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Modern Languages and Literatures

Familiarity with at least one other culture is an essential component of an educated persons background. The study of another language opens the door to new information and knowledge and develops a deeper understanding of ones own language and culture. In an age of global communication and trade, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers a variety of courses on the language, literature and culture of some of the most important countries in the world.

Our courses are designed to provide a thorough competence in the target language as it is spoken and written in the present day as well as a critical appreciation of diverse aspects of the literature and civilization of the relevant countries. For example, students can take courses on Spanish culture since Roman times and Spanish American civilization from the Incas and the Aztecs; on Arab culture and civilization; on Italian heritage in North America; on Spanish, Latin American, German, Italian, Russian and Polish cinema; on Celtic literature and folklore and also on second-language acquisition. Furthermore, students can immerse themselves in the language of their choice by studying overseas. Literature courses for the more advanced students include some major world authors, such as Tolstoy and Dostoevski, Calderón and Calvino, Goethe and Borges.

The department strives to enrich the cultural and social milieu of the University and the community through a variety of events related to the languages and cultures that it teaches. Some of these activities include Cinema International and the Ambassador lecture series. It has also hosted a large number of international conferences with guest speakers from all corners of the world.

The majority of the courses offered by the department are open to all students or may be taken as part of one of the following programs:

BA with concentration in German, Italian, Russian or Spanish; BA with honours in Spanish or Russian; masters and doctorate in Spanish; honours baccalaureat in international studies and modern languages (offered jointly with the Department of Political Science); masters in Spanish translation (offered jointly with the School of Translation and Interpretation).

Our graduates bring to the marketplace an ability to understand, speak, write and think critically in another language. These skills are increasingly a prerequisite for a rewarding career. Graduates with a degree in a foreign language may seek employment in elementary and secondary schools, the diplomatic service, media and foreign news services, translation, transportation, travel and tourism, publishing, foreign and overseas agencies, provincial and federal government, international law, finance, business and industry. Some use their degree as a stepping stone to postgraduate work in the same or related field in order to become University teachers. The growth of tourism and the strong commercial ties between Canada and the countries of Europe and Latin America make a knowledge of the language and culture of those countries increasingly useful.

Modern language courses (ALG, ARB, ESP, ITA, RUS, etc.)

Registration in a language course

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures reserves the right to refuse registration in language courses to:

- students who have attended high schools where the language of instruction is the same as the language taught in the course;
· students whose knowledge of the language is above the level expected in the course in question.

If it becomes clear that a student registered in such a course meets either of the above criteria, then the student will be required to either withdraw from the course or take a placement test.

Enrolment in two different levels of a language program during the same academic session is not permitted, except for literature and culture courses.

A student may not register in a lower-level language course after successfully completing one at a higher level.

Language classes are not open to auditors.

Placement test

Students who wish to take a language course for which they lack either the prerequisite or an appropriate equivalence must write a placement test. The Department reserves the right to place students at their proficiency level in accordance with the result of their placement test. Placement is also subject to availability. The test serves to determine only the level of proficiency and is not a course equivalence.

To write a placement test, please go to the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Monday to Friday, between 9 am and 12 am.
70 Laurier East, room 134
Telephone: (613) 562-5715
Fax: (613) 562-5138.
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www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/lang-mod


•	BA with concentration in German
•	BA with concentration in Italian
•	BA with concentration in Russian
•	Honours BA in Russian
•	BA with concentration in Spanish
•	Honours BA in Spanish
•	Baccalaureate with Honours in International Studies and Modern Languages

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BA with concentration in German		90



Compulsory first-year courses:		cr.
ENG1100	Workshop in Essay Writing	3
PHI1101	Reasoning and Critical Thinking	3

ALG1901	Cours élémentaire d'allemand I / Elementary German I	3
ALG1902	Cours élémentaire d'allemand II / Elementary German II	3
or
ALG1020	Cours élémentaire intensif d'allemand / Intensive Elementary German	6

Three credits from:
ENG1120	Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction	3
ENG1121	Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry	3

Three credits from:
PHI1102	Moral Reasoning	3
PHI1103	Fundamental Philosophical Questions	3
PHI1104	Great Philosophers	3

Other compulsory courses:
ALG2100	Special Topics in German Culture	3
ALG2134	German Culture Through the Ages	3
ALG2300	Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation	3

