Academic Catalog 2012-2013

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are encouraged to take Statistics 161, 162, or 163. Additional courses to total twenty must be selected in consultation with the faculty advisor from the following approved courses: Biology 210, 411; Economics 151, 152, 331; Management 311; Geography 221, 311; Earth Science 111; Political Science 103, 203, 213, 333; Sociology 101, 104, 222. No more than ten courses from a single discipline may be applied toward the Land Use Analysis and Planning contextual and support area. Students in Land Use Analysis and Planning may obtain applied experience through the college internship program. Interns typically have been placed in municipal, county, and regional planning agencies; state and national forest and park offices; and environmental regulatory agencies. A maximum of two course credits may be earned through internships.

Languages

Language and Culture Studies (B.A.) Objectives: To link language training with an in-depth understanding of the culture associated with the target language; to offer students an experience of immersion in a foreign culture, and fluency in the language of a place, as a means of direct involvement and engagement with the people and customs of French- or Spanishspeaking societies. Requirements: This track may be completed in French or Spanish. Required courses in French are 101, 102, 201, 202, 205, 300, 402, one literature course at the 300 level, and six semester hours completed with an approved study abroad program in a French-speaking country. Required courses in Spanish are 101, 102, 201, 202, 203, 306 or 307, 351, one literature course, and six semester hours completed with an approved study abroad program in a Spanish-speaking country. French 403 is the senior project in French; Spanish 450 is the senior project in Spanish. The senior project will be designed to increased students’ knowledge of a French- or Spanishspeaking country or region, in their particular field of interest. The mathematics requirement is met by Mathematics 121 or another 100-level mathematics or statistics course.

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Undergraduate

Professors Tracks Xiangyun Zhang, Chair Language and Literature (B.A.) Alma RamĂ­rez-Trujillo Language and Culture Studies (B.A.) Sandra S. Martin Language - Teacher Preparation (B.A.) Language and Literature (B.A.) Objectives: To train students in the language and to acquaint them with the literature and general culture of a foreign country or region; to prepare students for careers in public service, diplomacy, or translating/interpreting; to prepare students for advanced study in graduate or professional school. Requirements: This track may be completed in French or Spanish. Required courses in French are 101, 102, 201, 202, 203, 300, and 402. Required courses in Spanish are 101, 102, 201, 202, 203, 306 or 307, and 351. Additional requirements are three literature courses at the 300 or 400 level. French 403 is the senior project in French; Spanish 450 is the senior project in Spanish. The mathematics requirement is met by Mathematics 121 or another 100-level mathematics or statistics course.


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