The Certificate in Global Cultures, Languages, and Education (GCLE) educates students about global cultural, sociolinguistic, literacy and language policy and planning perspectives.
The courses in the certificate explore key questions about the relationships among cultural diversity, social inequality, and language. They provide students with skills to work globally, within and beyond schools, in the field of culture, communication, and education.
How to Get in
All current UW-Madison undergraduates are eligible to complete the Certificate in Global Cultures, Languages, and Education. To declare the certificate, students should visit the School of Education's Certificate Programs page to complete the declaration form.
Students pursing the Education Studies major or the Certificate in Educational Policy Studies are not eligible to complete the Certificate in Global Cultures, Languages, and Education.
Requirements
The Certificate in Global Cultures, Languages, and Education requires the following course distribution for a minimum of 12 credits. At least 6 credits must be completed in residence.
Completion of the certificate requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 in certificate coursework.
Language, Culture and Schooling
Select two of the following courses (6 credits):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ED POL 205 | Language and Social Inequality | 3 |
| ED POL 240 | Comparative Education | 3 |
| ED POL/ANTHRO 570 | Anthropology and Education | 3 |
| ED POL 595 | Language Politics and Education | 3 |
| CURRIC 312 | Foundations of ESL Education | 3 |
Global Education
Select one of the following Global Education courses (3 credits):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ED POL 112 | Global Education through Film | 3 |
| ED POL 197 | Listening to the Land | 3 |
| ED POL/INTL ST 220 | Human Rights and Education | 3 |
| ED POL 237 | Wealth, Poverty and Inequality: Transnational Perspectives on Policy and Practice in Education | 3 |
| ED POL 245 | Education in East Asia | 3 |
| ED POL 260 | Introduction to International Education Development | 3 |
| ED POL/INTL ST 335 | Globalization and Education | 3 |
| ED POL 460 | Immigration, Education, and Equity | 3 |
| ED POL 675 | Introduction to Comparative and International Education | 3 |
| CURRIC 292 | Globalizing Education | 3 |
| CURRIC 366 | Internationalizing Educational Knowledge | 3 |
Global Studies
Select one of the following courses (3 credits):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN 212 | Introduction to African Popular Culture | 3 |
| AFRICAN/FRENCH 216 | Modern and Contemporary Francophone Topics | 3 |
| AFRICAN/AFROAMER 220 | HipHop, Youth Culture, and Politics in Senegal | 3 |
| AFRICAN 230 | Introduction to Yoruba Life and Culture | 3 |
| AFRICAN 231 | Introduction to Arabic Literary Culture | 3 |
| AFRICAN 232 | Introduction to Swahili Cultures | 3 |
| AFRICAN 300 | African Literature in Translation | 3 |
| AFRICAN/INTL ST 302 | Arabic Literature and Cinema | 3 |
| AFRICAN 303 | African Literature and Visual Culture | 3 |
| AFRICAN 304 | Soccer in Africa | 3 |
| AFRICAN 323 | Third Semester Arabic | 4 |
| AFRICAN 324 | Fourth Semester Arabic | 4 |
| AFRICAN 329 | Fifth Semester Arabic | 3 |
| AFRICAN 330 | Sixth Semester Arabic | 3 |
| AFRICAN 333 | Third Semester Swahili | 4 |
| AFRICAN 334 | Fourth Semester Swahili | 4 |
| AFRICAN 338 | Fourth Semester-A Language of Southern Africa | 4 |
| AFRICAN 341 | Third Semester Summer Arabic | 4 |
| AFRICAN 342 | Fourth Semester Summer Arabic | 4 |
| AFRICAN 343 | Fifth Semester Summer Arabic | 4 |
| AFRICAN 344 | Sixth Semester Summer Arabic | 4 |
| AFRICAN 373 | Third Semester Yoruba | 4 |
| AFRICAN 374 | Fourth Semester Yoruba | 4 |
| AFRICAN 393 | Third Semester-A Language of West Africa | 4 |
| AFRICAN 394 | Fourth Semester-A Language of West Africa | 4 |
| AFRICAN 405 | Topics in African Cultural Studies | 3 |
| AFRICAN 406 | Topics in African Literature | 3 |
| AFRICAN 409 | Topics in US and Global Black Music Studies | 3 |
| AFRICAN 412 | Contemporary African Fiction | 3-4 |
| AFRICAN/AFROAMER 413 | Contemporary African and Caribbean Drama | 3-4 |
| AFRICAN/RELIG ST 414 | Islam in Africa and the Diaspora | 3 |
| AFRICAN 435 | Fifth Semester Swahili | 3 |
| AFRICAN 436 | Sixth Semester Swahili | 3 |
| AFRICAN/FRENCH 440 | African/Francophone Film | 3 |
| AFRICAN/PORTUG 451 | Lusophone African Literature | 3 |
| ANTHRO 104 | Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity | 3 |
| ANTHRO/FOLKLORE/INTL ST/LINGUIS 211 | Global Language Issues | 3 |
| ANTHRO 237 | Cut 'n' Mix: Music, Race, and Culture in the Caribbean | 3 |
| ANTHRO/AFROAMER/C&E SOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLI SCI/SOC/SPANISH 260 | Latin America: An Introduction | 3-4 |
