About this Program
- College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts
- Credits for Degree: 120
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To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college, and major requirements.
Department Information
Home to 15 different language programs, the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LLC) offers training in languages and cultures from all corners of the globe. From Swahili to Italian, Russian to Vietnamese, LLC gives students the opportunity to become cross-cultural experts in an increasingly internationalized world.
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Curriculum
- African Languages
- Arabic
- Arabic Language and Literature Minor
- Chinese
- Combination Degrees
- Dual Languages
- East Asian Languages and Literatures Minor
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- French and Francophone Studies
- French and Francophone Studies Minor
- German
- German Minor
- German Minor UF Online
- Hebrew
- Hebrew Minor
- Italian
- Italian Studies Minor
- Japanese
- Russian
- Russian and East-European Area Studies Certificate
- Russian Minor
Related Programs
The BA in Foreign Languages and Literatures (FLL) provides students with a comprehensive knowledge of a specific language (or languages) and advanced familiarity with the cultural practices and traditions associated with the language(s) of specialization. The major in FLL enhances critical thinking and communication skills, and provides students with a cross-cultural understanding of our contemporary world. The program allows students the flexibility to explore a single or dual language specialization as well as the opportunity to study culture through interdisciplinary fields of critical concentration, such as Comparative Cultural Studies, Film and Visual Culture, Intensive Area Studies, Literary Studies, and Medieval and Early Modern Studies. A major in FLL offers an excellent basis for a variety of careers, including graduate study in an area of foreign language and culture and/or in the humanities and social sciences, as well as careers in education, international development, diplomacy and government, national security, communications, law, journalism, arts and culture, publishing, and global business. Participation in UF study-abroad programs or a UF approved program is highly encouraged.
Coursework for the Major
The Hebrew specialization of the Foreign Languages and Literatures major consists of preparatory language study at the lower division (1000 and 2000 level), and 33 credits of advanced language, theory, and culture study in the upper division (3000 level and above).
All coursework for the major must be completed with minimum grades of C.
Required Foundation Coursework | 18 Credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HBR 1130 | Beginning Modern Hebrew 1 | 5 |
| HBR 1131 | Beginning Modern Hebrew 2 | 5 |
| HBR 2220 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew 1 | 4 |
| HBR 2221 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew 2 | 4 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Required Core Coursework | 33 Credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Language and Culture | ||
| HBR 3410 | Advanced Modern Hebrew 1 | 3 |
| HBR 3411 | Advanced Modern Hebrew 2 | 3 |
| Advanced Elective Coursework | ||
| HBT 3100 | Introduction to Israeli Culture | 3 |
| HBT 3233 | Israeli History and the Contemporary Novel | 3 |
| HBR 3440 | Translation in Israeli Media | 3 |
| HBR 4930 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HMW 4200 | Readings in Modern Hebrew Literature 1 | 3 |
| HMW 4201 | Readings in Modern Hebrew Literature 2 | 3 |
| Critical Concentration | ||
| Although courses may appear in more than one group, they may be counted toward only one group. | ||
| Select 9 credits from one area: | 9 | |
Comparative Cultural Studies | ||
Film and Visual Culture | ||
Literary Studies | ||
Medieval and Early Modern Studies | ||
| Total Credits | 33 | |
Placement
In all languages, students with either a native background in the language or prior study in that language, might be eligible to place out of the preparatory language courses and should meet with the undergraduate coordinator to arrange for placement assessment.
Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.
For degree requirements outside of the major, refer to CLAS Degree Requirements: Structure of a CLAS Degree.
Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.
Semester 1
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 2
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 3
- Complete HBR 1130 or higher-level Hebrew Language course with a minimum grade of C
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 4
- Complete HBR 1131 or higher-level Hebrew Language course with a minimum grade of C and a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 5
- Complete HBR 2220 or a higher-level Hebrew Language course with a minimum grade of C and a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
- 2.0 UF GPA required
SEMESTER 6
- Complete HBR 2221 or a higher-level Hebrew Language course with a minimum grade of C
- Complete 2 Advanced Elective courses
- Complete 1 Critical Concentration course
- 2.0 UF GPA required
SEMESTER 7
- Complete HBR 3410 or a higher-level Hebrew Language course with a minimum grade of C
- Complete 2 Advanced Elective courses
- Complete 1 Critical Concentration course
- 2.0 UF GPA required
SEMESTER 8
- Complete HBR 3411 or a higher-level Hebrew Language course with a minimum grade of C
- Complete 2 Advanced Elective courses at the 4000 level
- Complete 1 Critical Concentration course
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Students are expected to complete the Writing Requirement while in the process of taking the courses below. Students are also expected to complete the General Education International (GE-N) and Diversity (GE-D) requirements concurrently with another General Education requirement (typically, GE-C, H, or S).
