World Languages majors interested in enhancing their preparation for participation in the global economy may wish to consider a focus in international trade, which combines language courses with a study of business and international politics. The Foreign Language and International Trade Program includes the following courses. No minor is required for students who major in foreign languages with the international trade focus.

  • Foreign Language, BA requires 120 credit hours.
  • 36 of 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
  • Must have a 2.0 GPA in major, minor, and overall.
  • No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
  • 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH.
  • 25% of the major, minor, and overall coursework must be taken at UAH.
  • No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree. 
  • All double counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS Academic Advising Office.
  • For graduation application instructions, see here.
Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
EH 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S
 COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH 100
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ARH 103
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
EH 207
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II
EH 241
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
EH 243
PROTEST LITERATURE
EH 244
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
EH 245
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
EH 246
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 101F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
or WLC 101G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
or WLC 101R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
WLC 102S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 102F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 102G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 102R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 201S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
or WLC 201A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 201F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
or WLC 201G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201J
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
or WLC 201R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
WLC 202S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 202A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 202F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 202G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202J
 INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 202R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 204
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ARH 103
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
MA 105
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171
CALCULUS A
MA 181
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
AST 100
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119
& BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
BYS 120
& BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101
& CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
HY 103
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221
UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
AES 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
AES 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ECN 142
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
PSC 101
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 103
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
 
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). In Area V, take no more than six hours in a single discipline from Areas II, III, or IV.  Area V should cover a breadth of disciplinary study.
Area V: Pre-Professional20
FYE 101
CHARGER SUCCESS
WLC 101, 102, 201, and 202 will share between the World Language and Culture major and the Pre-Professional area. These classes may not also count in Area II of the GER. The hours only count once towards overall credit hours.
Pre-Professional electives: Choose 7 additional credit hours from the above listed Fine Arts, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Sciences, History, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Foreign Language and International Trade Major Requirements64
WLC 101FINTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH3
or WLC 101G INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101R INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
or WLC 101S INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101MS INTRO TO MEDICAL SPANISH
WLC 102FINTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH3
or WLC 102G INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102R INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
or WLC 102S INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102MS INTRO TO MEDICAL SPANISH II
WLC 201FINTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH3
or WLC 201G INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201R INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
or WLC 201S INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
WLC 202FINTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH3
or WLC 202G INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202R INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
or WLC 202S INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
WLC 204INTERNATIONAL CINEMA3
WLC 301FCONVERSATION:FRENCH3
or WLC 301G CONVERSATION:GERMAN
or WLC 301R CONVERSATION:RUSSIAN
or WLC 301S CONVERSATION:SPANISH
WLC 302FCOMPOSITION:FRENCH3
or WLC 302G COMPOSITION:GERMAN
or WLC 302R COMPOSITION:RUSSIAN
or WLC 302S COMPOSITION:SPANISH
WLC 303FFOREIGN LANG FOR LIFE & PROFESSIONS:FRENCH3
or WLC 303G FOREIGN LANG FOR LIFE & PROFESSIONS:GERMAN
or WLC 303R FOREIGN LANG FOR LIFE & PROFESSIONS:RUSSIAN
or WLC 303S FOREIGN LANG FOR LIFE & PROFESSIONS:SPANISH
WLC 304FCULTURE:FRENCH3
or WLC 304G CULTURE:GERMAN
or WLC 304R CULTURE:RUSSIAN
or WLC 304S CULTURE:SPANISH
WLC 305FINTRO TO LITERATURE:FRENCH3
or WLC 305G INTRO TO LITERATURE:GERMAN
or WLC 305R INTRO TO LITERATURE:RUSSIAN
or WLC 305S INTRO TO LITERATURE:SPANISH
WLC 404FTEXTS & CONTEXTS:SEM LIT:FRENCH3
or WLC 404G TEXTS & CONTEXTS:SEM LIT:GERMAN
or WLC 404R TEXTS & CONTEXTS:SEM LIT:RUSSIAN
or WLC 404S TEXTS & CONTEXTS:SEM LIT:SPANISH
WLC 409SENIOR SEMINAR: COMPARATIVE LANGUAGES & CULTURES 23-6
or WLC 410 INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP:COMPARATIVE LANGUAGES & CULTURES
PSC 260INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 13
ECN 143PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 13
ACC 211PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING3
SOC 303
& SOC 304		STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
and STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES LAB		3-4
or MSC 287 BUSINESS STATISTICS I
FIN 301PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE3
FIN 454INTERNATIONAL FINANCE3
MGT 301MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS3
MKT 301PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING3
MGT 450INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS3
Elective Courses
Elective hours vary by program, see advisor.
Total Semester Hours120
 
 
1

PSC 260 and ECN 143 may be shared between the WLC major and the social and behavioral sciences area in the general education.

