Aug 21, 2025

2025-2026 Rowan University Academic Catalog

Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages & Linguistics

Location(s): Glassboro Campus

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The Major in Modern Languages and Linguistics, which may be declared in the Department of World Languages, Oak Hall 107 or with the Program Advisor, offers an innovative, flexible, interdisciplinary curriculum that combines the study of modern languages, linguistics and communication. In order to play a meaningful role in world discourse, in order to protect our national security and in order to compete with our international counterparts in every field of study imaginable, the knowledge of modern languages is now a fundamental and indispensable part of every student’s education. As citizens of today’s world, students will benefit greatly from the study of modern languages, thus equipping them with the ability to communicate and interact with large populations of speakers coming from different cultural and ideological backgrounds. Additionally, through the completion of a core course in linguistics or anthropological linguistics and the option of completing additional electives in linguistics and communication, students will be able to put their specific language and culture studies into a broader context.

Credits may be accepted via study abroad, through an Advanced Placement Examination, or via a CLEP Exam. Rowan University’s Testing Center (testingservices@rowan.edu), located in the Academic Success Center, Savitz Hall, Suite 304, offers the CLEP Exam in Spanish, French and German; depending on their scores, students may earn up to a maximum of 9 s.h. in each of these languages through the CLEP Exam.

Students who enter the program with existing proficiency in their chosen languages will be required to meet with the primary faculty member(s) responsible for teaching those languages for a placement test/interview to determine initial course placement. Students may earn the credits for any courses skipped via the Authorization for Credit by Examination process. As an exit requirement, all students will be required to take Avant Assessment’s STAMP 4S as a final measure of proficiency in their Advanced Language for the program.

Rowan Core: 9 s.h.

All first-time Freshmen must complete the University Rowan Core Literacies. There are six literacies:

Communicative Literacy (COML) - 9 s.h. Satisfied by taking the following three courses:
- COMP 01111 College Composition I
- COMP 01112 College Composition II
- CMS 04205 Public Speaking
- Note: Engineering Majors will take (11 s.h.)
Artistic Literacy (ARTL)
Global Literacy (GLBL)
Humanistic Literacy (HUML)
Quantitative Literacy (QNTL)
Scientific Literacy (SCIL)

Majors may suggest courses to fulfill the above literacies and will be applied elsewhere.

A complete listing of courses that fulfill the above literacies can be found here Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Experience

Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.

The attributes are as follows:

Broad-Based Literature Attribute (LIT)
Writing Intensive Attribute (WI)
Rowan Seminar Attribute*(RS)

Departments may recommend courses to fulfill these attributes. A complete listing of courses that satisfy these attributes can be found at Undergraduate Program Requirements .

*The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry.

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses: 18 s.h.

Courses in this section cannot be in the Major department.

Experiential Learning Requirement

All students with the Major in Modern Languages & Linguistics must satisfy the Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) (0-6 s.h.). Students must choose one option from the following list.

AFST 11350 - Topics in Africana Studies Credits: 3
ANTH 02290 - Museum Studies Credits: 3
ANTH 02295 - Introduction to Qualitative Research Credits: 3
ANTH 02315 - Forensic Anthropology Credits: 4
ANTH 02324 - Archaeological Field Methods Credits: 4
DPEM 43495 - Internship in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Credits: 3 to 6
ECED 23320 - Building Brains: Competency and Resiliency Credits: 3
ECON 04410 - Internship in Economics Credits: 3
EDPA 02490 - Public Service Internship Credits: 3 to 12
HIST 05378 - History of Camden Credits: 3
HIST 05495 - Internship in History Credits: 3
HSRV 01311 - Field Experiences in Human Services I Credits: 3
INCL 02310 - STREAM I: Social Studies, ELA, and the Arts Credits: 2
CHSS 20390 - Interdisciplinary Case Studies in the Liberal Arts Credits: 1
CHSS 20395 - Experiential Learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences Credits: 0 to 1
CHSS 20399 - Internship In Applied Liberal Arts Credits: 2 to 6
IS 25350 - Special Topics in International Studies Credits: 3
LAWJ 05356 - Criminal Justice Internship I Credits: 3 to 6
LAWJ 05357 - Criminal Justice Internship II Credits: 3
SMED 40450 - Schools & Society: Foundations for Secondary Teaching Credits: 3
SOC 08377 - Field Research Experience Credits: 3
SOC 08494 - Field Experience Seminar in Sociology - WI Credits: 3 to 6
SPAN 05452 - Internship in Spanish Credits: 3
SPAN 05499 - Study Abroad Credits: 1 to 6

Foundational Course: 3 s.h.

