University of Alberta

Modern Languages and Cultural Studies

Cool Classes

Looking for great courses for 2017-2018? Check out these cool courses:

  • Captivated by Cultural and Media Studies? Check out:

    C LIT 220- Mythology and Literature;  Fall 2017/Winter 2018

    MLCS 210- Language(s) of Culture; Fall 2017/Winter 2018
    MLCS 299 B1- Comedy Across Cultures; Winter 2018
    MLCS 599 B3- Vis Ident &Vernacular Cultures; Winter 2018

    MLCS 199 A1- Superheroes in Comics & Beyond; Fall 2017
    MLCS 399 A2- Intercultural Game Studies; Fall 2017
    MLCS 640 A1- Media and Cultural Studies Methodologies; Fall 2017

  • Fascinated by Folklore? Check out:

    C LIT 243 - Fairy Tales and Folk Tales; Fall 2017/Winter 2018

    MLCS 204 A1- Forms of Folklore; Fall 2017

    MLCS 299 A1- Folklore and Film; Fall 2017

    MLCS 205 B1- History of Folklore Studies; Winter 2018

    MLCS 399 B2- Folklore and the Internet; Winter 2018

    MLCS 599 B2-  Ukrainian Folklore Theory; Winter 2018

    SLAV 204 B1- Slavic Folklore and Mythology; Winter 2018

    SCAND 343 A1- Scandinavia Through Folklore; Fall 2017


  • Find Comparative Literature Compelling? Check out:

    C LIT 102 - World Literature II; Fall 2017/Winter 2018

    C LIT 242 X01- Science Fiction; Fall 2017

    C LIT 230 X51- Scandalous Fictions; Winter 2018


  • In love with Latin America? Check out:

    LA ST 311 A1- Latin America and the Cultures of Popular Music; Fall 2017

    LA ST 320 B1- Amerindian Cultures; Winter 2018

    LA ST 210 B1- South America; Winter 2018

  • Scandalized by Scandinavian Studies? Check out:

    SCAND 326 B1- Scandinavian Children's Literature; Winter 2018
    SCAND 399 B1- Lit of Medieval Iceland; Winter 2018
    SCAND 552 B1- Readings in Old Norse, Runology and Paleography; Winter 2018


  • Seeking out Slavs? Check out:

    SLAV 299 A2- Witchcraft in Slavic Cultures; Fall 2017

    SLAV 299 B1- Language, Conflicts & Identity; Winter 2018
    SLAV 299 B2- Text to Film; Winter 2018


  • Transfixed by Translation? Check out:

    FREN 254 A1/B1 - Introduction to Translation Theory and Practice: French-English-French; Fall 2017/Winter 2018

    GERM 342 A1- Introduction to Translation: German and English; Fall 2017

    GERM 443 B2- Advanced Translation: German into English; Winter 2018

    MLCS 300 A1 - Introduction to Translation; Fall 2017

    MLCS 400 B1- The History of Translation; Winter 2018

    RUSS 499 A1- Russian Translation; Fall 2017

    SPAN 406 B1- Exercises in Translation: English into Spanish; Winter 2018

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 2017 and Winter 2018 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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Information for prospective UofA undergraduate students can be found here.

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Course Outlines

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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