| ANTHRO/AFRICAN/AFROAMER/GEOG/HISTORY/POLI SCI/SOC 277 | Africa: An Introductory Survey | 4 |
| ANTHRO 300 | Cultural Anthropology: Theory and Ethnography | 3 |
| ANTHRO 307 | Urban Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO/AMER IND 314 | Indians of North America | 3 |
| ANTHRO 330 | Topics in Ethnology | 3-4 |
| ANTHRO 340 | Music, Race, And Culture in Brazil | 3 |
| ANTHRO/RELIG ST 343 | Anthropology of Religion | 3-4 |
| ANTHRO 345 | Family, Kin and Community in Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
| ANTHRO 348 | Economic Anthropology | 3-4 |
| ANTHRO 350 | Political Anthropology | 3-4 |
| ANTHRO 357 | Introduction to the Anthropology of Japan | 3-4 |
| ANTHRO 415 | The Anthropological Study of Children & Youth | 3 |
| ANTHRO/LINGUIS 430 | Language and Culture | 3-4 |
| ANTHRO/AMER IND/FOLKLORE 431 | American Indian Folklore | 3 |
| ANTHRO/AMER IND/FOLKLORE/GEN&WS 437 | American Indian Women | 3 |
| ANTHRO/GEN&WS 443 | Anthropology by Women | 3 |
| ANTHRO 448 | Anthropology of Law | 3 |
| ANTHRO 455 | Study Abroad: Topics in Cultural Anthropology | 1-6 |
| ANTHRO 456 | Symbolic Anthropology | 3-4 |
| ANTHRO 460 | The Anthropology of Dance: Movement and Music in Performance | 3 |
| ANTHRO 477 | Anthropology, Environment, and Development | 3 |
| ANTHRO/ED POL 570 | Anthropology and Education | 3 |
| ANTHRO 606 | Ethnicity, Nations, and Nationalism | 3-4 |
| ANTHRO 690 | Problems in Anthropology | 3-4 |
| ART HIST 305 | History of Islamic Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ART HIST 307 | From Tomb to Temple: Ancient Chinese Art and Religion in Transition | 3 |
| ART HIST 308 | The Tastes of Scholars and Emperors: Chinese Art in the Later Periods | 3 |
| ART HIST 354 | Cross-Cultural Arts Around the Atlantic Rim: 1800 to the Present | 3-4 |
| ART HIST/RELIG ST 373 | Great Cities of Islam | 3 |
| ART HIST/ASIAN 379 | Cities of Asia | 3 |
| ART HIST 413 | Art and Architecture in the Age of the Caliphs | 3 |
| ART HIST/ASIAN 428 | Visual Cultures of India | 3 |
| ART HIST 440 | Art and Power in the Arab World | 3 |
| ASIALANG 201 | Third Semester Chinese | 4 |
| ASIALANG 202 | Fourth Semester Chinese | 4 |
| ASIALANG 203 | Third Semester Japanese | 4 |
| ASIALANG 204 | Fourth Semester Japanese | 4 |
| ASIALANG 205 | Third Semester Korean | 4 |
| ASIALANG 206 | Fourth Semester Korean | 4 |
| ASIALANG 221 | Third Semester Asian Language | 4 |
| ASIALANG 222 | Fourth Semester Asian Language | 4 |
| ASIALANG 223 | Third Semester Filipino | 4 |
| ASIALANG 224 | Fourth Semester Filipino | 4 |
| ASIALANG 225 | Third Semester Hmong | 4 |
| ASIALANG 226 | Fourth Semester Hmong | 4 |
| ASIALANG 227 | Third Semester Indonesian | 4 |
| ASIALANG 228 | Fourth Semester Indonesian | 4 |
| ASIALANG 229 | Third Semester Thai | 4 |
| ASIALANG 230 | Fourth Semester Thai | 4 |
| ASIALANG 231 | Third Semester Vietnamese | 4 |
| ASIALANG 232 | Fourth Semester Vietnamese | 4 |
| ASIALANG 233 | Third Semester Hindi | 4 |
| ASIALANG 234 | Fourth Semester Hindi | 4 |
| ASIALANG 235 | Third Semester Modern Tibetan | 4 |
| ASIALANG 236 | Fourth Semester Modern Tibetan | 4 |
| ASIALANG 237 | Third Semester Persian | 4 |
| ASIALANG 238 | Fourth Semester Persian | 4 |
| ASIALANG 239 | Third Semester Urdu | 4 |
| ASIALANG 240 | Fourth Semester Urdu | 4 |
| ASIALANG 241 | Third Semester Sanskrit | 3-4 |
| ASIALANG 242 | Fourth Semester Sanskrit | 3-4 |
| ASIALANG 243 | Third Semester Burmese | 4 |
| ASIALANG 244 | Fourth Semester Burmese | 4 |
| ASIALANG 245 | Third Semester Khmer | 4 |
| ASIALANG 246 | Fourth Semester Khmer | 4 |
| ASIALANG 311 | First Semester Classical Chinese | 3 |
| ASIALANG 312 | Second Semester Classical Chinese | 3 |
| ASIALANG 313 | Classical Japanese | 3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 218 | Health and Healing in South Asia | 3-4 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 236 | Asia Enchanted: Ghosts, Gods, and Monsters | 3 |
| ASIAN 253 | Japanese Popular Culture | 3 |
| ASIAN/HISTORY/POLI SCI 255 | Introduction to East Asian Civilizations | 3-4 |
| ASIAN 268 | Tibetan Cultures and Traditions | 3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 274 | Religion in South Asia | 3 |
| ASIAN 300 | Topics in Asian Studies | 3 |
| ASIAN 301 | Social Studies Topics in East Asian Studies | 1-3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 306 | Hinduism | 3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 307 | A Survey of Tibetan Buddhism | 3 |
| ASIAN 311 | Modern Indian Literatures | 3 |
| ASIAN 351 | Survey of Classical Chinese Literature | 3 |
| ASIAN 352 | Survey of Modern Chinese Literature | 3 |
| ASIAN 353 | Lovers, Warriors and Monks: Survey of Japanese Literature | 3 |
| ASIAN 354 | Early Modern Japanese Literature | 3 |
| ASIAN 355 | Modern Japanese Literature | 3 |
