About Us

 

The Department of Modern Languages (MODL) offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in language, literature, and culture to students who want to learn French, German, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish.

Our Mission

Learning other languages is an important part of an well-rounded liberal arts education. The Department of Modern Languages upholds the mission of the UTA College of Liberal Arts by

• Enabling students to develop basic competencies and defined proficiency levels in any of several modern languages.
  Language learning is skills development. To this end, MODL offers a full range of language offerings, from beginning to advanced courses. All four language skills—speaking, listening, reading, and writing—are developed.
  
  
• Helping students to prepare for the workforce through specialized courses and degree options.
  Language competency can be the primary focus in careers such as teaching and government service or a distinguishing asset for careers in fields such as the travel, health care, and international business.
  
  
• Providing students with the tools for understanding the diversity of human culture as represented in several of the world's languages and literatures.
  Through literature and language classes, students gain the insights needed to appreciate the world views of people in other countries and cultures and, inversely, to learn more about themselves by knowing what people elsewhere think about them and their culture.

 

Degrees and Options (For details, please consult the Undergraduate Catalog and the Graduate Catalog.)

• Undergraduate Degrees
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree in French, German, Russian, or Spanish
    • Options
      • Dual-Language Degree with Optional Area Studies Concentration
      • Teacher Certification
      • Latin American Studies
      • Post-Soviet and East European Studies
      • Intensive Language Program
      • Certificate in Translation Studies (Spanish)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business/Modern Language
    
    
• Graduate Degree
  • Masters of Arts in Modern Languages with concentration in French or Spanish

 

Opportunities in MODL

• Language Clubs
  Students can enrich their language learning through involvement in MODL language clubs:
  • La Société Francophone
  • The German Language Society
  • The Russian Club
  • La Sociedad Hispánica
    
    
• Study Abroad
  MODL sponsors credit-earning immersion programs for students to study abroad:
  • Study in Paris, France
  • Study in Cuernavaca, Mexico
  • Study in Valladolid, Spain
    
    
• The Language Acquisition Center (LAC)
  The LAC is a 24-seat Mac computer lab that provides opportunities for hands-on contact with target languages and cultures through a variety of media and locally developed materials.

 

Contact Information

Address and Telephone:

Department of Modern Languages
Box 19557
701 Planetarium Place (formerly 701 College Street)
Arlington, Texas 76019-0557 USA
817.272.3161
817.272.5408 FAX

Chair of the Department of Modern Languages:

Dr. Ray Elliott (elliott@uta.edu)

Office Staff:

Becky Rosenboom (rosenboom@uta.edu), Administrative Assistant

Kim Ylda (ylda@exchange.uta.edu), Morning Secretary

Melissa Miner (miner@uta.edu), Afternoon Secretary