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Department of Modern Languages
University of Central Oklahoma
100 N. University Dr., Box 96
Edmond, OK 73034-5209

Department Telephone: (405) 974-5647
Department Fax: (405) 974-5848
Department Location: Thatcher Hall 204
Office Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

*The administrative assistant and/or student worker may be out of the office occasionally to attend to departmental business. If the office is closed and you need to drop off paperwork, please slide it under the door.

Welcome to the Department of Modern Languages

Welcome in Different LanguagesThe Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies promotes the study and teaching of second languages and the study of the literatures and cultures produced by the peoples of those languages.

The Department offers both general introductions to these languages and cultures as well as advanced study for the training of teachers, scholars, and other professionals. The Department also serves as a catalyst for the creation of community events and activities to promote cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary understanding, communication, and analysis.

The Department fosters the intellectual advancement of its teaching faculty by enabling the pursuit of scholarly goals.

Scholarships Available to Modern Languages Students

The College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Modern Languages offer scholarships to students pursuing degrees in the department.

Scholarship requirements vary. Some are based on academic performance while others consider financial need. Find out more about what scholarships are available at the College of Liberal Arts' scholarship pages.

If you are an Oklahoma resident and a declared language major or language education major (minors may be given secondary consideration) in good academic standing with demonstrated financial need, you may also qualify for a Modern Language Tuition Waiver. Tuition waiver applications are due by April 13, 2013.  Get the application here.  

Congratulations to the 2012-2013
 Department of Modern Languages award winners!

 

2013 College of Liberal Arts Symposium
Best Paper in Modern Languages

Jason Robletto

 

Modern Languages Finney Scholar

Shannon Hoyle

 

Dr. Cathy Stults Scholarship in French Studies

Jeff Fuller

 

Pandora Everett Scholarship for Spanish Language Education

Kaleb Hood

 

Samuel Henry and Elizabeth Mitchell Scholarship

Anna Clark

Outstanding Student in French Award

Christian Leach

Outstanding Student in German Award

Valerie Carpenter

 

Outstanding Student in Spanish Award

Andrea Pisani





Teach a Language

Are you qualified to teach Spanish, Arabic, or Italian? Apply for available positions in the Department of Modern Languages at jobs.uco.edu.

At UCO, we believe your career is more than just a "job." It's an opportunity to develop and enhance skills, to network and establish lasting connections and to lead a fulfilling life. Maybe that's why UCO is ranked as one of the "Great Universities to Work For" by the Chronicle of Higher Education and certified as a "Healthy Workplace" by the Oklahoma Department of Health!


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UCO's Asian Studies Minor brings together a foundation in an Asian language and upper-division classes on important topics - taught in English. Future employers see your major and your minor - so they will know that you have a much broader range than just one field.  Future graduate programs see your curiosity and ambition in your having a major and a minor - and they might be able to fund Study Abroad in an Asian country. 

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