The minor in Arabic—for students who wish to minor in Arabic, this is a sequence of five courses: ARAB 101, 102, 201, 202, and 301, designed to develop linguistic skills and to give an appreciation of Arab culture and civilization. In addition, students are required to take either ARAB 224, 225, 226, or LING 101. Introduction to Linguistics, or a course in the Middle East studies of the International Studies Program. No more than one transfer credit may be applied to the minor. Students must earn a minimum of C- for all courses counted toward the minor.

To declare a minor in Arabic, contact Professor Kifah Hanna. Students interested in cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of Middle Eastern culture are referred to the Middle East studies concentration.

The minor in Chinese—students who do not wish to major in Chinese Plan B can minor in Chinese. Students minoring in Chinese take five courses beyond CHIN 101. One of the five courses must be INTS/CHIN 237. The other four courses should be chosen from CHIN 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 401, 421, and 422. The minor will include an additional half credit of academic work to be fulfilled in one of the following three ways:

  • a .5-credit Language Across the Curriculum unit (Please see the description of Language Across the Curriculum at the head of this Department’s listings). A course taken abroad may count as a Language Across the Curriculum unit with the adviser’s approval.
  • a one-semester teaching assistantship (via enrollment in CHIN 466 for a half credit)
  • a .5-credit integrating paper (via enrollment in CHIN 399 for a half credit)

No more than one transfer credit may be applied to the minor in Chinese. In order to successfully complete the minor, students must achieve a grade of B or above in the highest level language course or pass the proficiency test administered by the language concentration coordinator.

To declare a minor in Chinese, contact Professor Shen. Students interested in cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of Asian cultures are referred to the Asian studies interdisciplinary minor.

The minor in French—for students who wish to minor in French, this is a sequence of 5.5 credits beyond FREN 102 designed to develop linguistic skills and to give an appreciation of Francophone culture and civilization. The five required courses in French must include FREN 281. Conversational French: Current Events and can include, but are not limited to, FREN 251, 252, or a 300-level course in French. The additional .5 credit can be achieved through the French Film Festival course (with written work done in French), or another 1-credit French course. A maximum of one course taught in English under the Language and Culture Studies rubric may be counted toward the minor. No more than one transfer credit taken in a program other than Trinity-in-Paris may be applied to the minor.

To declare a minor in French, contact Karen Humphreys, Jean-Marc Kehrès, or Sara Kippur. Students interested in cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of Francophone culture are referred to the French studies interdisciplinary minor.

The minor in German—for students who wish to minor in German, this is a sequence of six German courses designed to develop linguistic skills and to give an appreciation of the culture and civilization of German-speaking countries. Courses that count toward the German minor are GRMN 101, 102, 201, 202, any 200-level course taught in English, any 300-level GRMN course. No more than one transfer credit may be applied to the minor. German Studies requires a C or higher for a course to count toward the minor.

To declare a minor in German, contact Professor Johannes Evelein. Students interested in cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of German culture are referred to the German studies interdisciplinary minor.

In the major, and in the German minor, students must demonstrate oral and written proficiency by earning the minimum grade of B in one 300-level GRMN course.

The minor in Modern Hebrew—for students who wish to minor in Modern Hebrew, a sequence of five Hebrew courses: HEBR 101, 102, 201, 202, and 301, designed to develop linguistic skills. To give a more profound and broader appreciation of Israeli culture and civilization, students must take a Language Across the Curriculum unit as well as either JWST 220. Modern Israeli Literature and Jewish Heritage or JWST 229. Israeli Art and Culture. No more than one transfer credit may be applied to the minor.

To declare a minor in Hebrew, contact Lecturer Adi Katz. Students interested in cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of Jewish culture are referred to the Jewish studies interdisciplinary minor.

The minor in Hispanic studies—students who wish to minor in Hispanic studies take a minimum of 5.5 credits at the HISP 221 level and beyond to develop linguistic skills and to incur a deeper understanding of Spanish and Latin American culture and civilization.

The 5.5 credits (at the HISP 221 level and beyond) must be distributed in the following ways:

If a student studies abroad in a Spanish-speaking country, the student must take:

  • four courses at Trinity (in Hartford), which must include one HISP 26X-level culture course, HISP 270, and one HISP 300-level seminar ;
  • one course abroad taken in Spanish and on a topic related to Hispanic cultures; and
  • HISP 290: Studying in the Hispanic World Colloquium (0.5 credits)

If the student does not study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country, the student must take a minimum of 5 credits distributed as follows:

  • 5 credits at or above the HISP 221 level, which must include at least one culture course (26X level), HISP 270, and at least one 300-level seminar.
  • One 0.5 credit internship with a Hartford-area organization that works with the local Hispanic community, or a second seminar at the 300 level.

No course in English under the language and culture studies rubric can be counted toward the course total. No more than two transfer courses (taken abroad or at another institution) may be applied to the minor.

To declare a minor in Hispanic studies, contact any Hispanic studies faculty member.

The minor in Italian—for students who wish to minor in Italian, this is a sequence of six courses designed primarily to develop linguistic skills and an appreciation of Italian culture and civilization. These courses include, but are not limited to, the language acquisition courses (ITAL 101, 102, 201, 202), ITAL 228. Italian Language and Society, and literary survey courses. In consultation with the minor adviser, Dario Del Puppo, students may also count culture and civilization courses taught in English if they do a significant amount of the course work in Italian. In addition to the six courses, students must complete a .5 credit of Language Across the Curriculum.

To declare a minor in Italian, contact Professor Dario Del Puppo. Students interested in cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of Italian culture are referred to the Italian studies interdisciplinary minor.

The minor in Japanese—for students who wish to minor in Japanese, this is a sequence of six courses designed to develop linguistic skills as well as a basic understanding of Japanese culture and society. The six courses should be chosen from JAPN 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 411, 412, and JAPN 234, JAPN 236, or JAPN 238. To be clear, a maximum of one course in English, such as JAPN 234, JAPN 236, or 238, can count towards the six required courses. No more than one transfer credit may be applied to the minor.

To declare a major or minor in Japanese, contact Lecturer Katsuya Izumi. Students interested in cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of Asian cultures are referred to the Asian studies interdisciplinary minor.

The minor in Russian—the minor in Russian develops linguistic skills as well as an appreciation of Russian culture and civilization. Students take six courses in the Russian language. In exceptional circumstances and with consent of the faculty adviser for the minor, up to two of these courses may be replaced by a course in English on Russian culture.