ALG2901	Cours intermédiaire d'allemand I / Intermediate German I	3
ALG2902	Cours intermédiaire d'allemand II / Intermediate German II	3
or
ALG2020	Cours intermédiaire intensif d'allemand / Intensive Intermediate German	6

ALG3901	Cours avancé d'allemand I / Advanced German I	3
ALG3902	Cours avancé d'allemand II / Advanced German II	3

Nine credits from:
ALG3100	Contemporary German Culture	3
ALG3330	Cinema in the German Speaking Countries	3
ALG3980	Littérature allemande et bouleversements du 20e siècle / German Literature and the Turmoils of the 20th Century	3
ALG3900	Thèmes choisis en littérature allemande / Special Topics in German Literature	3
ALG3921	Lectures dirigées en littérature allemande II / Directed Readings in German	3

Eighteen credits in one or more subjects other than ALG		18

Twenty-four credits of electives		24

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BA with concentration in Italian		90



Compulsory first-year courses:		cr.
ENG1100	Workshop in Essay Writing	3
PHI1101	Reasoning and Critical Thinking	3
ITA1911	Cours élémentaire d'italien I / Elementary Italian I	3
ITA1912	Cours élémentaire d'italien II / Elementary Italian II	3

Three credits from:
ENG1120	Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction	3
ENG1121	Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry	3

Three credits from:
PHI1102	Moral Reasoning	3
PHI1103	Fundamental Philosophical Questions	3
PHI1104	Great Philosophers	3

Other compulsory courses:
ITA2113	Italian Culture	3
ITA2114	Italian Literature	3
ITA2911	Cours intermédiaire d'italien I / Intermediate Italian Language I	3
ITA2912	Cours intermédiaire d'italien II / Intermediate Italian Language II	3
ITA3911	Cours avancé d'italien / Advanced Italian Language	3
ITA3912	Cours avancé d'italien pratique / Advanced Practical Italian	3

Twelve credits from the following courses:
ITA1113	Italian Cinema	3
ITA1114	Italian Heritage in North America	3
ITA3901	Thèmes choisis en littérature italienne / Special Topics in Italian Literature	3
ITA3902	Thèmes choisis de la culture italienne / Special Topics in Italian Literature	3
ITA3903	Études dirigées I / Directed Studies I	3
ITA3904	Études dirigées II / Directed Studies II	3

Eighteen credits in one or more subjects other than ITA		18

Twenty-four credits of electives		24

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BA with concentration in Russian		90



Compulsory first year courses:		cr.
ENG1100	Workshop in Essay Writing	3
PHI1101	Reasoning and Critical Thinking	3
RUS1901	Cours élémentaire de russe I / Elementary Russian I	3
RUS1902	Cours élémentaire de russe II / Elementary Russian II	3

Three credits from:
ENG1120	Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction	3
ENG1121	Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry	3

Three credits from:
PHI1102	Moral Reasoning	3
PHI1103	Fundamental Philosophical Questions	3
PHI1104	Great Philosophers	3

Other compulsory courses:
RUS2101	Russian Literature and Culture	3
RUS2901	Cours intermédiaire de russe / Intermediate Russian	3
RUS2902	Grammaire russe et traduction I / Russian Grammar and Translation I	3
RUS3901	Cours avancé de russe I / Advanced Russian I	3
RUS3902	Grammaire russe et traduction II / Russian Grammar and Translation II	3

Fifteen credits in RUS chosen in consultation with the Department		15

Eighteen credits in one or more subjects other than RUS		18

Twenty-four credits of electives		24

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Honours BA in Russian		120



Compulsory first year courses:		cr.
ENG1100	Workshop in Essay Writing	3
PHI1101	Reasoning and Critical Thinking	3
RUS1901	Cours élémentaire de russe I / Elementary Russian I	3
RUS1902	Cours élémentaire de russe II / Elementary Russian II	3

Three credits from:
ENG1120	Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction	3
ENG1121	Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry	3

Three credits from:
PHI1102	Moral Reasoning	3
PHI1103	Fundamental Philosophical Questions	3
PHI1104	Great Philosophers	3

Other compulsory courses:
RUS2101	Russian Literature and Culture	3
RUS2102	Dostoevsky and Tolstoy	3
RUS2901	Cours intermédiaire de russe / Intermediate Russian	3
RUS2902	Grammaire russe et traduction I / Russian Grammar and Translation I	3
RUS3901	Cours avancé de russe I / Advanced Russian I	3
RUS3902	Grammaire russe et traduction II / Russian Grammar and Translation II	3
RUS4900	Atelier de traduction / Workshop in Translation	3
RUS4901	Mémoire de spécialisation / Honours Research Paper	3