| ASIAN 357 | Japanese Ghost Stories | 3 |
| ASIAN 358 | Language in Japanese Society | 3 |
| ASIAN 361 | Love and Politics: The Tale of Genji | 3 |
| ASIAN 367 | Haiku | 3 |
| ASIAN 371 | Topics in Chinese Literature | 2-3 |
| ASIAN 376 | Manga | 3 |
| ASIAN 378 | Anime | 3 |
| ASIAN 403 | Southeast Asian Literature | 3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 405 | Gods and Goddesses of South Asia | 3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 430 | Indian Traditions in the Modern Age | 3 |
| ASIAN 432 | Introduction to Chinese Linguistics | 3 |
| ASIAN 433 | Topics in East Asian Visual Cultures | 3 |
| ASIAN 434 | Introduction to Japanese Linguistics | 3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 460 | The History of Yoga | 3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 466 | Buddhist Thought | 3 |
| ASIAN/RELIG ST 473 | Meditation in Indian Buddhism and Hinduism | 3 |
| FOLKLORE 100 | Introduction to Folklore | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/AFROAMER/AMER IND/ASIAN AM/CHICLA 102 | Introduction to Comparative US Ethnic and American Indian Studies | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/MUSIC 103 | Introduction to Music Cultures of the World | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/RELIG ST 104 | Sacred Places and Journeys | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/GNS 200 | Folklore of Central, Eastern and Northern Europe | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/AFRICAN 210 | The African Storyteller | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/ANTHRO/INTL ST/LINGUIS 211 | Global Language Issues | 3 |
| FOLKLORE 215 | Elementary Topics in Folklore | 1-3 |
| FOLKLORE 220 | The Folk Tale | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL/SCAND ST 235 | The World of Sagas | 3 |
| FOLKLORE 315 | Intermediate Topics in Folklore | 1-3 |
| FOLKLORE 317 | The Irish Tradition | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/DANCE/THEATRE 321 | Javanese Performance | 2 |
| FOLKLORE/RELIG ST 326 | The Supernatural in the Modern World | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/LITTRANS 327 | Vampires | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL/RELIG ST/SCAND ST 342 | Nordic Mythology | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/LITTRANS/MEDIEVAL/SCAND ST 345 | The Nordic Storyteller | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/LITTRANS/MEDIEVAL 346 | In Translation: The Icelandic Sagas | 3-4 |
| FOLKLORE/LITTRANS 347 | In Translation: Kalevala and Finnish Folk-Lore | 3-4 |
| FOLKLORE/RELIG ST 352 | Shamanism | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/RELIG ST 359 | Myth | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/MUSIC 402 | Musical Cultures of the World | 3 |
| FOLKLORE 415 | Advanced Topics in Folklore | 1-3 |
| FOLKLORE/DANCE/THEATRE 421 | Javanese Performance Repertory | 2 |
| FOLKLORE/GEN&WS 428 | Gender and Expressive Culture | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/AMER IND/ANTHRO 431 | American Indian Folklore | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/AMER IND/ANTHRO/GEN&WS 437 | American Indian Women | 3 |
| FOLKLORE 439 | Foodways | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/SCAND ST 443 | Sami Culture, Yesterday and Today | 4 |
| FOLKLORE/SLAVIC 444 | Slavic and East European Folklore | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL/SCAND ST 446 | Celtic-Scandinavian Cultural Interrelations | 3 |
| FOLKLORE 460 | Folk Epics | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/GEN&WS 467 | Women and Politics in Popular Culture and Folklore | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/GEN&WS 468 | Feminism, Folklore and Comparative Literature | 3 |
| FOLKLORE 510 | Folklore Theory | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/MUSIC 515 | Proseminar in Ethnomusicology | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/MUSIC 516 | Ethnographic Methods for Music and Sound | 3 |
| FOLKLORE 518 | The Scottish Tradition | 3 |
| FOLKLORE 530 | Topics in Folklore | 1-3 |
| FRENCH 203 | Third Semester French | 4 |
| FRENCH 204 | Fourth Semester French | 4 |
| FRENCH 228 | Intermediate Language and Culture | 3-4 |
| FRENCH 271 | Literature, Comics, and Film in French | 3-4 |
| FRENCH 311 | Advanced Composition and Speaking | 3 |
| FRENCH 312 | Advanced Writing Workshop | 3 |
| FRENCH/INTL BUS 313 | Professional Communication and Culture in the Francophone World | 3 |
| FRENCH/INTL BUS 314 | Contemporary Issues in Business, Government and NGOs | 3 |
| FRENCH 321 | Medieval and Early Modern French Literature | 3 |
| FRENCH 322 | Modern French and Francophone Literature | 3 |
| FRENCH 325 | Visual Culture in French/Francophone Studies | 3 |
| FRENCH 347 | Medieval and Early Modern Culture | 3 |
