 | HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE | 4 |
| ITA 352 | ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE SOCIETY OF COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| ITA 353 | ITALIAN PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | 4 |
| ITA 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | 2 |
| ITA 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ITALIAN | 4 |
Japanese
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JPN 201 | ADVANCED JAPANESE I | 4 |
| JPN 202 | ADVANCED JAPANESE II | 4 |
| JPN 203 | ADVANCED JAPANESE III | 4 |
| JPN 301 | ADVANCED JAPANESE IV | 4 |
| JPN 302 | ADVANCED JAPANESE V | 4 |
| JPN 303 | ADVANCED JAPANESE VI | 4 |
| JPN 304 | CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE LITERATURE | 4 |
| JPN 310 | JAPANESE CULTURE | 4 |
| JPN 311 | ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING I | 4 |
| JPN 312 | ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING II | 4 |
| JPN 313 | ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING III | 4 |
| JPN 320 | ADVANCED COMMERCIAL JAPANESE | 4 |
| JPN 330 | INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LINGUISTICS | 4 |
| JPN 342 | ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE I | 4 |
| JPN 343 | ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE II | 4 |
| JPN 344 | JAPANESE TRANSLATION PRACTICUM I | 4 |
| JPN 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | 2 |
| JPN 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN JAPANESE | 4 |
Russian
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RUS 201 | ADVANCED RUSSIAN LANGUAGE I | 4 |
| RUS 202 | ADVANCED RUSSIAN LANGUAGE II | 4 |
| RUS 203 | ADVANCED RUSSIAN LANGUAGE III | 4 |
| RUS 205 | ADVANCED RUSSIAN: LITERATURE AND CULTURE I | 4 |
| RUS 206 | ADVANCED RUSSIAN: LITERATURE AND CULTURE II | 4 |
| RUS 207 | ADVANCED RUSSIAN: LITERATURE AND CULTURE III | 4 |
Spanish
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SPN 200 | TRANSITIONAL SPANISH FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS | 4 |
| SPN 201 | ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| SPN 202 | ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| SPN 203 | ADVANCED CONVERSATION | 4 |
| SPN 205 | ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS I | 4 |
| SPN 206 | ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS II | 4 |
| SPN 207 | ADVANCED CONVERSATION FOR THE HERITAGE LEARNER | 4 |
| SPN 220 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY ANALYSIS IN SPANISH | 4 |
| SPN 231 | HEALTH SPANISH I | 4 |
| SPN 242 | INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS | 4 |
| SPN 243 | SPANISH TRANSLATION I: INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION | 4 |
| SPN 244 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOOLS IN SPANISH TRANSLATION | 4 |
| SPN 252 | INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH FOR BUSINESS | 4 |
| SPN 301 | SPANISH LITERATURE I : MIDDLE AGES THROUGH THE GOLDEN AGE | 4 |
| SPN 302 | SPANISH LITERATURE II: THE ENLIGHTENMENT TO THE PRESENT | 4 |
| SPN 303 | LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE & CULTURE I | 4 |
| SPN 304 | LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE II | 4 |
| SPN 305 | LATIN AMERICAN NOVEL | 4 |
| SPN 306 | PUERTO RICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
| SPN 308 | MEDIEVAL SPANISH LITERATURE | 4 |
| SPN 310 | GOLDEN AGE POETRY | 4 |
| SPN 311 | CERVANTES | 4 |
| SPN 312 | THE SPANISH NOVEL | 4 |
| SPN 314 | CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC LITERATURE | 4 |
| SPN 315 | MEXICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
| SPN 316 | THE HISPANIC ESSAY | 4 |
| SPN 317 | THE HISPANIC SHORT STORY | 4 |
| SPN 319 | CONTEMPORARY POETRY | 4 |
| SPN 320 | ADVANCED SPANISH FOR BUSINESS | 4 |
| SPN 321 | U.S. LATINO/A WRITERS | 4 |
| SPN 322 | HISPANIC WOMEN WRITERS | 4 |
| SPN 323 | REVOLUTION IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
| SPN 324 | THE BIRTH OF THE NOVEL IN SPAIN | 4 |