Thirty credits in RUS, PLN chosen in consultation with the Department		30

Eighteen credits in one or more subjects other than those of the honours		18

Thirty credits of electives		30

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BA with concentration in Spanish		90



Compulsory first-year courses:		cr.
ENG1100	Workshop in Essay Writing	3
PHI1101	Reasoning and Critical Thinking	3
ESP1991	Cours élémentaire d'espagnol I / Elementary Spanish I	3
ESP1992	Cours élémentaire d'espagnol II / Elementary Spanish II	3

Three credits from:
ENG1120	Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction	3
ENG1121	Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry	3

Three credits from:
PHI1102	Moral Reasoning	3
PHI1103	Fundamental Philosophical Questions	3
PHI1104	Great Philosophers	3

Other compulsory courses:
ESP2911	Culture espagnole I / Spanish Culture I	3
ESP2912	Culture hispano-américaine I / Spanish-American Culture I	3
ESP2991	Cours intermédiaire d'espagnol I / Intermediate Spanish I	3
ESP2992	Cours intermédiaire d'espagnol II / Intermediate Spanish II	3
ESP3931	Introduction aux littératures hispaniques I : instruments d'analyse littéraire / Introduction to Hispanic Literature I: Tools for Literary	3
ESP3932	Introduction aux littératures hispaniques II: étude de textes littéraires / Introduction to Hispanic Literature II: Readings	3
ESP3991	Cours avancé d'espagnol I / Advanced Spanish I	3
ESP3992	Cours avancé d'espagnol II / Advanced Spanish II	3

Six credits from:
ESP3913	Thèmes choisis en culture hispanique / Topics in Hispanic Culture	3
ESP3940	Histoire de la langue espagnole / History of the Spanish Language	3
ESP3942	Syntaxe de l'espagnol / Spanish Syntax	3
ESP3944	La littérature espagnole avant 1800 / Spanish Literature Before the Nineteenth Century	3
ESP3945	La littérature espagnole de 1800 à nos jours / Spanish Literature from 1800 to the Present	3
ESP3946	La littérature hispano-américaine avant 1880 / Spanish- American Literature Before 1880	3
ESP3947	La littérature hispano-américaine de 1880 à nos jours / Spanish-American Literature from 1880 to the Present	3

Eighteen credits in one or more subjects other than ESP		18

Twenty-four credits of electives		24

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Honours BA in Spanish		120



Compulsory first-year courses:		cr.
ENG1100	Workshop in Essay Writing	3
PHI1101	Reasoning and Critical Thinking	3
ESP1991	Cours élémentaire d'espagnol I / Elementary Spanish I	3
ESP1992	Cours élémentaire d'espagnol II / Elementary Spanish II	3

Three credits from:
ENG1120	Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction	3
ENG1121	Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry	3

Three credits from:
PHI1102	Moral Reasoning	3
PHI1103	Fundamental Philosophical Questions	3
PHI1104	Great Philosophers	3

Other compulsory courses:
ESP2911	Culture espagnole I / Spanish Culture I	3
ESP2912	Culture hispano-américaine I / Spanish-American Culture I	3
ESP2991	Cours intermédiaire d'espagnol I / Intermediate Spanish I	3
ESP2992	Cours intermédiaire d'espagnol II / Intermediate Spanish II	3
ESP3931	Introduction aux littératures hispaniques I : instruments d'analyse littéraire / Introduction to Hispanic Literature I: Tools for Literary	3
ESP3932	Introduction aux littératures hispaniques II: étude de textes littéraires / Introduction to Hispanic Literature II: Readings	3
ESP3933	Théorie littéraire et littérature hispanique / Literary Theory and Hispanic Literature	3
ESP3940	Histoire de la langue espagnole / History of the Spanish Language	3
ESP3942	Syntaxe de l'espagnol / Spanish Syntax	3
ESP3944	La littérature espagnole avant 1800 / Spanish Literature Before the Nineteenth Century	3
ESP3945	La littérature espagnole de 1800 à nos jours / Spanish Literature from 1800 to the Present	3
ESP3946	La littérature hispano-américaine avant 1880 / Spanish- American Literature Before 1880	3
ESP3947	La littérature hispano-américaine de 1880 à nos jours / Spanish-American Literature from 1880 to the Present	3
ESP3991	Cours avancé d'espagnol I / Advanced Spanish I	3
ESP3992	Cours avancé d'espagnol II / Advanced Spanish II	3

Fifteen credits in ESP, with at least nine credits at the 4000-level, chosen in consultation with the department		15

Eighteen credits in one or more subjects other than ESP		18

Twenty-four credits of electives		24
NOTE: Students who have been granted course exemptions shall obtain the remaining credits, as necessary, by taking other ESP courses chosen in consultation with the department.