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria.
This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply.
| Semester One | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| HBR 1130 | Beginning Modern Hebrew 1 (Critical Tracking) | 5 |
| State Core Gen Ed Biological or Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| State Core Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| State Core Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| HBR 1131 | Beginning Modern Hebrew 2 (Critical Tracking) | 5 |
| Quest 1 (Gen Ed Humanities) | 3 | |
| Science laboratory (Gen Ed Physical Sciences or Biological) | 1 | |
| State Core Gen Ed Mathematics | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Three | ||
| HBR 2220 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew 1 (Critical Tracking) | 4 |
| State Core Gen Ed Humanities | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Mathematics | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Biological or Physical Sciences (area not taken in semester one) 1 | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences 1 | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Semester Four | ||
| HBR 2221 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew 2 (Critical Tracking) | 4 |
| Advanced elective (3000 level or above, in the major) | 3 | |
| Electives (3000 level or above, not in major) | 6 | |
| Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and Diversity | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Semester Five | ||
| HBR 3410 | Advanced Modern Hebrew 1 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Humanities and International) | 3 |
| Critical concentration course | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Biological Sciences | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| Advanced elective (3000 level or above; in the major) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Six | ||
| HBR 3411 | Advanced Modern Hebrew 2 (Critical Tracking) | 3 |
| Advanced elective (Critical Tracking; 3000 level or above; in the major) | 3 | |
| Elective (3000 level or above, not in major) | 3 | |
| Electives | 5 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Semester Seven | ||
| Critical concentration course (Critical Tracking) | 3 | |
| Advanced elective (Critical Tracking; 3000 level or above; in the major) | 3 | |
| Advanced elective (Critical Tracking; 4000 level or above; in the major) | 3 | |
| Elective (3000 level or above, not in major) | 3 | |
| Elective or senior thesis option | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Eight | ||
| Advanced elective (Critical Tracking; 4000 level or above; in the major) | 3 | |
| Critical concentration course (Critical Tracking) | 3 | |
| Electives (3000 level or above, not in major) | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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One of these courses must be a UF Quest 2 course
9 Credits from one Concentration
Although courses may appear in more than one group, they may be counted toward only one group.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Comparative Cultural Studies | ||
| ABT 3500 | Arabic Culture | 3 |
| ABT 4131 | The Qur'an as Literature | 3 |
| ARA 3510 | The Arab Woman | 3 |
| CHI 3403 | Chinese Calligraphy | 3 |
| CHT 3500 | Chinese Culture | 3 |
| CHT 3510 | All the Tea in China | 3 |
| CHT 3513 | Taoism and Chinese Culture | 3 |
| CZT 3564 | Modern Czech Culture and Society | 3 |
| FRT 3004 | Monuments and Masterpieces of France | 3 |
| FRT 3561 | Women in French Literature and/or Cinema | 3-4 |
| GET 3003 | German Culture and Civilization 1 | 3 |
| GET 3004 | Modern German Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| GET 3200 | Medieval Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3201 | Early Modern Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3501 | History, Literature and Arts of Berlin | 3 |
| GET 3580 | Representations of War in Literature and Visual Media | 3 |
| GET 3930 | Variable Topics in German Studies (German Fairy Tales) | 3 |
| GEW 4401 | Cities as Cultural Centers | 3 |
| HAI 3930 | Haitian Culture and Society | 3 |
| HAT 3503 | Haitian Culture and Literature in Translation | 3 |
| HAT 3564 | Haitian Culture and Society | 3 |
| HAT 3700 | Introduction to Haitian Creole Linguistics | 3 |
| ITT 3431 | Italy and Pilgrimages | 3 |