Take one of the following:

ANTH 02250 - Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics Credits: 3
or
LING 11250 - Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics Credits: 3
or
LING 11325 - Linguistics Credits: 3

Advanced Language Concentration: 18 s.h.

Take a minimum of 6 s.h. at the 100-level, 9 s.h. at the 200-level and 3 s.h. at the 300-level of one of the following language options:

Undergraduate Concentration in Advanced American Sign Language

Undergraduate Concentration in Advanced Arabic

Undergraduate Concentration in Advanced French

Undergraduate Concentration in Advanced German

Undergraduate Concentration in Advanced Italian

Undergraduate Concentration in Advanced Japanese

Undergraduate Concentration in Advanced Spanish

Track Choice: 18 s.h.

Students may choose either Track A or Track B.

Track A

Intermediate Language Concentration: 12 s.h.

Take a minimum of 6 s.h. at the 100-level and 6 s.h. at the 200-level in one of the following language options:

Undergraduate Concentration in Intermediate American Sign Language

Undergraduate Concentration in Intermediate Arabic

Undergraduate Concentration in Intermediate Chinese

Undergraduate Concentration in Intermediate French

Undergraduate Concentration in Intermediate German

Undergraduate Concentration in Intermediate Italian

Undergraduate Concentration in Intermediate Japanese

Undergraduate Concentration in Intermediate Russian

Undergraduate Concentration in Intermediate Spanish

Linguistics & Communication Electives: 6 s.h.

Take two courses from the following list, with at least one course at the 300/400/500 (if approved for Senior Privilege) level.

ANTH 02250 - Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics Credits: 3 (If not taken as a Foundational Course)
or
LING 11250 - Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics Credits: 3 (If not taken as a Foundational Course)
LING 11325 - Linguistics Credits: 3 (If not taken as a Foundational Course)
BLED 40405 - Current Policy and Practice in ESL and Bilingual Education Credits: 3
BLED 40412 - Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition for Teaching Languages Credits: 3
BLED 40415 - Understanding Immigrant, Bilingual, and English Learner Students Credits: 3
BLED 40510 - Issues of Language and Cultural Diversity in ESL/Bilingual Programs Credits: 3
BLED 40512 - Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition for Teaching Languages Credits: 3
BLED 40515 - Understanding Immigrant-Origin Students: Language, Culture, and Mobility Credits: 3
CMS 04220 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
CMS 04255 - Nonverbal Communication Credits: 3
CMS 04316 - Mediated Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
CMS 04320 - Communicating Gender Credits: 3
CMS 04360 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
CS 07655 - Natural Language Processing Credits: 3
HONR 05390 - Selected Topics Credits: 3 to 6
QUEC 10100 - Modern Descendants of the Incas: Quechua Language, Culture, and History Credits: 3
SMED 51330 - Humanities Teaching Methods II: World Language Credits: 3
SMED 60560 - Humanities Teaching Methods II Credits: 3
SPAN 05300 - Spanish Phonetics Credits: 3
SPAN 05302 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics Credits: 3
SPAN 05400 - History of The Spanish Language Credits: 3

Track B

Linguistics & Communication Concentration - 12 s.h.

Undergraduate Concentration in Linguistics & Communication

Choose four courses from the Linguisitcs & Communication course bank above, with at least one course at the 300/400/500 (if approved for Senior Privilege) level.

Novice Language Electives - 6 s.h.

Take a minimum of 6 s.h. at the 100-level in one of the following language options: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian or Spanish.

Free Electives: 54 s.h.

Total Required Credits for the Program: 120 s.h.

Marilyn S. Manley, Ph.D.
Program Mentor
856.256.4044
manley@rowan.edu

Cindy Finer
Senior Academic Advisor
finer@rowan.edu