(French/German/Russian/Spanish)
The Department of World Languages and Cultures, in collaboration with the Global Studies Program, offers the Global Professional Pathways Certificate in French, German, Russian, and Spanish.
This certificate program provides students a clear path to combine foreign language study with experiential learning abroad opportunities such as intensive foreign language study, internships, and research opportunities. This combination will help students be able to integrate cross-cultural communication skills into their chosen careers and provide them invaluable skills to advance in their careers.
The requirements for the Certificate are:
Participation in a UAH-approved education abroad program for a minimum of four continuous weeks in a country where the target language is spoken as a major language. Students are encouraged to study abroad for at least a semester and seek to integrate an internship or research abroad experience into their time abroad.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GS 450 | 1 | |
| WLC 303F | FOREIGN LANG LIFE & PROF:FRENC | 3 |
| or WLC 303G | FOREIGN LANG LIFE & PROF:GERMA | |
| or WLC 303R | FOREIGN LANG LIFE & PROF:RUSSI | |
| or WLC 303S | FOREIGN LANG LIFE & PROF:SPANI | |
| And any three from the following (all in the same language): | ||
| WLC 101F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH | 3 |
| or WLC 101G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN | |
| or WLC 101R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN | |
| or WLC 101S | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH | |
| WLC 102F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | 3 |
| or WLC 102G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
| or WLC 102R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| or WLC 102S | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | |
| WLC 201F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH | 3 |
| or WLC 201G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN | |
| or WLC 201R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN | |
| or WLC 201S | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH | |
| WLC 202F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | 3 |
| 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 301F | CONVERSATION:FRENCH | 3 |
| or WLC 301G | CONVERSATION:GERMAN | |
| or WLC 301R | CONVERSATION:RUSSIAN | |
| or WLC 301S | CONVERSATION:SPANISH | |
| WLC 302F | COMPOSITION:FRENCH | 3 |
| or WLC 302G | COMPOSITION:GERMAN | |
| or WLC 302R | COMPOSITION:RUSSIAN | |
| or WLC 302S | COMPOSITION:SPANISH | |
| WLC 304F | CULTURE:FRENCH | 3 |
| or WLC 304G | CULTURE:GERMAN | |
| or WLC 304R | CULTURE:RUSSIAN | |
| or WLC 304S | CULTURE:SPANISH | |
| WLC 305F | INTRO TO LITERATURE:FRENCH | 3 |
| or WLC 305G | INTRO TO LITERATURE:GERMAN | |
| or WLC 305R | INTRO TO LITERATURE:RUSSIAN | |
| or WLC 305S | INTRO TO LITERATURE:SPANISH | |
| WLC 404F | TEXTS & CONTEXTS:SEM LIT:FRENC | 3 |
| or WLC 404G | TEXTS & CONTEXTS:SEM LIT/GERMA | |
| or WLC 404R | TEXTS & CONTEXTS:SEM LIT:RUSSI | |
| or WLC 404S | TEXTS & CONTEXTS:SEM LIT:SPANI | |
Additional Requirements:
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All foreign language coursework must be done in a single language.
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At least three of the five WLC courses must be taken at UAH.
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Average grade of C or higher for all courses.