Humanities B: Second Language
Essential Skills:
- Communication
- Personal & Social Responsibility
- Critical Thinking
3 credit hours
One course from the list below at the appropriate level, determined by placement. Qualified students may count 300- and 400-level classes toward the area.
To survive the Borderlands
you must live sin fronteras
be a crossroads.
- Explore the relationship between languages and cultural identities
- Explain and understand ideas through speaking, listening, reading and writing in a second language
- Design strategies for communicating across borders
- Identify values, terms, and ideas that are important to linguistic communities
Only entry-level language classes are listed here, but another language class may satisfy this requirement based on placement
For qualified students who meet the necessary pre-requisites and placement, upper-division courses at the appropriate level may be taken in fulfillment of general education in this area. Students with advanced skills in a language (as measured by ACTFL proficiency levels) can work with their advisor, departmental faculty to identify the appropriate level and course. This may entail taking a placement exam in some language programs.
Courses
Course Number | Name | Description |
---|---|---|
ARBC 1130 | Arabic I | |
CHIN 1130 | Mandarin Chinese I Intensive | |
FREN 1110 | French I | |
GREK 1110 | Greek I and II | |
GRMN 1110 | German I | |
ITAL 1130 | Italian I | |
JAPN 1130 | Japanese Intensive I | |
LATN 1110 | Latin I | |
NAVA 1110 | Navajo I | |
PORT 1110 | Portuguese I | |
RUSS 1110 | Russian I | |
SIGN 2125 | Introduction to Signed Language | |
SPAN 1110 | Spanish I | |
SPAN 1210 | Spanish for Heritage Learners I | |
SWAH 1110 | Swahili I |
*These courses are only offered through the UNM Branch Campuses.