| FRENCH 348 | Modernity Studies | 3 |
| FRENCH 350 | Applied French Language Studies | 1-3 |
| GERMAN 203 | Third Semester German | 4 |
| GERMAN 204 | Fourth Semester German | 4 |
| GERMAN 213 | Third Semester Dutch | 4 |
| GERMAN 214 | Fourth Semester Dutch | 4 |
| GERMAN 235 | Dutch Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| GERMAN 245 | Topics in Dutch Life and Culture | 3 |
| GERMAN 249 | Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening | 3 |
| GERMAN 258 | Intermediate German-Reading | 3 |
| GERMAN 262 | Intermediate German-Writing | 3 |
| GERMAN 264 | Culture in 20th Century Berlin | 3 |
| GERMAN 266 | Topics in German and/or Yiddish Culture | 3 |
| GERMAN 267 | Yiddish Song and the Jewish Experience | 3-4 |
| GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 269 | Yiddish Literature and Culture in Europe | 3 |
| GERMAN 271 | The German Immigration Experience | 3 |
| GERMAN 272 | Nazi Culture | 3 |
| GERMAN 275 | Kafka and the Kafkaesque | 3 |
| GERMAN/LITTRANS 276 | Special Topics in German and World Literature/s | 3 |
| GERMAN 278 | Topics in German Culture | 3 |
| GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 279 | Yiddish Literature and Culture in America | 3 |
| GERMAN 285 | Intermediate Intensive (Honors) German: Language, Culture, Texts | 6 |
| GERMAN 305 | Literatur des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts | 3-4 |
| GERMAN 325 | Topics in Dutch Literature | 3 |
| GERMAN 335 | Dutch Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| GERMAN 337 | Advanced Composition & Conversation | 3-4 |
| GERMAN 351 | Introduction to German Linguistics | 3-4 |
| GERMAN 352 | Topics in German Linguistics | 3-4 |
| GERMAN 362 | Topics in German Literature | 3-4 |
| GERMAN 372 | Topics in German Culture | 3-4 |
| GERMAN 385 | Honors Seminar in German Literature | 3 |
| GERMAN 411 | Kultur des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts | 3-4 |
| GERMAN 445 | Topics in Dutch Culture | 3-4 |
| GERMAN/JEWISH 510 | German-Jewish Culture Since the 18th Century | 3 |
| GERMAN 560 | Topics in German Studies | 3 |
| GERMAN 612 | German Literary Movements Since 1750 | 3 |
| GERMAN 625 | Letterkunde der Lage Landen | 3-4 |
| GERMAN 632 | A Theme in German Literature | 3 |
| GERMAN 644 | Theory and Practice of German Drama | 3 |
| GERMAN 645 | Cultuurkunde der Lage Landen | 3-4 |
| GERMAN 650 | History of the German Language | 3 |
| GERMAN/MEDIEVAL 651 | Introduction to Middle High German | 3 |
| GERMAN/COM ARTS 655 | German Film | 3 |
| GERMAN 676 | Advanced Seminar in German Studies | 3 |
| GERMAN 677 | Seminar in German Culture Studies | 3 |
| GERMAN 683 | Senior Honors Seminar in German Literature | 3 |
| GNS/FOLKLORE 200 | Folklore of Central, Eastern and Northern Europe | 3 |
| GNS/ENVIR ST 210 | Cultures of Sustainability: Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe | 3 |
| GNS/HISTORY 265 | An Introduction to Central Asia: From the Silk Route to Afghanistan | 3 |
| GNS 270 | Introductory Topics in GNS | 3 |
| GNS 324 | Literatures of Central Asia | 3 |
| GNS 370 | Topics in GNS (Intermediate) | 3 |
| GNS 375 | Philosophy, Theory, Criticism | 3 |
| GNS 431 | Third Semester Kazakh | 4 |
| GNS 432 | Fourth Semester Kazakh | 4 |
| GNS 439 | Third Semester Turkish | 4 |
| GNS 440 | Fourth Semester Turkish | 4 |
| GNS 451 | Third Semester Central Eurasian Language | 4 |
| GNS 452 | Fourth Semester Central Eurasian Language | 4 |
| GNS 460 | Readings in Turkish: Contemporary Turkey through Literature and Media | 4 |
| GNS 471 | Advanced Topics in East European and Central Asian Languages and Cultures | 1-4 |
| GNS 531 | Fifth Semester Kazakh | 3-4 |
| GNS 532 | Sixth Semester Kazakh | 3-4 |
| GNS 539 | Fifth Semester Turkish and Azeri | 3-4 |
| GNS 540 | Sixth Semester Turkish and Azeri | 3-4 |
| GNS 551 | Fifth Semester Central Eurasian Language | 4 |
| GNS 552 | Sixth Semester Central Eurasian Language | 4 |
| GNS 624 | Proseminar in Central Asian History | 3 |
| INTL ST 101 | Introduction to International Studies | 3-4 |
| INTL ST/ANTHRO/FOLKLORE/LINGUIS 211 | Global Language Issues | 3 |
| INTL ST/HISTORY/LACIS 242 | Modern Latin America | 3-4 |
| INTL ST 266 | Introduction to the Middle East | 3 |
| INTL ST/AFRICAN 302 | Arabic Literature and Cinema | 3 |
| INTL ST 310 | International Learning Community Seminar | 1-3 |
| INTL ST/GEOG 311 | The Global Game: Soccer, Politics, and Identity | 3 |
| INTL ST/GEOG 315 | Universal Basic Income: The Politics Behind a Global Movement | 3 |
| INTL ST 320 | Contemporary Issues in International Studies | 1-4 |
| INTL ST 322 | Washington DC Semester in International Affairs Internship Seminar | 4 |
| INTL ST/POLI SCI 325 | Social Movements and Revolutions in Latin America | 3-4 |
| INTL ST/POLI SCI 327 | Indian Politics in Comparative Perspective | 3 |
