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 ever-more internationalized world.
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GAINESVILLE FL 32611-5565
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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 Minor
Courses
HUM 2420 African Humanities 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
A general education course similar in philosophy and purpose to the basic sequence. Content selected from the philosophies, literature, arts and music of various African countries and regions. (H and N)
Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International
HUM 2424 African Cultures and Literatures 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
A culturally based study of folktales, proverbs, drama, poetry and novels; and how these forms are used to portray African arts and ideas. (H and N)
Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International
SSA 3730 Language in African Society 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The role of language in the development of African societies. Language and nation building. (S and N)
Attributes: General Education - International, General Education - Social Science
SSA 4905 Individual Work 1-5 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
For those who seek independent work not offered in another course.
Prerequisite: department permission.
SSA 4930 Special Topics in African Studies 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Variable topics dealing with specific issues in African studies.
SST 2501 African Elements in the Americas 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Traces African influence in the Americas from the arrival of Africans on the continent until the present.
SST 3500 Africa through Film & Media 4 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Explore the African continent through film and media to provide a critical analysis of issues of (mis)/representation of Africans in selected moving images and printed materials both in Africa and in diaspora.
SST 4502 African Oral Literature 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
An overview of African oral literature, introduces methodological and theoretical problems, and examines the sociopolitical and cultural relevance of the literature.
Prerequisite: instructor permission.