Advising, Placement, and the Miami Plan

Advising

For questions relating to Chinese courses or advising guidance, please contact:

Ms. Lihong Wang
Deprtmental Advisor for Chinese
Irvin Hall 162
(513) 529-2521

Course Placement

For general information about placement in Chinese, please access the language placement guide at the ILRC.

If this is a new language for you (i.e., no prior experience in this language), students should enroll in Chinese 101 and do not need to take a placement exam or advisement evaluation.

If you have had previous experience or education in this language,you will need to take the Chinese Placement Test first to see which level you should enroll in. Go to Miami's Foreign Language Placement test web site and select Chinese for your language. Then select the number of years you have previously had learning Chinese. If you have had 1/2 years, round up to the next whole year of previous experience. When you are finished with the test, you will receive a raw score and a suggested placement.

If you believe that the language placement is incorrect or have doubts about the placment, please talk to the language advisor, who would be able to interview you briefly and recommend a best placement based on your written, spoken, listening, literary, and cultural competence.

Learning Outcomes

1. Employ correct and appropriate grammar, vocabulary, syntax, and style to describe personalities, events, and ideas in the past, present, future, and hypothetical situations;
2. Contextualize cultural information in a manner that reveals familiarity with past and present trends and differences between one’s native culture and Chinese culture;
3. Construct a persuasive argument intelligible to native speakers of the language;
4. Locate, analyze, evaluate, summarize, integrate, synthesize, and cite information and ideas from sources typically used in contemporary Chinese newspaper articles;
5. Apply the grammatical, rhetorical, and cultural competencies outlined above to the types of writing typically used in the graduates’ intended professions

Advising

For questions relating to German courses or advising guidance, please contact:

Dr. Nicole Thesz
Departmental Advisor for German
Irvin Hall 134
(513) 529-1854

To declare German as a major or a minor, see the Lead Department Advisor (LDA) to sign up officially (this is a quick matter and requires only one short form to be filled out) as well as to review the requirements and set up a course plan. The LDA can also help you with plans for graduation, study abroad, graduate school, or career.

Course Placement

For general information about placement in German, please access the language placement guide at the ILRC.

If this is a new language for you (i.e., no prior experience in this language), students should enroll in German 101 and do not need to take a placement exam or advisement evaluation.

If you have had previous experience or education in this language,you will need to take the German Placement Test first to see which level you should enroll in. Go to Miami's Foreign Language Placement test web site and select German for your language. Then select the number of years you have previously had learning German. If you have had 1/2 years, round up to the next whole year of previous experience. When you are finished with the test, you will receive a raw score and a suggested placement.

If you believe that the language placement is incorrect or have doubts about the placment, please talk to the language advisor, who would be able to interview you briefly and recommend a best placement based on your written, spoken, listening, literary, and cultural competence.

Advising

For questions relating to Japanese courses or advising guidance, please contact:

Dr. Kazue Harada
Departmental Advisor for Japanese
Irvin Hall 152
(513) 529-3365 Office

Dr. Harada provides academic advising for the Japanese minor and the East Asian Languages and Cultures major, Japan concentration: reviewing DARS, evaluating transferred credits, helping a course plan toward graduation, signing a declaration form, giving counsel regarding study abroad, graduate school, and career.

The bulletin board across from 150 Irvin contains information about career opportunities, study and work abroad, and department activities. The black metal literature holder in front of 148 Irvin Hall contain graduate programs, summer programs, and one semester or longer programs in Japan/US.

Course Placement

If this is a new language for you (i.e., no prior experience in this language), students should enroll in Japanese 101 and do not need to take a placement exam or advisement evaluation.

If you have had previous experience or education in this language, please talk to the language advisor prior to enrolling in a language course. The language advisor would be able to interview briefly and recommend a best placement based on your written, spoken, listening, literary, and cultural competence.

If you cannot talk with the language advisor before enrolling, general guidelines for enrolling in Japanese courses can be found on Miami's Foreign Language Placement test web site. Please read the instructions on this site carefully, select Japanese, and read the guidelines for a general placement recommendation.