| ITT 3443 | Dante's Inferno (English) | 3 |
| ITT 3540 | Murder Italian Style: Crime Fiction and Film in Italy | 3 |
| ITT 3541 | Gangsters and Godfathers: Italian Mafia Movies | 3 |
| ITT 3700 | The Demolition of Man: Italian Perspectives on the Jewish Holocaust | 3 |
| ITT 3930 | Special Topics in Italian Literature and Culture | 3 |
| JMT 3500 | Jamaican Creole, Reggae, and Rastafari | 3 |
| JPT 3500 | Japanese Culture | 3 |
| JPT 3521 | Monsters and Horror in Japan | 3 |
| JPT 3702 | Japanese Visual Culture | 3 |
| JPT 4502 | Japanese Folklore | 3 |
| JPT 4510 | Representations of Japan's Modern Empire | 3 |
| RUT 3443 | War and Peace | 3 |
| RUT 3500 | Russian Cultural Heritage | 3 |
| RUT 3501 | Contemporary Russian Culture and Society | 3 |
| RUT 3503 | Violence and Terror in the Russian Experience | 3 |
| RUT 3504 | Russia Today | 3 |
| RUT 3506 | Creative Lives: Writers, Artists, and Extraordinary People | 3 |
| RUT 3514 | Russian Fairy Tales | 3 |
| RUT 3530 | Russia's Struggle with Nature: Legacies of Destruction and Preservation | 3 |
| RUT 3600 | The Twentieth Century through Slavic Eyes | 3 |
| RUT 4450 | Russian Modernism | 3 |
| VTT 3500 | Vietnamese Culture | 3 |
| YOT 3500 | Yoruba Diaspora in the New World | 3 |
| Film and Visual Culture | ||
| CHI 4930 | Special Topics in Chinese Studies | 3 |
| CHT 3391 | Chinese Film and Media | 4 |
| CHT 3523 | Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the New Global Cinema | 4 |
| FRT 3520 | French Cinema | 4 |
| FRT 3561 | Women in French Literature and/or Cinema | 3-4 |
| FRT 4523 | European Identities, European Cinemas | 4 |
| GET 3520 | Early German Cinema to 1945 | 4 |
| GET 3580 | Representations of War in Literature and Visual Media | 3 |
| GET 4521 | Women and German Cinema | 4 |
| GET 4523 | New Cinema 1945 to the Present | 4 |
| GET 4930 | Variable Topics in German Studies | 3 |
| HBR 4930 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ITT 3521 | Italian Cinema | 4 |
| ITT 3540 | Murder Italian Style: Crime Fiction and Film in Italy | 3 |
| ITT 3541 | Gangsters and Godfathers: Italian Mafia Movies | 3 |
| ITT 3930 | Special Topics in Italian Literature and Culture | 3 |
| JPN 4930 | Special Topics in Japanese Studies | 3 |
| JPT 3391 | Introduction to Japanese Film | 4 |
| JPT 3521 | Monsters and Horror in Japan | 3 |
| JPT 3702 | Japanese Visual Culture | 3 |
| RUT 3524 | Russia through Film | 3 |
| SSA 4930 | Special Topics in African Studies (African Film) | 3 |
| Literary Studies | ||
| ABT 3130 | Arabic Literary Heritage 1 | 3 |
| ABT 4131 | The Qur'an as Literature | 3 |
| CHI 4930 | Special Topics in Chinese Studies | 3 |
| CHT 3110 | Chinese Literary Heritage | 3 |
| CHT 3123 | Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation | 3 |
| CHT 3124 | Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation | 3 |
| CHT 3302 | Tales of the Strange in Medieval Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CHT 4111 | Dream of the Red Chamber | 3 |
| CHT 4603 | Journey to the West | 3 |
| FRT 3004 | Monuments and Masterpieces of France | 3 |
| FRT 3561 | Women in French Literature and/or Cinema | 3-4 |
| GET 3200 | Medieval Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3201 | Early Modern Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3501 | History, Literature and Arts of Berlin | 3 |
| GET 3580 | Representations of War in Literature and Visual Media | 3 |
| GET 3930 | Variable Topics in German Studies (German Fairy Tales) | 3 |
| GET 4930 | Variable Topics in German Studies | 3 |
| HAT 3503 | Haitian Culture and Literature in Translation | 3 |
| HBR 4930 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HBT 3233 | Israeli History and the Contemporary Novel | 3 |
| ITT 3431 | Italy and Pilgrimages | 3 |
| ITT 3443 | Dante's Inferno (English) | 3 |
| ITT 3540 | Murder Italian Style: Crime Fiction and Film in Italy | 3 |
| ITT 3700 | The Demolition of Man: Italian Perspectives on the Jewish Holocaust | 3 |
| ITT 3930 | Special Topics in Italian Literature and Culture | 3 |
| JPT 3100 | Tales of Kyoto | 3 |
| JPT 3120 | Modern Japanese Fiction in Translation | 3 |
| JPT 3121 | Contemporary Japanese Literature: Postwar to Postmodern | 3 |
| JPT 3140 | Modern Women Writers | 3 |
| JPT 3150 | Classical Japanese Poetry | 3 |
| JPT 3300 | Samurai War Tales | 3 |
| JPT 3330 | Early Modern Japanese Literature | 3 |
| JPT 3521 | Monsters and Horror in Japan | 3 |
