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Program in Language and CultureThe Program in Language and Culture, administered through the individual language and literature departments, allows concentrators in any discipline to earn a certificate in a specific language and culture. Certificates are offered by the departments of Classics, East Asian Studies, French and Italian, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Near Eastern Studies, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures. All language certificate programs have the common core described below. A number of departments have additional requirements. Students interested in the program should consult the appropriate departmental representative by the middle of the sophomore year. 1. The study of language beyond the level required for completion of the University language requirement. 2. A minimum of three departmental courses in language, linguistics, literature, or culture, excluding courses that do not have a language prerequisite. Language courses above the level required for the completion of the University language requirement may be counted. 3. A piece of independent work. This requirement can be satisfied in one of several ways, depending on the student's concentration and interest. · A student may write a substantial paper growing out of one of the courses taken to fulfill the certificate requirement. This paper will be in addition to the work required in the course. · A student may write a substantial paper on a topic agreed upon with an instructor in the department and approved by the program. · With the agreement of the home department and the program, a student may be allowed to do a piece of independent work that will satisfy the requirements of both the home department and the program. For example, a student might write a junior paper or senior thesis based in substantial part on foreign language sources. It is strongly recommended that students spend some time in the country whose language and culture they are studying. This can be done through an approved study abroad program, or through a summer program of work and/or study. The area studies programs in East Asian, Latin American, Near Eastern, and Russian studies and the associate dean in charge of study abroad can provide guidance and assistance in exploring opportunities for study or work abroad. The program is open to undergraduates in all departments. Students concentrating in language and literature departments, including comparative literature, will be eligible for the certificate in language and culture provided that the linguistic base for the language and culture certificate is different from the linguistic base of the concentration, and the work required for the language and culture certificate does not duplicate the requirements of the major. Students pursuing an area studies certificate may earn the certificate in language and culture provided that the courses they elect to satisfy the requirements of the area studies program are different from those they elect to satisfy the requirements of the language and culture certificate program. They must also submit a piece of independent work in addition to the independent work that satisfies the requirements of the area studies program and the home department.
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