Advising

For questions relating to Russian courses or advising guidance, please contact:

Dr. Benjamin Sutcliffe
Departmental Advisor for Russian
Irvin Hall 148
(513) 529-1822

Dr. Sutcliffe provides academic advice on what courses to take in Russian, on graduate study and employment in Russian or related fields; also check the Russian bulletin board in the department frequently for announcements from graduate and internship programs and employers in the U.S. and abroad.

Course Placement

For general information about placement in Russian, please access the language placement guide at the ILRC.

If this is a new language for you (i.e., no prior experience in this language), students should enroll in Russian 101 and do not need to take a placement exam or advisement evaluation.

If you have had previous experience or education in this language, you will need to take the Russian Placement Test first to see which level you should enroll in. Go to Miami's Foreign Language Placement test web site and select Russian for your language. Then select the number of years you have previously had learning Russian. If you have had 1/2 years, round up to the next whole year of previous experience. When you are finished with the test, you will receive a raw score and a suggested placement.

If you believe that the language placement is incorrect or have doubts about the placment, please talk to the language advisor, who would be able to interview you briefly and recommend a best placement based on your written, spoken, listening, literary, and cultural competence.

CAS-A Requirement (Foreign Language)

ARB 101 - Beginning Standard Arabic I (4 Credit Hours)
ARB 102 - Beginning Standard Arabic II (4 Credit Hours)
ARB 201 - Intermediate Arabic I (3 Credit Hours)
ARB 202 - Intermediate Arabic II (3 Credit Hours)

CAS-A Requirement (Foreign Language)

CHI 101 - Elementary Chinese I (4 Credit Hours)
CHI 102 - Elementary Chinese II (4 Credit Hours)
CHI 201 - Intermediate Chinese I (3 Credit Hours)
CHI 202 - Intermediate Chinese II (3 Credit Hours)

CAS-B Requirement (Humanities)

CHI 251 - Chinese Literature to 1800 in English Translation (3 Credit Hours)
CHI 252 - Modern Chinese Literature in English Translation (3 Credit Hours)
CHI 255 - Drama in China and Japan in English Translation (3 Credit Hours)

Perspective Areas (PA3B - Humanities)

CHI 251 - Traditional Chinese Literature in English Translation (3 Credit Hours)
CHI 252 - Modern Chinese Literature in English Translation (3 Credit Hours)
CHI/JPN 255 - Drama In China/Japan in English Translation (3 Credit Hours)
CHI 257 - Chinese Satire (3 Credit Hours)
CHI 261 - Forbidden Romance in Modern Chinese Culture (3 Credit Hours)

Perspective Areas (PA4C - Global Inquiry)

CHI 257 - Chinese Satire (3 Credit Hours)

CAS-A Requirement (Foreign Language)

GER 101 - Beginning German I (4 Credit Hours)
GER 102 - Beginning German II (4 Credit Hours)
GER 201 - Second Year German I (3 Credit Hours)
GER 202 - Second Year German II (3 Credit Hours)

CAS-B Requirement (Humanities)

GER 311 - Passionate Friendships in German Literature, Film, and Culture (3 Credit Hours)
GER 312 - Coming of Age in German Life and Thought (3 Credit Hours)
GER 321 - Cultural Topics in German-Speaking Europe Since 1870 (3 Credit Hours)
GER 322 - Comparative Study of Everyday Culture: German-Speaking Europe and U.S. (3 Credit Hours)
GER 410 - Seminar in German Language and Literature (3 Credit Hours)

CAS-E Requirement (Formal Reasoning)

GER 219 - Introduction to Linguistics (3 Credit Hours)

Perspective Areas (PA3B - Humanities)

GER 151 - The German-American Experience (3 Credit Hours)
GER 231 - Enchanted Worlds: Folk and Literary Fairy Tales (3 Credit Hours)
GER 232 - The Holocaust in German Literature, History, and Film (3 Credit Hours)
GER/FST 261 - German Film in Global Context (3 Credit Hours)
GER 272 - Cinemas and Cultures of Central and Eastern Europe (3 Credit Hours)
GER 321 - Cultural Topics in German-Speaking Europe Since 1870 (3 Credit Hours)
GER 322 - Comparative Study of Everyday Culture: German-Speaking Europe and the U.S.A. (3 Credit Hours)

Perspective Areas (PA4B - Intercultural Consciousness)