| INTL ST/HISTORY 330 | Global History of Humanitarianism | 3-4 |
| INTL ST/HISTORY 332 | East Asia & The U.S. Since 1899 | 3-4 |
| INTL ST/ED POL 335 | Globalization and Education | 3 |
| INTL ST/HISTORY 366 | From Fascism to Today: Social Movements and Politics in Europe | 3-4 |
| INTL ST/A A E 373 | Globalization, Poverty and Development | 3 |
| INTL ST/A A E 374 | The Growth and Development of Nations in the Global Economy | 3 |
| INTL ST 401 | Topics in Global Security | 3-4 |
| INTL ST 402 | Topics in Politics and Policy in the Global Economy | 3-4 |
| INTL ST 403 | Topics in Culture in the Age of Globalization | 3-4 |
| INTL ST/POLI SCI 431 | Contentious Politics | 3-4 |
| INTL ST/POLI SCI 434 | The Politics of Human Rights | 3-4 |
| INTL ST/POLI SCI 439 | The Comparative Study of Genocide | 3-4 |
| INTL ST 501 | Study Abroad Topics in Global Security | 1-6 |
| INTL ST 502 | Study Abroad Topics in Politics and Policy in the Global Economy | 1-6 |
| INTL ST 503 | Study Abroad Topics in Culture in the Age of Globalization | 1-6 |
| INTL ST 504 | Study Abroad Topics in Global Environment | 1-6 |
| INTL ST 520 | Study Abroad Topics in International Studies | 1-6 |
| INTL ST 523 | International Internship | 1-3 |
| INTL ST/GEN&WS 535 | Women's Global Health and Human Rights | 3 |
| INTL ST 601 | Topics in Global Security | 1-4 |
| INTL ST 602 | Topics in Politics and Policy in the Global Economy | 1-4 |
| INTL ST 603 | Topics in Culture in the Age of Globalization | 1-4 |
| INTL ST 620 | Topics in International Studies | 1-4 |
| INTL ST 622 | Washington DC Sem in International Affairs Seminar | 4 |
| ITALIAN 202 | Fast-track Intermediate Italian for Speakers of Romance Languages | 4 |
| ITALIAN 203 | Third Semester Italian | 4 |
| ITALIAN 204 | Fourth Semester Italian | 4 |
| ITALIAN 230 | Modern Italian Culture | 3 |
| ITALIAN 311 | Advanced Italian Language | 3 |
| ITALIAN 312 | Writing Workshop | 3 |
| ITALIAN 321 | Studies in Italian Literature and Culture I | 3 |
| ITALIAN 322 | Studies in Italian Literature and Culture II | 3 |
| ITALIAN 340 | Structures of Italian | 3 |
| ITALIAN/ILS 350 | Rome: Lust for Glory | 3-4 |
| ITALIAN/ILS/LITTRANS/POLI SCI 365 | Machiavelli and His World | 3 |
| ITALIAN/MEDIEVAL/RELIG ST 440 | Poverty, Ecology and the Arts: St. Francis of Assisi | 3 |
| LINGUIS 101 | Human Language | 3 |
| LITTRANS 201 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I | 3 |
| LITTRANS 202 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation II | 3 |
| LITTRANS 203 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I | 4 |
| LITTRANS 204 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation II | 4 |
| LITTRANS/GEN&WS 205 | Women in Russian Literature in Translation | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 207 | Slavic Science Fiction through Literature and Film | 3 |
| LITTRANS 208 | The Writings of Vaclav Havel: Crtitique of Modern Society | 3 |
| LITTRANS 209 | Masterpieces of French Literature and Culture | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 213 | Love and Sex in Italian Comedy | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS/SLAVIC 215 | Love and Death: Introduction to Polish Literature & Culture | 3 |
| LITTRANS 218 | Polish Literature in Translation: Late 19th and 20th Centuries | 3 |
| LITTRANS 220 | Chekhov: The Drama of Modern Life | 3 |
| LITTRANS 221 | Russia's Greatest Enigma: Nikolai Gogol | 3 |
| LITTRANS 222 | Dostoevsky in Translation | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS/ENGL 223 | Vladimir Nabokov: Russian and American Writings | 3 |
| LITTRANS 224 | Tolstoy in Translation | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 226 | Introduction to Luso-Afro-Brazilian Literature | 3 |
| LITTRANS 229 | Representation of the Jew in Eastern European Cultures | 3 |
| LITTRANS 231 | Manga | 3 |
| LITTRANS 232 | Anime | 3 |
| LITTRANS 233 | Russian Life and Culture Through Literature and Art (to 1917) | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 234 | Soviet Life and Culture Through Literature and Art (from 1917) | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS/SLAVIC 238 | Literature and Revolution | 3 |
| LITTRANS 240 | Soviet Literature in Translation | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 241 | Literatures and Cultures of Eastern Europe | 3 |
| LITTRANS 245 | Topics in Spanish American Literature in Translation | 3 |
| LITTRANS 247 | Topics in Slavic Literatures in Translation | 3 |
| LITTRANS 249 | Literature in Translation: Nineteenth-Century French Masterpieces | 3 |
| LITTRANS 252 | Spanish Literary Masterpieces in Translation | 3 |
| LITTRANS/MEDIEVAL/RELIG ST 253 | Of Demons and Angels. Dante's Divine Comedy | 3 |
| LITTRANS 254 | In Translation: Lit of Modern Italy-Existentialism, Fascism, Resistance | 3 |
