2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Department of Languages, Cultures and Religions
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The Department of Languages, Cultures and Religions is an academic department within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Accreditations
- Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Modern Language/Teacher Certification in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish (BS)
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation - Modern Language/Teacher Certification in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish (BS)
Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement
All students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete a language requirement of 12 hours. Students may complete 12 hours in a single language offered by the Department of World Languages and Cultures to meet this requirement. Students with advanced proficiency in a language other than English may be exempted from this requirement with approval from the head of the Department of World Languages and Cultures.
Bachelor of Arts Fine Arts Restriction
Literature courses in this department will count toward the Fine Arts requirement provided those courses have not also been used to meet the foreign language requirement.
Foreign Language Institute
The Foreign Language Institute is a Missouri State-led partnership among five Springfield-area institutions of higher learning. Its purpose is to expand opportunities for students at all of the partner schools and in the broader community to learn languages, particularly those identified as critical or “less commonly taught” languages. Detailed information is listed here: Foreign Language Institute
Contact
Department Head
Stephen C. Berkwitz, PhD
Office
Siceluff Hall, Room 223 (Languages) Strong Hall, Room 282 (Religious Studies)
Phone
417-836-5514
Email
LCR@MissouriState.edu
Website
MissouriState.edu/LCR
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