| SPN 325 | SPANISH TRANSLATION II: THEORY AND PRACTICE | 4 |
| SPN 327 | AREA STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
| SPN 328 | MODERN LATIN AMERICAN THEATRE | 4 |
| SPN 330 | LATIN AMERICAN, LATINO AND SPANISH CINEMA | 4 |
| SPN 331 | FILM AS A SUBVERSIVE ART | 4 |
| SPN 332 | NINETEENTH-CENTURY SPANISH NOVEL | 4 |
| SPN 333 | GOLDEN AGE THEATER | 4 |
| SPN 334 | SPANISH TRANSLATION III: ADVANCED TRANSLATION AND PRACTICE | 4 |
| SPN 335 | U.S. LATINA WRITERS | 4 |
| SPN 340 | SPANISH CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP | 4 |
| SPN 351 | SPANISH IN THE U.S. | 4 |
| SPN 352 | SPANISH PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | 4 |
| SPN 353 | THE STRUCTURE OF SPANISH | 4 |
| SPN 354 | SPANISH SOCIOLINGUISTICS | 4 |
| SPN 355 | THE HISTORY OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE | 4 |
| SPN 356 | BILINGUALISM IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | 4 |
| SPN 371 | CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND LEGACIES THROUGH FILM | 4 |
| SPN 372 | LITERATURE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 4 |
| SPN 374 | LITERATURE OF THE CONQUEST | 4 |
| SPN 376 | SOR JUANA INES DE LA CRUZ | 4 |
| SPN 377 | PERUVIAN REALITIES IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY: HISTORY, CULTURE, POLITICS, VIOLENCE & SOCIAL JUSTICE | 4 |
| SPN 378 | FOUNDATIONAL FICTIONS | 4 |
| SPN 392 | TRANSNATIONALISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 4 |
| SPN 393 | LATINO MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE LITERACY | 4 |
| SPN 394 | LATINO CULTURAL LITERACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | 4 |
| SPN 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | 2 |
| SPN 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPANISH | 4 |
COURSES IN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TIS 370 | PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING | 4 |
| TIS 371 | TRANSLATION AS AN ART & SCIENCE | 4 |
| TIS 372 | TRANSLATION LANGUAGE-PAIR PRACTICE | 4 |
| TIS 373 | CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING | 4 |
| TIS 379 | TRANSLATION/INTERPRETING PRACTICUM | 2 |
COURSES IN LINGUISTICS:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 106 | LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | 4 |
| ANT 317 | LANGUAGE, POWER AND IDENTITY | 4 |
| ASL 352 | ASL LINGUISTICS | 4 |
| ASL 354 | SOCIOLINGUISTICS FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY | 4 |
| ENG 370 | HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 4 |
| FCH 322 | FRENCH GRAMMAR AND USAGE | 4 |
| FCH 350 | FRENCH PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | 4 |
| GER 351 | GERMAN PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | 4 |
| ITA 351 | HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE | 4 |
| ITA 352 | ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE SOCIETY OF COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| ITA 353 | ITALIAN PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | 4 |
| JPN 330 | INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LINGUISTICS | 4 |
| MOL 220 | HOW LANGUAGE WORKS | 4 |
| MOL 349 | TEACHING MODERN LANGUAGES | 4 |
| MOL 350 | METHODS OF TEACHING MODERN LANGUAGES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 4 |
| MOL 354 | THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS/CURRENT RESEARCH SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | 4 |
| MOL 356 | PSYCHOLINGUISTICS | 4 |
| PHL 322 | PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE | 4 |
| SPN 242 | INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS | 4 |
| SPN 252 | INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH FOR BUSINESS | 4 |
| SPN 391 | SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF HERITAGE LANGUAGE LITERACY | 4 |
| WRD 264 | LANGUAGE, SELF AND SOCIETY | 4 |
| WRD 330 | LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS | 4 |
| WRD 362 | SEMIOTICS | 4 |
| WRD 368 | GLOBAL ENGLISHES | 4 |
| WRD 378 | TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN CHICAGO | 4 |