B.A in World Cultures and Literatures

University of Houston

The B.A. degree in World Cultures and Literatures is an interdisciplinary major in the department of Modern & Classical Languages. Students acquire expertise in a foreign language and cross-cultural communication skills through advanced coursework in foreign languages and world or area literary and cultural studies.

In addition to the other requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, students will complete 27 semester hours in the specific track they select. Required courses for each track are specified below.

The Bachelor of Arts in World Cultures and Literatures offers the following tracks:

• Ancient Studies
• German Studies
• Global Cinema Studies
• Francophone Cultures Studies
• Middle Eastern Studies
• Studies in Global Modernity

Majors must earn at least a 2.50 cumulative grade point average in all courses counting toward the major track requirements.