University of Alberta

Modern Languages and Cultural Studies

Cool Classes

Looking for great courses for 2019-2020? Check out these cool courses:

clit 440
LA ST 499 winter 2020
mlcs 299 winter 2020
fren blended learning updated
  • Captivated by Cultural and Media Studies? Check out:
    MLCS 199 B2 Irish Culture; Winter 2020
    MLCS 199 B3 Superheroes; Winter 2020
    MLCS 210 B1 Language(s) of Culture; Winter 2020
    MLCS 299 B1 Language Conflicts and Identity; Winter 2020
  • Fascinated by Folklore? Check out:

    MLCS 205 B1 – History of Folklore Studies; Winter 2020

     
  • Find Comparative Literature Compelling? Check out:

    C LIT 102 B1 - World Literature II; Winter 2020
    C LIT 228 B1 – Literature, Popular Culture and the Visual Arts; Winter 2020
    C LIT 352 B1 – Literature and the Other Arts; Winter 2020

    C LIT 426 B1 - Orientalisms and Occidentalisms; Winter 2020

    C LIT 440 B1 - Comparative Studies in Popular Culture; Winter 2020
    SCAND 356 B1 – Women in Scandinavian Literature and Popular Culture; Winter 2020



  • In love with Latin America? Check out:

    LA ST 499 B1 – Latin American Feminisms; Winter 2020
    LA ST 210 B1 – South America; Winter 2020

  • Scandalized by Scandinavian Studies? Check out:

    SCAND 342 B1 – Vikings and Sagas; Winter 2020
    SCAND 356 B1 – Women in Scandinavian Literature and Popular Culture; Winter 2020


  • Seeking out Slavs? Check out:

    SLAV 299 B1 – Language, Conflicts & Identity; Winter 2020
    SLAV 499 B1 – Slavic Lang/Cult Online & Comm; Winter 2020

  • Transfixed by Translation? Check out:

    FREN 254 Introduction to Translation Theory and Practice: French-English-French; Winter 2020
    GERM 342 B1 – Introduction to Translation: German and English; Winter 2020
    MLCS 400 B1 – The History of Translation; Winter 2020
    SPAN 406 B1 - Exercises in Translation: English into Spanish; Winter 2020

For more information on these and other great MLCS courses, contact us at mlcs@ualberta.ca

For the complete schedule and listing of courses offered in Fall 2019 and Winter 2020 terms, please refer to Bear Tracks.

Please note that course availability is also subject to course enrollments. Courses that do not make minimal enrollment limits may be cancelled or converted into directed readings.

Spring and Summer Studies

For information on Spring and Summer Studies, click here.
The most current Course Listing is available on Bear Tracks.

Not registered at the University of Alberta?

To be able to take any of our courses you must have a valid UofA ID number.
Information for prospective UofA undergraduate students can be found here.

Need advice on which of our courses to take?

Or which level to register in? Please contact the appropriate Academic Advisor.

Important information for current UofA students can be found here.

Winter 2020
New Modern Languages & Cultural Studies undergraduate major, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta
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Top ten reasons to study another language

10. Develop skills needed to be a global leader. Global leaders need cultural empathy. Check it out in the Harvard Business Review.

9. Stay sharp longer! Scientific studies have shown that learning another language may help to ward off the mental decline that comes with age.

8. Stay focused on what’s important. Bilingual people filter out background noise better.

7. Knowing another language improves critical decision-making and helps you make better decisions.

6. Speaking another language makes you smarter!

5. Prepare you for travel, work or study in another country.

4. Be ready to communicate with others in their language.

3. Study with professors whose research takes them around the world.

2. Exploring languages, literatures, folklores and cultures gives you a better perspective on your own.

1. Have fun!!
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