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Modern Languages offers courses in Chinese, French, German, and Japanese. Students may pursue a B.A. in Foreign Languages at UNC with an emphasis in either French or German. Both a liberal arts emphasis and an emphasis in secondary teaching are offered in each of the two languages. Foreign language students are actively involved outside class in extracurricular activities sponsored by the French Club and the German Club. Liberal arts and teaching majors in Spanish are also available at UNC through the Hispanic Studies program.
The Major in French
Students majoring in French at the University of Northern Colorado enjoy relatively small classes that ensure their success in acquiring an advanced level of proficiency in the language. The French Program also provides ample extracurricular opportunities to hone students’ skills. These include a weekly conversation hour in French, French Club activities, a French film series, and regularly scheduled immersion weekends in the nearby resort town of Estes Park. French majors also help plan and coordinate UNC’s Foreign Language Day, which brings over 1,200 high school students and their teachers to campus, and have a variety of summer and semester opportunities for study abroad. A minor in French is also available.
The Major in German
The University of Northern Colorado’s German Program offers both a major and a minor, and, in the major, two different emphases: a secondary teaching emphasis for those who plan to teach German and a liberal arts emphasis for all others interested in the language. Students can expect small classes of no more than 25 students. In addition, students can practice their language skills in such extracurricular activities as a weekly conversation group, a German film series, a German soccer club, total-immersion hiking weekends, the Greeley Oktoberfest, and the production of a German-language radio program and newspaper. Another option available to students majoring in German is spending a year abroad at a German university.
Offerings in Chinese and Japanese
While no major is presently available in either Chinese or Japanese, students can take up to two years of instruction in both of these languages—work that can counted towards the satisfaction of the requirements of either the Asian Studies minor or an interdisciplinary major in International Studies.
How to contact the program:
Office: Candelaria 0190
Hours: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Coordinator: Christine Moritz
E-mail: christine.moritz@unco.edu
Phone: (970) 351-1752 (Coordinator)
Administrative Assistant: Diana Kelly
E-mail: diana.kelly@unco.edu
Phone: (970) 351-2685 (Administrative Assistant)
