Modern Languages (M L)

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Modern Languages (M L)

Course Fees

Some courses may carry fees beyond the standard tuition costs to cover additional support or materials. Program-, subject- and course-specific fee information can be found on the Office of the Bursar website.

Course Descriptions

M L 500. Study Abroad

• Prerequisite(s): Membership in a University of Louisville Language Study Abroad Program or a program approved by the department.
• Description: Credit awarded upon demonstration of successful completion of program undertaken with prior approval of the department, including a paper or project and an oral or written examination in the language and culture, administered under the supervision of a faculty member.

M L 506. Francophone Women Writers - WR

• Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or faculty consent.
• Description: Readings of literary and non-literary texts by women of the French-speaking world.
• Note: Cross-listed with WGST 571.
• Note: Approved for the Arts & Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR).

M L 519. German Intellectual History

• Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
• Description: Consideration of German thought and sensibility from the Middle Ages to the present.

M L 551. Special Topics

• Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
• Description: Special themes and issues of particular significance as reflected in selected works of foreign language, literature or culture. Topics vary.

M L 552. Special Topics

• Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
• Description: Special themes and issues of particular significance as reflected in selected works of foreign language, literature or culture. Topics vary.

M L 553. Selected Authors in Foreign Literature

• Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
• Description: The life and works of significant authors chosen from the panorama of foreign literature; their literary and/or cultural impact on society. Authors will vary from semester to semester.
• Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR).

M L 561. Masterpieces of Russian Literature

• Description: Reading and discussion of the three greatest masterpieces of Russian literature: Tolstoy's "War and Peace," Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov," and Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin".

M L 599. Independent Study

• Term Typically Offered: Occasionally Offered
• Prerequisite(s): Consent of department chair.
• Description: Independent study in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.

M L 605. Summer Workshop for Foreign Language Teachers

• Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
• Description: Intensive, two-to-three-week workshop exploring a pedagogical topic.
• Note: Cross-listed with LING 605.

M L 640. Graduate Reading Knowledge of Foreign Language

• Grading Basis: Pass/Fail
• Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and approval of the chair.
• Description: Intensive language course designed for graduate students who are preparing for language reading examinations, providing reading knowledge of a foreign language by focusing on fundamentals of translation.
• Note: Cross-listed with HUM 640.
• Note: The credits may not be used as part of a graduate program.
• Note: May be repeated up to three (3) times for different languages.