Effective December 5, 2016, enrollment to the WLC, BA program is suspended.
With emphases in Japanese and Spanish, World Languages and Cultures prepares you to be an active participant in an ever-shrinking and increasingly interdependent world. WLC does this by developing your literacy in global matters, multiculturalism and cultural diversity, as well as helping you achieve a formidable level of proficiency in a world language other than English.
Depending on your emphasis, you will reach an intermediate-high to advanced level of proficiency and usage in your chosen language of study. You will also focus on two general areas from the culture, literature, history and social sciences connected with the language that you select. As you progress toward graduation, you will design an area of emphasis that may be thematic, discipline-focused or career-oriented to acquire deeper knowledge relative to your specific interests and goals.
> In order to graduate, you will also need to complete your general education and university requirements.
All WLC Majors will complete the following courses:
In addition, students must demonstrate that they have been actively immersed in and have internalized the culture of their selected emphasis by meeting MLO 7: Cultural Praxis.
Students who will use a Study Abroad experience to meet this outcome are strongly encouraged to enroll in JAPN 420 prior to their study abroad experience.
WLC Major requirements are determined by emphasis. Students select one of the following emphases below:
Please note: An emphasis is an informal grouping of courses designed to prepare students for particular careers. Emphases do not appear on final transcripts.
Complete the following course:
Complete TWO of the following courses:
Complete SIX of the following courses (Note: you may include up to two courses from the list above):
Complete ONE of the following courses:
Students are strongly encouraged to complete:
JAPN 400 OR JAPN 403 OR JAPN 404
Complete the following course:
Complete TWO of the following courses:
Complete SIX of the following courses:
Complete ONE of the following courses:
Achieve and demonstrate intermediate-high or advanced proficiency in the four major skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) of the world language you have chosen to emphasize.
To attain this level of proficiency, you should expect to enroll in six-to-eight upper-division classes that are taught in your target language including a minimum of two upper-division language courses.
You will be assessed for your level of proficiency in WLC 400.
Develop a reasonable understanding of the ways of thinking (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), the behavioral practices (patterns of social interactions) and the tangible/intangible cultural products (for example, art, history, literature, music) of the society or major cultures reflected by the language which you have chosen to study.
Demonstrate general knowledge of a sociocultural group other than the one emphasized for the major. Develop a basic understanding of the ways of thinking (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), the behavioral practices (patterns of social interactions) and the tangible/intangible cultural products (for example, art, history, literature, music) of the second culture. The second culture studied must be totally different from the target culture and majority American culture.
Complete at least one upper-division class focusing on a sociocultural group not reflected by the language or culture emphasized for the major.
Note: Student majors may take a total of no more than twonon-WLC coursesto satisfy WLC MLO 5 or 6. Please consult with your major advisor.
Demonstrate that you have been actively immersed in and have internalized the culture of the chosen language at an intermediate level.
Demonstrate an ability to use new multimedia technology and the Internet to support interactive linkages and distance learning activities between the CSUMB community and individuals and organizations in the countries of the language chosen as a major.
This is not a course-based outcome. You demonstrate your abilities and knowledge by exhibiting your Senior Capstone project in a technology-based format. Examples of such projects are culturally relevant PowerPoint presentations, webpages and CD-ROMS.
These pathways are examples of how you might complete all the requirements for your degree in an order that makes sense given prerequisites. They are meant to give you a general sense of what your education will look like.
Your own unique situation and a number of other factors may mean your actual pathway is different. Perhaps you'll need an extra math or language class, or one of the courses we've listed isn't offered in a particular semester. Don't worry - there is flexibility built into the curriculum. You'll want to work closely with an advisor and use the academic advisement report to take all that into account and develop a pathway that's customized for you.
In the meantime, use this example as a starting point for choosing classes or discussing your plans with an advisor. Your advisor is your best resource when it comes to figuring out how to fit all the courses you need, in the right sequence, into your personal academic plan.
* This FYS class is just an example. The FYS class you choose might meet a different GE area, so you would have to adjust your actual pathway accordingly.
* This FYS class is just an example. The FYS class you choose might meet a different GE area, so you would have to adjust your actual pathway accordingly.