| JPT 4130 | The Tale of Genji | 3 |
| JPT 4502 | Japanese Folklore | 3 |
| JPT 4510 | Representations of Japan's Modern Empire | 3 |
| PLT 3930 | Special Topics in Polish Studies | 3 |
| RUT 3101 | Russian Masterpieces | 3 |
| RUT 3441 | Tolstoy and Dostoevsky | 3 |
| RUT 3442 | Themes from Russian Literature | 3 |
| RUT 3443 | War and Peace | 3 |
| RUT 3452 | Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| RUT 3503 | Violence and Terror in the Russian Experience | 3 |
| RUT 3506 | Creative Lives: Writers, Artists, and Extraordinary People | 3 |
| RUT 3514 | Russian Fairy Tales | 3 |
| RUT 3530 | Russia's Struggle with Nature: Legacies of Destruction and Preservation | 3 |
| RUT 3600 | The Twentieth Century through Slavic Eyes | 3 |
| RUT 3930 | Variable Topics in Russian Studies | 3 |
| RUT 4440 | Pushkin and Gogol | 3 |
| RUT 4450 | Russian Modernism | 3 |
| SST 4502 | African Oral Literature | 3 |
| SSW 3303 | Swahili Oral Literature | 3 |
| SSW 4713 | African Women Writers | 3 |
| VTN 4930 | Special Topics in Vietnamese Studies | 3 |
| Medieval and Early Modern Studies | ||
| ARA 3510 | The Arab Woman | 3 |
| CHT 3110 | Chinese Literary Heritage | 3 |
| CHT 3123 | Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation | 3 |
| CHT 3302 | Tales of the Strange in Medieval Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CHT 3513 | Taoism and Chinese Culture | 3 |
| CHT 4111 | Dream of the Red Chamber | 3 |
| CHT 4603 | Journey to the West | 3 |
| GET 3200 | Medieval Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3201 | Early Modern Literary Culture | 3 |
| ITT 3431 | Italy and Pilgrimages | 3 |
| ITT 3443 | Dante's Inferno (English) | 3 |
| JPT 3300 | Samurai War Tales | 3 |
| JPT 3330 | Early Modern Japanese Literature | 3 |
| JPT 3521 | Monsters and Horror in Japan | 3 |
| MEM 3003 | Introduction to the Medieval World | 3 |
| MEM 3300 | Castles and Cloisters: An Introduction to Medieval Communities | 3 |
| MEM 3301 | Palaces and Cities: An Introduction to Early Modern Communities | 3 |
| MEM 3730 | Studies in the Holy Roman Empire | 3 |
| MEM 3931 | Variable Topics in Medieval and Early Modern Studies | 3 |
The Foreign Languages and Literatures (FLL) major enables students to achieve communicative competence in their language(s) of specialization. Students will become knowledgeable in the culture and literature and/or linguistics associated with their language area(s) such that they will be able to critically analyze and evaluate authentic sources in the target language(s) and formulate independent, critical perspectives in the target language(s). Further, students will learn the intercultural skills and practical know-how necessary to negotiate traveling, studying, and living in the target culture(s).
Before Graduating Students Must
- Satisfy the Florida statutes for the College-Level Academic Skills Requirement.
- Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.
- Achieve one or more of the following, as determined by their specialization within the FLL program: an acceptable score on a language proficiency test and/or a satisfactory faculty evaluation of a term paper, final project, or oral presentation completed for a selected advanced course.
Students in the Major Will Learn to
Student Learning Outcomes | SLOs
Content
- Describe and define cultural concepts, literary production, and/or linguistic structure in language(s) of specialization.
Critical Thinking
- Analyze, interpret, and evaluate texts according to their cultural, literary, and/or linguistic content.
Communication
- Express critical competence in relation to the culture(s) of specialization through performance of comprehensive analysis in written and oral form.
- Display oral and written proficiency in language(s) of specialization.
Curriculum Map
I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed
| Courses | SLO 1 | SLO 2 | SLO 3 | SLO 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category A1 | I, R | I | I | I, R, A |
| Category B2 | I, R, A | I, R, A | I, R, A |
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Courses focus on the acquisition of the language(s) of specialization at the advanced level.
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Courses address literary, cultural, cinematic, historical, and/or social questions.
Assessment Types
- Proficiency exams
- Term papers or final projects
- Oral presentations