Modern Languages (MODL)

MODL91
Preparation for Study Abroad

Must be signed up for study abroad program in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures for the semester following this course.

Description: Essential information regarding Education Abroad program, host country, and how best to take advantage of the experience abroad.

Course details
Credit Hours:0
Max credits per semester:
Max credits per degree:
Grading Option:Pass No Pass
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:0

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MODL101
Windows to the World

Description: Samples of culture, literature and language from around the world. Representative countries and regions include Western and Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Taught in English.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1

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MODL189H
University Honors Seminar

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.

University Honors Seminar 189H is required of all students in the University Honors Program. Topic varies.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 5 Humanities

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 5 Humanities

MODL191
Special Topics in Modern Languages

Description: Topics vary.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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MODL214
Food and CultureCrosslisted with GLST 214, ANTH 214

Description: Fosters understanding of the relationship between food and culture. Uses food as a lens to explore general topic areas such as identity, gender, language, family, nutrition, and health.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Groups:CAS Diversity in the US
ACE Outcomes: ACE 9 Global/Diversity

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 9 Global/Diversity

MODL260
Becoming American: How Identities are Created and Re-Created

Description: Addresses the central and longstanding global challenge of how identities are created and re-created as people migrate from one country to another. Looks at historical, political, municipal, and cultural practices that contribute to the establishment of a common identity.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL
Groups:CAS Diversity in the US Literary and Cultural Studies
ACE Outcomes: ACE 9 Global/Diversity
Experiential Learning:Community Engagement

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 9 Global/Diversity

MODL278
Introduction to Digital HumanitiesCrosslisted with ENGL 278, ANTH 278, CLAS 278, HIST 278

Requires contributing to an ongoing web-based project.

Description: Practical and theoretical introduction to the concepts, tools, and techniques of digital humanities. Electronic research, text encoding, text processing, and collaborative research.

This course is a prerequisite for: ENGL 375; ENGL 378, HIST 378; ENGL 379

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 5 Humanities

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 5 Humanities

MODL285
Introduction to Comparative LiteratureCrosslisted with ENGL 285

Prerequisites: Sophomore, junior, or senior standing; 3 hours in ENGL or MODL.

Course not taught every year.

Description: Introduction to the methods and materials of scholarly comparison of literatures of different languages, cultures, historical periods, and genres.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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MODL291
Special Topics in Modern Languages

Description: Topics vary.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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MODL381
Cultures in Transit

Description: Interdisciplinary comparative literature course that offers critical studies on socio-political changes in modern nations and respective cultures. It focuses on war, revolution, migration, exile, diaspora, and transnational conditions. Letter grade only.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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MODL382
StorytellingCrosslisted with MRST 382

Description: Close study of stories, in various forms, from around the world. Considers the role of gender, race, and history as lenses through which to approach the production and reception of storytelling. Readings, discussions, and assignments conducted in English.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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MODL391
Special Topics in Modern Languages

Description: Topics vary.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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MODL395
Internship in a Modern Language

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Experiential learning requiring the use of a modern language in any field.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Pass No Pass

Credit Hours:1-6

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MODL399
Undergraduate Thesis

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Independent research leading to a thesis.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-3

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MODL399H
Honors Undergraduate Thesis

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Independent research leading to a thesis.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-3

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MODL420
Great Latin American Writers (in Translation)Crosslisted with ETHN 420, ETHN 820, MODL 820

Taught in English. Students should have taken at least one 300 level course in Ethnic Studies or in any of the Modern Languages.

Description: Research of major works of Latin American fiction and poetry translated into English. Translation will be also a topic of study.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:3

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MODL426
Reformation ThoughtCrosslisted with HIST 426, HIST 826, MODL 826, MRST 426, MRST 826, RELG 426, RELG 826

Prerequisites: Junior standing

Description: Life and thought of significant figures and schools of thought in the Reformation period

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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MODL442
Survey of Medieval German Literature in TranslationCrosslisted with GERM 442, GERM 842, MODL 842

Prerequisites: Permission

German majors expected to read the works in German translation and to write their papers in German. Non-German majors read the works in English translation.

Description: Development of German vernacular literature during the Middle Ages. Include works that represent the philosophical/religious literature, the heroic epic, and the romance.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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MODL454
Russian Intellectual TraditionCrosslisted with MODL 854, RUSS 454, RUSS 854

Prerequisites: Junior standing.

Description: Major Russian thinkers from 1700 to the present. Focus on the evolution of ideas in the Russian context and the relationship between Russian and European thought.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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MODL472
Digital Humanities PracticumCrosslisted with ENGL 472, ENGL 872, HIST 472, HIST 872, ANTH 471, ANTH 871, MODL 872

Prerequisites: Junior standing.

Description: Provide students with real, in-depth experience in collaboratively creating digital humanities projects. Guided by faculty with expertise in a broad range of digital humanities methods and resources, students work in teams to tackle challenges proposed by UNL researchers and/or local and regional humanities organizations.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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MODL478
Pro-seminar in Latin American StudiesCrosslisted with HIST 478, POLS 478, EDPS 478, HIST 878, POLS 878, MODL 878, EDPS 878, ETHN 478

Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission.

Description: An interdisciplinary analysis of topical issues in Latin American Studies.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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MODL491
Special Topics in Modern LanguagesCrosslisted with MODL 891

Description: Topics vary.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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