| LITTRANS/MEDIEVAL 255 | Black Death and Medieval Life Through Boccaccio's Decameron | 3 |
| LITTRANS 260 | Italy and the Invention of America: from Columbus to World War II | 3 |
| LITTRANS 261 | Survey of Chinese Literature in Translation | 3 |
| LITTRANS 262 | 3 | |
| LITTRANS 263 | Survey of Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 |
| LITTRANS 264 | Survey of Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 |
| LITTRANS/SLAVIC 266 | Elementary Special Topics in Russian Literature & Culture | 1-3 |
| LITTRANS 268 | French Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century | 3 |
| LITTRANS/GERMAN/JEWISH 269 | Yiddish Literature and Culture in Europe | 3 |
| LITTRANS/GEN&WS 270 | German Women Writers in Translation | 3 |
| LITTRANS 271 | In Translation:Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature, Middle Ages-1900 | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 274 | In Translation: Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature-the 20th Century | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 275 | In Translation: The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS/GERMAN 276 | Special Topics in German and World Literature/s | 3 |
| LITTRANS 277 | Topics in Twentieth-Century German Literature (in Translation) | 3 |
| LITTRANS/GERMAN/JEWISH 279 | Yiddish Literature and Culture in America | 3 |
| LITTRANS 302 | What is Life? Biological Life in Literature and Culture | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 303 | Topics in French Literature and Culture | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 324 | Topics in Scandinavian Literature | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 326 | Topics in Dutch Literature in Translation | 3 |
| LITTRANS/FOLKLORE 327 | Vampires | 3 |
| LITTRANS 331 | In Translation: Scandinavian Topics in Depth | 1-2 |
| LITTRANS 334 | In Translation: The Art of Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS/THEATRE 335 | In Translation: The Drama of Henrik Ibsen | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS/THEATRE 336 | In Translation: The Drama of August Strindberg | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 337 | In Translation: 19th Century Scandinavian Fiction | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 340 | Contemporary Scandinavian Literature in Translation | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS/FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL/SCAND ST 345 | The Nordic Storyteller | 3 |
| LITTRANS/FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL 346 | In Translation: The Icelandic Sagas | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS/FOLKLORE 347 | In Translation: Kalevala and Finnish Folk-Lore | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS 350 | Scandinavian Decadence in its European Context | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS/SLAVIC 357 | Intermediate Special Topics in Slavic Languages and Literatures | 3 |
| LITTRANS 360 | French and Italian Renaissance Literature Online | 3-4 |
| LITTRANS/SLAVIC 361 | Living at the End of Times: Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture | 3 |
| LITTRANS/ILS/ITALIAN/POLI SCI 365 | Machiavelli and His World | 3 |
| LITTRANS/SLAVIC 366 | Intermediate Special Topics in Russian Literature & Culture | 3 |
| LITTRANS 410 | In Translation: Special Topics in Italian Literature | 3 |
| LITTRANS/THEATRE 423 | In Translation: Slavic Drama in Context | 3 |
| LITTRANS/SCAND ST 428 | Memory and Literature from Proust to Knausgard | 3 |
| LITTRANS/SCAND ST 435 | The Sagas of Icelanders in English Translation | 3 |
| LITTRANS/GEN&WS/SCAND ST 438 | Sexual Politics in Scandinavia | 3 |
| LITTRANS/SLAVIC 467 | Advanced Special Topics in Slavic Languages and Literatures | 3 |
| LITTRANS 471 | Polish Literature (in Translation), Middle Ages to 1863 | 3 |
| LITTRANS 473 | Polish Literature (in Translation) since 1863 | 3 |
| PORTUG 201 | Third Semester Portuguese | 4 |
| PORTUG 202 | Fourth Semester Portuguese | 4 |
| PORTUG 221 | Introduction to Luso-Brazilian Literatures | 4 |
| PORTUG 225 | Third Year Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| PORTUG 226 | Third Year Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| PORTUG 301 | Intensive Portuguese | 4 |
| PORTUG 311 | Fourth Year Composition and Conversation | 3 |
| PORTUG 312 | Fourth Year Composition and Conversation | 3 |
| PORTUG 330 | History of the Portuguese Language | 3 |
| PORTUG 361 | Portuguese Civilization | 3 |
| PORTUG 362 | Brazilian Civilization | 3 |
| PORTUG 411 | Survey of Portuguese Literature before 1825 | 3 |
| PORTUG 412 | Survey of Brazilian Literature before 1890 | 3 |
| PORTUG/GEN&WS 450 | Brazillian Women Writers | 3 |
| PORTUG/AFRICAN 451 | Lusophone African Literature | 3 |
