Romance Language (BA)

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Affiliation: School of Arts & Letters
Degree Offered: Bachelor of Arts
Minors Offered: None

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:

Liberal Studies Program Requirements: 31-57 Credit Hours

Missouri Statute Requirement: 1-3 Credit Hours

Bachelor of Arts Requirement: 0-6 Credit Hours

Intermediate proficiency in ONE foreign language, which is satisfied by completing the “Required Support” courses in Part I below.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

The Romance Language major consists of two (2) parts: Required Support and Major Requirements. Each student must complete both parts. Pre-MAE students must also complete additional required courses.

Part I: Required Support: 24 Credit Hours

FREN 120 - Elementary French I Credits: 3 hours
FREN 121 - Elementary French II Credits: 3 hours
FREN 220 - Intermediate French I Credits: 3 hours
FREN 221 - Intermediate French II Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Credits: 3 hours

Part II: Major Requirements: 38 Credit Hours

FREN 320 - French Composition and Conversation I Credits: 3 hours
FREN 325 - French Composition and Conversation II Credits: 3 hours
LATN 150 - Elementary Latin I Credits: 3 hours
OR any higher-level Latin course.
LING 238 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3 hours
LING 319 - Linguistics of a Language or Language Family Credits: 3 hours
ROML 490 - Romance Language Capstone Experience Credits: 2 hours
SPAN 330 - Spanish Grammar and Composition Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 340 - Spanish Conversation Credits: 3 hours

AND one additional course from the list below:

Pre-MAE Romance Language majors must choose “Any 400-level French or Spanish course.”

Any 400-level French or Spanish course

ITAL 101 - Elementary Italian I Credits: 3 hours
OR any higher-level Italian course
PORT 101 - Elementary Portuguese I Credits: 3 hours

AND one of the two courses below:

FREN 425 - Phonology and Advanced Grammar Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 364 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology Credits: 3 hours

AND electives: 9 Credit Hours

Choose 9 hours from the following courses. Pre-MAE Romance Language majors must choose from the French and Spanish courses referenced below.

FREN 321 - French Literature I Credits: 3 hours
AND/OR any higher-level French course.
HIST 343 - Ancient Rome Credits: 3 hours
OR any ITAL course numbered 225 or higher
ITAL 101 - Elementary Italian I Credits: 3 hours
ITAL 102 - Elementary Italian II Credits: 3 hours
ITAL 201 - Intermediate Italian I Credits: 3 hours
ITAL 202 - Intermediate Italian II Credits: 3 hours
LATN 151 - Elementary Latin II Credits: 3 hours
LATN 250 - Intermediate Latin I Credits: 3 hours
LATN 251 - Intermediate Latin II Credits: 3 hours
PORT 101 - Elementary Portuguese I Credits: 3 hours
PORT 102 - Elementary Portuguese II Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 353 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature Credits: 3 hours
AND/OR any higher-level Spanish course(s)

Pre-MAE Only: Required Education Courses

This section only pertains to the pre-MAE Romance Language majors.

ED 389 - Foundations of Education Credits: 2 hours
ED 393 - Classroom Experiences Credits: 0 hours
ED 393 - Clinical Experiences in Teaching Credits: 3 hours
ED 593 - Psychological Foundations of Education Credits: 3 hours

Electives to Total: 120 Credit Hours

Notes:

Romance Language majors who pass a 100- or 200-level ROML course with a “C” must contact the Romance Language Steering Committee to devise a remediation plan for that course. ROML students may not enroll in the ROML 490 Romance Language Capstone Experience course until remediation plan requirements have been met.
No romance language course can be counted twice for the major.
Spanish majors who double major with the Romance Language major may use SPAN 330 and SPAN 340 to fulfill Romance Language major requirements, but must complete the remainder of the Romance Language major using courses that were not used to fulfill Spanish major requirements. French majors who double major with the Romance Language may use FREN 320 and FREN 325 to fulfill Romance Language major requirements, but must complete the remainder of the Romance Language major using courses that were not used to fulfill French major requirements. Likewise, Classics majors who double major with the RLM may use no more than six hours of coursework from their Classics major to complete RLM requirements.
Romance Language majors who wish to earn a minor in Classical Studies, French, Italian Studies, Latin, or Spanish may not count courses used to fulfill major requirements toward the minor. Fifteen additional hours of approved minor coursework are required.
Romance Language majors are encouraged to satisfy the “Intercultural Perspective” requirement of the LSP with a course related to the major, such as a Latin American history or civilization course (HIST 390, 391, 392, SPAN 363), an Italian civilization course (ITAL 324, 325), an African history course (HIST 151, 152, 371, 372, 373), or a Classical civilization course (CLAS 362, 363).
With approval of the romance language faculty, Romance Language majors may substitute either the Spanish or French courses listed above with equivalent offerings in Italian, Latin or Portuguese pursued in study at Truman and in study abroad programs.