2

If a student takes a 6 Hour internship abroad (410), then the student only needs WLC 305 OR 404.

 
Year 1
FallSemester Hours
WLC 101FINTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH 3
  or WLC 101G  or INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN 
  or WLC 101R  or INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN 
  or WLC 101S  or INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH 
  or WLC 101MS  or INTRO TO MEDICAL SPANISH 
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
Fine Arts  3
Math  3
FYE 101CHARGER SUCCESS 1
 Term Semester Hours: 13
Spring
WLC 102FINTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH 3
  or WLC 102G  or INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN 
  or WLC 102R  or INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN 
  or WLC 102S  or INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH 
  or WLC 102MS  or INTRO TO MEDICAL SPANISH II 
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
Humanities/ Fine Arts  3
Science w/Lab  4
PSC 260INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 2
Fall
WLC 201FINTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH 3
  or WLC 201G  or INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN 
  or WLC 201R  or INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN 
  or WLC 201S  or INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH 
Science w/Lab  4
ECN 142PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3
ACC 211PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 3
EH 207READINGS IN LITERATURE CULTURE I 3
  or EH 208  or READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II 
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
WLC 202FINTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH 3
  or WLC 202G  or INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN 
  or WLC 202R  or INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN 
  or WLC 202S  or INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH 
WLC 204INTERNATIONAL CINEMA 3
HY 104WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 3
  or HY 103  or WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 
Literature or Humanities  3
ACC 212PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING 3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 3
Fall
WLC 301FCONVERSATION:FRENCH 3
  or WLC 301G  or CONVERSATION:GERMAN 
  or WLC 301R  or CONVERSATION:RUSSIAN 
  or WLC 301S  or CONVERSATION:SPANISH 
WLC 303FFOREIGN LANG FOR LIFE PROFESSIONS:FRENCH 3
  or WLC 303G  or FOREIGN LANG FOR LIFE & PROFESSIONS:GERMAN 
  or WLC 303R  or FOREIGN LANG FOR LIFE & PROFESSIONS:RUSSIAN 
  or WLC 303S  or FOREIGN LANG FOR LIFE & PROFESSIONS:SPANISH 
Area V Course 3  
MSC 287BUSINESS STATISTICS I 3
  or SOC 303  or STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 
MGT 301MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS 3
 Term Semester Hours: 12
Spring
WLC 302FCOMPOSITION:FRENCH 3
  or WLC 302G  or COMPOSITION:GERMAN 
  or WLC 302R  or COMPOSITION:RUSSIAN 
  or WLC 302S  or COMPOSITION:SPANISH 
WLC 304FCULTURE:FRENCH 3
  or WLC 304G  or CULTURE:GERMAN 
  or WLC 304R  or CULTURE:RUSSIAN 
  or WLC 304S  or CULTURE:SPANISH 
FIN 301PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE 3
HY 103WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 3
  or HY 104  or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 
MKT 301PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 4
Fall
WLC 305FINTRO TO LITERATURE:FRENCH 3
  or WLC 305G  or INTRO TO LITERATURE:GERMAN 
  or WLC 305R  or INTRO TO LITERATURE:RUSSIAN 
  or WLC 305S  or INTRO TO LITERATURE:SPANISH 
FIN 454INTERNATIONAL FINANCE 3
MKT 415INTERNATIONAL MARKETING 3
  or MGT 450  or INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 
Area V Course  3
Elective  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
WLC 409SENIOR SEMINAR: COMPARATIVE LANGUAGES CULTURES 6
  or WLC 410  or INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP:COMPARATIVE LANGUAGES & CULTURES 
Area V Course  3
Electives  9
 Term Semester Hours: 18
 Total Semester Hours: 120