| PORTUG/GEN&WS 460 | Carmen Miranda | 3 |
| PORTUG 467 | Survey of Portuguese Literature since 1825 | 3 |
| PORTUG 468 | Survey of Brazilian Literature since 1890 | 3 |
| PORTUG 640 | Topics in Luso-Brazilian Literature | 3 |
| PORTUG 642 | Topics in Luso-Brazilian Culture | 3 |
| SCAND ST 201 | Second Year Norwegian | 4 |
| SCAND ST 202 | Second Year Norwegian | 4 |
| SCAND ST 211 | Second Year Swedish | 4 |
| SCAND ST 212 | Second Year Swedish | 4 |
| SCAND ST 221 | Second Year Danish | 4 |
| SCAND ST 222 | Second Year Danish | 4 |
| SCAND ST 250 | Introduction to Scandinavia | 3 |
| SCAND ST 251 | Readings in Norwegian Literature | 3-4 |
| SCAND ST 261 | Readings in Swedish Literature | 3-4 |
| SCAND ST 271 | Readings in Danish Literature | 3-4 |
| SCAND ST 276 | Culture & Community in Scandinavia | 3 |
| SCAND ST/FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL/RELIG ST 342 | Nordic Mythology | 3 |
| SCAND ST/FOLKLORE/LITTRANS/MEDIEVAL 345 | The Nordic Storyteller | 3 |
| SCAND ST 348 | The Second World War in Nordic Culture | 3 |
| SCAND ST 355 | Autobiography | 3 |
| SCAND ST 373 | Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature: From the Middle Ages to 1900 | 3-4 |
| SCAND ST 374 | Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature: the Twentieth Century | 3-4 |
| SCAND ST 401 | Contemporary Scandinavian Languages | 3 |
| SCAND ST 410 | Introduction to Scandinavian Linguistics | 3 |
| SCAND ST 411 | Areas in Scandinavian Literature | 1 |
| SCAND ST 415 | History of the Scandinavian Languages II: Standard Languages | 3 |
| SCAND ST 419 | Scandinavian Children's Literature | 4 |
| SCAND ST 421 | Advanced Topics in Nordic Studies | 1-3 |
| SCAND ST 422 | The Drama of Henrik Ibsen | 4 |
| SCAND ST 423 | The Drama of August Strindberg | 4 |
| SCAND ST 424 | Nineteenth-Century Scandinavian Fiction | 3-4 |
| SCAND ST 426 | Kierkegaard and Scandinavian Literature | 3 |
| SCAND ST 427 | Contemporary Scandinavian Literature | 4 |
| SCAND ST/LITTRANS 428 | Memory and Literature from Proust to Knausgard | 3 |
| SCAND ST/MEDIEVAL 430 | The Vikings | 4 |
| SCAND ST/HISTORY 431 | History of Scandinavia to 1815 | 3 |
| SCAND ST/HISTORY 432 | History of Scandinavia Since 1815 | 3 |
| SCAND ST 434 | The Art of Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen | 4 |
| SCAND ST/LITTRANS 435 | The Sagas of Icelanders in English Translation | 3 |
| SCAND ST 436 | Topics in Scandinavian Literature | 3-4 |
| SCAND ST/GEN&WS/LITTRANS 438 | Sexual Politics in Scandinavia | 3 |
| SCAND ST 439 | Nordic Filmmakers | 3 |
| SCAND ST/FOLKLORE 443 | Sami Culture, Yesterday and Today | 4 |
| SCAND ST/MEDIEVAL 444 | Kalevala and Finnish Folk-Lore | 4 |
| SCAND ST/FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL 446 | Celtic-Scandinavian Cultural Interrelations | 3 |
| SCAND ST 450 | Scandinavian Decadence in its European Context | 3-4 |
| SCAND ST 475 | The Writings of Hans Christian Andersen for Scandinavian Majors | 4 |
| SCAND ST 476 | Scandinavian Life and Civilization II | 4 |
| SCAND ST 510 | Topics in Scandinavian Linguistics | 3 |
| SCAND ST 511 | Paleography and Philology - Old Norse | 3 |
| SCAND ST 520 | Special Topics | 3 |
| SCAND ST/HISTORY 577 | Contemporary Scandinavia: Politics and History | 3-4 |
| SCAND ST 634 | Survey of Scandinavian Literature: 1500-1800 | 3 |
| SCAND ST 635 | Survey of Scandinavian Literature: 1800-1890 | 3 |
| SLAVIC 117 | Intensive Second Year Russian | 4 |
| SLAVIC 118 | Intensive Second Year Russian | 4 |
| SLAVIC 203 | Third Semester Russian | 4 |
| SLAVIC 204 | Fourth Semester Russian | 4 |
| SLAVIC 207 | Third Semester Polish | 4 |
| SLAVIC 208 | Fourth Semester Polish | 4 |
| SLAVIC 217 | Third Semester Czech | 4 |
| SLAVIC 218 | Fourth Semester Czech | 4 |
| SLAVIC 231 | History and Ethics on Film: Polish Cinema | 3 |
| SLAVIC/LITTRANS 238 | Literature and Revolution | 3 |
| SLAVIC 239 | Performance and Power | 3 |
| SLAVIC 242 | Literatures and Cultures of Eastern Europe | 3 |
| SLAVIC 245 | Topics in Slavic Literatures | 3 |
| SLAVIC 251 | Third Semester Serbo-Croatian | 3 |
| SLAVIC 252 | Fourth Semester Serbo-Croatian | 3 |
| SLAVIC/GEOG/HISTORY/POLI SCI 253 | Russia: An Interdisciplinary Survey | 4 |
| SLAVIC/GEOG/HISTORY/POLI SCI 254 | Eastern Europe: An Interdisciplinary Survey | 4 |
| SLAVIC/LITTRANS 266 | Elementary Special Topics in Russian Literature & Culture | 1-3 |
| SLAVIC 275 | Third Year Russian I | 3 |
| SLAVIC 276 | Third Year Russian II | 3 |
| SLAVIC 277 | Third Year Polish I | 3 |
| SLAVIC 278 | Third Year Polish II | 3 |
| SLAVIC 279 | Intensive Third Year Russian | 8 |
| SLAVIC 285 | Slavic Culture in Context: An Honors Course | 3 |
| SLAVIC 304 | Fourth Semester Intensive Polish | 4 |
| SLAVIC 305 | Fifth Semester Intensive Polish | 3 |
