University of Alberta

Modern Languages and Cultural Studies

Cool Classes

Looking for great courses for 2018-2019? Check out these cool courses:

  • Captivated by Cultural and Media Studies? Check out:

    C LIT 220- Mythology and Literature; Winter 2019

    FREN 465 A1- Caribbean Culture; Fall 2018

    GERM 343 A1- Postwar Cultures; Fall 2018

    MLCS 210- Language(s) of Culture; Fall 2018/Winter 2019
    MLCS 199 B1- Irish Culture; Winter 2019
    MLCS 399 B2- Introduction to Arab Culture; Winter 2019

    MLCS 299 A1- Fashion/Text/Film/Photography; Fall 2018
    MLCS 399 A1- Graphic Novels/Global World; Fall 2018
    MLCS 399 A2- Video Games Across Cultures; Fall 2018

     

  • Fascinated by Folklore? Check out:

    C LIT 243 A1, B1 - Fairy Tales and Folk Tales; Fall 2018/Winter 2019

    MLCS 204 A1- Forms of Folklore; Fall 2018

    MLCS 299 A2- Folklore and Film; Fall 2018

    MLCS 205 B1- History of Folklore Studies; Winter 2019

    MLCS 375 B1- Folklore and the Internet; Winter 2019

    SLAV 204 B1- Slavic Folklore and Mythology; Winter 2019

     
  • Find Comparative Literature Compelling? Check out:

    C LIT 101 - World Literature I; Fall 2018

    C LIT 102- World Literature II; Winter 2019

    C LIT 242 X1- Science Fiction; Fall 2018

    C LIT 228 A1- Literature, Popular Culture, and the Visual Arts; Fall 2018

    C LIT 352 B1- Literature and the Other Arts; Winter 2019


  • In love with Latin America? Check out:

    LA ST 205 A1- Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean; Fall 2018

    LA ST 414 A1- Travel Writing; Fall 2018

    LA ST 310 B1- Latin America at the Movies; Winter 2019

    LA ST 320 B1- Amerindian Cultures; Winter 2019

    LA ST 210 B2- South America; Winter 2019

  • Scandalized by Scandinavian Studies? Check out:

    SCAND 399 B1- Madness, Myth and Modernity; Winter 2019
    SCAND 328 A1- Scandinavian Crime Fiction; Fall 2018


  • Seeking out Slavs? Check out:

    SLAV 399 A2- Saints and Sinners; Fall 2018

    SLAV 299 B2- Masterpieces of Russian Literature; Winter 2019
  • Transfixed by Translation? Check out:

    FREN 254 A1 B1- Introduction to Translation Theory and Practice: French-English-French; Fall 2018/ Winter 2019

    GERM 342 B1- Introduction to Translation: German and English; Winter 2019

    MLCS 300 A1 - Introduction to Translation; Fall 2018

    MLCS 400 B1- The History of Translation; Winter 2019

    SLAV 399 A1- Slav Translations: Russian, Polish, Ukrainian; Fall 2018

    SPAN 405 A1- Exercises in Translation: Spanish into English; Fall 2018

    SPAN 406 B1- Exercises in Translation: English into Spanish; Winter 2019

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 2018 and Winter 2019 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.

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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.

Fall 2018 Winter 2019

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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