MODERN LANGUAGES PROGRAM

 The Modern Languages program offers courses in French, German, and Spanish. The major in Modern Languages requires a concentration in one of these three languages (30 or 33 hours beyond 202) and a second modern language (3 hours at the 202-level or above).   No grade below C in the language of the concentration is accepted for graduation requirements for the major or minor in that language.
     Students preparing to teach must take 33-36 semester hours of modern foreign language, including courses in advanced grammar and composition, conversation, culture and civilization, literature, applied linguistics, and methods. Students meeting endorsement requirements will be certified to teach a modern language at all levels from Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Second language endorsement  requires 24 semester hours (at least 12 of which must be beyond intermediate level). Advanced placement reduces proportionately the number of hours required by the Commonwealth of Virginia for endorsement. Majors must have a 2.50 GPA, both cumulatively and in the major, prior to student teaching.
     Modern Language majors are required to complete at least one regular semester in a college-approved study abroad program. Students must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 to be eligible for study abroad. Longwood sponsors regular semester study abroad programs with the University of Salzburg in Austria, with Heidelberg College at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, with the VENUSA program in Merida, Venezuela, and with the Institute of Spanish Studies in Valencia,  Spain. The college also offers regular semester abroad programs sponsored by the Council on International Educational Exchange at various universities in France. Summer programs are available in France, Spain, Venezuela, and with the University of the Antilles in Martinique.
     Supporting courses are recommended in the other humanities. Greek, Latin, and Russian may be taken at Hampden-Sydney College.

ASSESSMENT

The Department requires student outcomes assessment testing prior to graduation.

FRENCH

Faculty
B. McRae Amoss, Ph.D., Associate Professor of French
Geneviève Brock, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of French
Francis X. Moore, III, Ph.D., Associate Professor of French
John F. Reynolds, Ph.D., Professor of Modern Languages

The French concentration of the Modern Language major requires the completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours in French beyond FREN 202 and the completion of a minimum of three credit hours of work in a second language at the 202-level or higher. Students are required to complete the equivalent of one semester study abroad in a college-approved program, such as affiliate programs in France sponsored by the Council on International Educational Exchange.

GERMAN

Faculty
Geoffrey C. Orth, Ph.D., Professor of German
John F. Reynolds, Ph.D., Professor of Modern Languages

The German concentration of the Modern Language major requires the completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours in German beyond GERM 202 and the completion of a minimum of three credit hours of work in a second language at the 202-level or higher. Students are required to complete the equivalent of one semester study abroad in a college-approved program, such as the Longwood affiliate programs at the University of Salzburg and with Heidelberg College at the University of Heidelberg.

SPANISH

Faculty
Ruth Budd, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Spanish
Lily Anne Goetz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish
Leland J. L’Hote, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Spanish

The Spanish concentration of the Modern Language major requires the completion of a minimum of 33 credit hours of work beyond SPAN 202 and the completion of three credit hours of work in a second language at the 202-level or higher. Students are required to complete the equivalent of one semester study abroad in a college-approved program, such as the affiliate program in Valencia, Spain at the Institute of Spanish Studies or with the VENUSA program in Merida, Venezuela. 

MODERN LANGUAGES MAJOR, B.A. DEGREE

 A.           General Education Core Requirements. 33 credits.
                See General Education Requirements 
                The Department requires PHIL 305, 306, 315, or 316 for satisfaction of Goal 10.

B.             Additional Degree Requirements. 9 credits.
                 See Additional Degree Requirements 

C.             Major Requirements.
                 FRENCH CONCENTRATION/30 credits 
                Successful completion of college-approved study abroad program

MINOR IN FRENCH, GERMAN, or SPANISH

I.	The minor in French, German, or Spanish requires 18 hours of concentration at the 200 level or above, to include:
	French Minor
	FREN 330	Civilization and Culture/3 credits
	FREN 341	A Survey of French Literature I:  The Middle Ages Through the Enlightenment/3 credits
	or FREN 342	A Survey of French Literature II:  Romanticism Through the New Novel/3 credits
	French Electives/12 credits
	German Minor
	GERM 330
		Civilization and Culture/3 credits
	GERM 341	Survey of German Literature I:  The Age of Goethe/3 credits
	or GERM 342	Survey of German Literature II:  Realism to the Present/3 credits
	German Electives/12 credits
	Spanish Minor
	SPAN 330	Spanish Civilization and Culture/3 credits
	SPAN 331	Latin American Civilization and Culture/3 credits
	Choose one of the following:
	SPAN 341	Survey of Spanish Literature I:  Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque/3 credits
	SPAN 342	Survey of Spanish Literature II:  Neoclassicism to the Present/3 credits
	Choose one of the following:
	SPAN 351	Survey of Spanish American Literature I:  The Age of Discovery and the Colonial Period/3 credits
	SPAN 352	Survey of Spanish American Literature II:  The Era of Independence to the Present/3 credits
	Spanish Electives/6 credits
	Greek, Latin and Russian are available at Hampden-Sydney College.

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