| SLAVIC 306 | Sixth Semester Intensive Polish | 3 |
| SLAVIC 308 | Polish Culture and Area Studies on Study Abroad | 1-4 |
| SLAVIC 309 | Russian Area Studies on Study Abroad | 1-4 |
| SLAVIC 310 | Topics in Russian: Study Abroad | 1-6 |
| SLAVIC 315 | Russian Language and Culture I | 3 |
| SLAVIC 316 | Russian Language and Culture II | 3 |
| SLAVIC 321 | Fourth Year Russian I | 3 |
| SLAVIC 322 | Fourth Year Russian II | 3 |
| SLAVIC 331 | Fourth Year Polish I | 3 |
| SLAVIC 332 | Fourth Year Polish II | 3 |
| SLAVIC/LITTRANS 357 | Intermediate Special Topics in Slavic Languages and Literatures | 3 |
| SLAVIC/LITTRANS 361 | Living at the End of Times: Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture | 3 |
| SLAVIC/LITTRANS 366 | Intermediate Special Topics in Russian Literature & Culture | 3 |
| SLAVIC 433 | History of Russian Culture | 3 |
| SLAVIC 434 | Contemporary Russian Culture | 3 |
| SLAVIC 440 | Soviet Literature | 3-4 |
| SLAVIC/FOLKLORE 444 | Slavic and East European Folklore | 3 |
| SLAVIC 451 | Third Semester Intensive Czech | 3 |
| SLAVIC 452 | Fourth Semester Intensive Czech | 3 |
| SLAVIC 465 | Advanced Readings in Russian Literature & Culture | 3 |
| SLAVIC/LITTRANS 467 | Advanced Special Topics in Slavic Languages and Literatures | 3 |
| SLAVIC 470 | History of Polish Literature until 1863 | 3 |
| SLAVIC 472 | History of Polish Literature after 1863 | 3 |
| SLAVIC 555 | Advanced Russian Listening & Speaking | 3 |
| SLAVIC 560 | Capstone Seminar in Russian Literature and Culture | 3 |
| SPANISH 203 | Third Semester Spanish | 4 |
| SPANISH 204 | Fourth Semester Spanish | 4 |
| SPANISH 223 | Introduction to Hispanic Cultures | 3 |
| SPANISH 224 | Introduction to Hispanic Literatures | 3 |
| SPANISH 225 | Lying, Swearing, and Breaking the Rules: An Introduction to the Linguistic Study of Spanish | 3 |
| SPANISH 226 | Intermediate Language Practice with Emphasis on Writing and Grammar | 3 |
| SPANISH/AFROAMER/ANTHRO/C&E SOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLI SCI/SOC 260 | Latin America: An Introduction | 3-4 |
| SPANISH/LACIS 285 | Race and Culture in the Americas | 3 |
| SPANISH 311 | Advanced Language Practice | 3 |
| SPANISH 319 | Topics in Spanish Language Practice | 1-3 |
| SPANISH 321 | The Structure of Modern Spanish | 3 |
| SPANISH 322 | Survey of Early Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPANISH 323 | Advanced Language Practice with Emphasis on Expository Writing | 3 |
| SPANISH 324 | Survey of Modern Spanish Literature | 3 |
| SPANISH 325 | Advanced Conversation | 3 |
| SPANISH 326 | Survey of Spanish American Literature | 3 |
| SPANISH 327 | Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
| SPANISH 361 | Spanish Civilization | 3 |
| SPANISH 363 | Spanish American Civilization | 3 |
| SPANISH/CHICLA 364 | Survey of Latino and Latina Popular Culture | 3 |
| SPANISH/MEDIEVAL 414 | Literatura de la Edad Media Castellana (ss. XII-XV) | 3 |
| SPANISH 417 | Literatura del Siglo de Oro | 3-4 |
| SPANISH 435 | Cervantes | 3 |
| SPANISH 451 | Literature of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries | 3 |
| SPANISH 453 | Literature of the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| SPANISH 460 | Literatura Hispanoamericana | 3 |
| SPANISH 468 | Topics in Hispanic Culture | 3 |
| SPANISH 470 | Undergraduate Seminars in Hispanic Literature/Culture/Linguistics | 3 |
| SPANISH 472 | Hispanic Screen Studies | 3 |
| SPANISH 477 | Latin American Rock Cultures | 3 |
| SPANISH/CHICLA 478 | Border and Race Studies in Latin America | 3 |
| SPANISH 479 | Latin American Literature and Human Rights | 3 |
| SPANISH 480 | Topics in Latin American Performance/Visual Studies | 3 |
| SPANISH 490 | Race, Religion and Ethnicity in the Age of Empire | 3 |
Certificate Completion Requirement
This undergraduate certificate must be completed concurrently with the student’s undergraduate degree. Students cannot delay degree completion to complete the certificate.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the social, cultural, and historical contexts of global language policy and linguistic and cultural practices.
- Reflect on one’s own position and the positions of others in global political, social, and institutional structures and the possibilities for growth and change for oneself and others.
- Analyze information about culture and communication from diverse perspectives.
- Formulate arguments on global topics in language, culture, and education using academic literature and theoretical frameworks, identifying and integrating diverse sources of information.
- Collaborate and communicate ideas, reflections, and research effectively with people from a range of perspectives, cultures, and backgrounds.
- Use practice to inform theory and research and theory and research to reflect on and modify practice.