GER 151 - The German-American Experience (3 Credit Hours)
GER 231 - Enchanted Worlds: Folk and Literary Fairy Tales (3 Credit Hours)
GER 252 - The German-Jewish Experience (3 Credit Hours)

Perspective Areas (PA4C - Global Inquiry)

GER 232 - The Holocaust in German Literature, History, and Film (3 Credit Hours)
GER/FST 261 - German Film in Global Context (3 Credit Hours)
GER 322 - Comparative Study of Everyday Culture: German-Speaking Europe and the U.S.A. (3 Credit Hours)

Signature Inquiry (Power, Justice, and Social Change)

GER 231 - Enchanted Worlds: Folk and Literary Fairy Tales (3 Credit Hours)

Signature Inquiry (Creativity, Storytelling, and Design)

GER 231 - Enchanted Worlds: Folk and Literary Fairy Tales (3 Credit Hours) 

Knowledge in Action (Senior Capstone)

GER 471 - Linguistic Perspectives on Contemporary German (3 Credit Hours) 

CAS-A Requirement (Foreign Language)

JPN 101 - First Year Japanese I (4 Credit Hours)
JPN 102 - First Year Japanese II (4 Credit Hours)
JPN 201 - Second Year Japanese I (3 Credit Hours)
JPN 202 - Second Year Japanese II (3 Credit Hours)

CAS-B Requirement (Humanities)

JPN 231 - Japanese Tales of the Supernatural in English Translation (3 Credit Hours)
JPN 255 - Drama in China and Japan in English Translation (3 Credit Hours)

Perspective Areas (PA3B - Humanities)

JPN 231 - Japanese Tales of the Supernatural in English Translation (3 Credit Hours)
CHI/JPN 255 - Drama In China/Japan in English Translation (3 Credit Hours)
JPN 261 - Global Godzilla & Hello Kitty: Japanese Popular Culture in Global Context (3 Credit Hours)

Perspective Areas (PA4B - Intercultural Consciousness)

JPN 261 - Global Godzilla & Hello Kitty: Japanese Popular Culture in Global Context (3 Credit Hours)

Signature Inquiry (Creativity, Storytelling, and Design)

JPN 261 - Global Godzilla & Hello Kitty: Japanese Popular Culture in Global Context (3 Credit Hours)

CAS-A Requirement (Foreign Language)

KOR 101 - Beginning Korean I (4 Credit Hours)
KOR 102 - Beginning Korean II (4 Credit Hours)
KOR 201 - Intermediate Korean I (3 Credit Hours)
KOR 202 - Intermediate Korean II (3 Credit Hours)

CAS-A Requirement (Foreign Language)

RUS 101 - Beginner Russian I (4 Credit Hours)
RUS 102 - Beginner Russian II (4 Credit Hours)
RUS 201 - Intermediate Russian I (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 202 - Intermediate Russian II (3 Credit Hours)

CAS-B Requirement (Humanities)

RUS 137 - Russian Folklore (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 254 - Introductio to Russian and Eurasian Studies (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 255 - Love and Death in Nineteenth Century Russian Literature (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 256 - Empire and Utopia in Russian Literature (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 257 - Communism and Catastrophe in Modern Russian Literature (3 Credit Hours)

Perspective Areas (PA3B - Humanities)

RUS 137 - Magic and Power in Russian Folklore (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 254 - Introduction to Russian and Eurasian Studies (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 256 - Empire and Utopia in Russian Literature (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 257 - Communism and Catastrophe in Modern Russian Literature (3 Credit Hours)

Perspective Areas (PA4B - Intercultural Consciousness)

RUS 137 - Magic and Power in Russian Folklore (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 254 - Introduction to Russian and Eurasian Studies (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 256 - Empire and Utopia in Russian Literature (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 257 - Communism and Catastrophe in Modern Russian Literature (3 Credit Hours)

Signature Inquiry (Power, Justice, and Social Change)

RUS 137 - Magic and Power in Russian Folklore (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 256 - Empire and Utopia in Russian Literature (3 Credit Hours)

Signature Inquiry (Creativity, Storytelling, and Design)

RUS 137 - Magic and Power in Russian Folklore (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 256 - Empire and Utopia in Russian Literature (3 Credit Hours)
RUS 257 - Communism and Catastrophe in Modern Russian Literature (3 Credit Hours)