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Baccalaureate with Honours in International Studies and Modern Languages		120

Credits in Political Science: 45 cr. Credits in Modern Languages: 45 cr.


Compulsory Courses:		cr.
ENG1100	Workshop in Essay Writing	3

ENG1120	Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction	3
or
ENG1121	Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry	3

HIS1110	The Twentieth-Century World to 1945	3
HIS1111	The Twentieth-Century World from 1945	3
ECO1302	Contemporary Macroeconomic Issues	3
POL1101	Understanding Politics	3
GEG2108	Contested places	3
POL2156	Foundations of Research in Political Science	3
POL2203	Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics	6
POL2207	Introduction to Political and Social Thought	6
POL3202	Modern Systems of Political Thought	6
POL4730	Séminaire de synthèse en politique internationale	3

Three credits from:
SRS2195	Religion and Politics in Global Society	3
SRS3191	Sociology of Religious and Cultural Pluralism	3
SRS3194	Anthropological Theories in Inter-Cultural and Inter-Religious Issues	3

Optional Courses:

Eighteen credits in Political Science among the courses in International Relations and Global Politics and in Comparative Politics with at least twelve credits at the 4000 level		18

Nine credits among the following courses:
ADM1100	Introduction to Business Management	3
ADM2320	Marketing	3
ADM3318	International Business	3
ECO1304	Contemporary Microeconomic Issues	3
ECO2113	Canada and the World Economy	3
ECO2121	Economics of Globalization	3
ECO3136	World Economic History	3
DCC1500	Introduction et méthodologie	3
DCC1502	Droit public fondamental	3
DCC2508	Droit international public	3
GEG3311	Political Geography	3
GEG3523	Géographie de la population	3

HIS 2000- or 3000-level course in History in the fields A, E or N		0-9
SOC2151	Globalization: Sociological Aspects	3
SOC3148	Comparative Social Structure	3
SOC4127	Sociological Aspects of Migration	3
The courses SRS2195, SRS3191 or SRS3194 which have not been taken as complusory courses can be taken as optional courses.

Modern Languages:

1. Second Language

Twenty-four credits among the following courses:		24
FLS2511	Communication orale et écrite en français langue seconde : niveau intermédiaire I	3
FLS2512	Communication orale et écrite en français langue seconde : niveau intermédiaire II	3
FLS2521	Cours avancé de français langue seconde (écrit)	3
FLS2522	Cours avancé de français langue seconde (oral)	3
FLS2731	Compréhension de l'oral en français langue seconde	3
FLS2741	Compréhension de l'écrit en français langue seconde I	3
FLS2751	Perfectionnement de l'expression orale en français langue seconde I	3
FLS2761	Perfectionnement de l'expression écrite en français langue seconde I	3
FLS2771	Grammaire française I pour étudiants avancés en langue seconde	3
FLS2772	Prononciation française pour étudiants en langue seconde	3
FLS3741	Compréhension de l'écrit en français langue seconde II	3
FLS3751	Perfectionnement de l'expression orale en français langue seconde II	3
FLS3761	Perfectionnement de l'expression écrite en français langue seconde II	3
FLS3771	Grammaire française II pour étudiants avancés en langue seconde	3
FLS3773	Développement du vocabulaire en français langue seconde	3
FLS3775	Dimension culturelle de la communication en français langue seconde	3

2. Third Language		21
Student must have reached advanced level II in one of the following languages and taken at least three credits in a non language course (culture and civilization):
Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish
NOTE: For more information concerning the program, please contact the Faculty of Social Sciences Graduate programs - Master of Arts (Spanish) - Diploma in Spanish Translation - Doctorate in Philosophy (Spanish)

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Modern Languages and Literatures

BA with concentration in German

90

BA with concentration in Italian

90

BA with concentration in Russian

90

Honours BA in Russian

120

BA with concentration in Spanish

90

Honours BA in Spanish

120

Baccalaureate with Honours in International Studies and Modern Languages

120