语言文学文学士学位（古典语言与文化）

外国语言文学系提供的研究课程可取得语言文学专业的文学学士学位，重点是法语和文学，西班牙语和文学或古典语言和文化，以及研究生阶段的学习，拥有浪漫语言和文学（法语和西班牙语）文学硕士学位。此外，还提供法语，德语，德语研究，西班牙语和经典课程的未成年人。
UMKC Essentials is the university-wide curriculum that all undergraduate students will complete. The 30-credit hour program includes a First Year Experience course, three critical thinking courses in the areas of Arts & Humanities, Natural & Physical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences, a Culture and Diversity course, a Civic & Urban Engagement course, two courses in Written Composition and one course in Oral Communication, and a Math Pathway course. Transfer students entering UMKC will elect from the UMKC Essentials General Education Program or the Missouri Core 42 General Education Curriculum. Academic advisors will meet with incoming transfer students to determine which option best serves the student's educational needs.<br><br>Students graduating from this program will:<br><br>Attain advanced reading, writing, listening and speaking proficiency in the language studied.<br>Obtain a broad base of knowledge and perspectives on the Classical world, or on French-, German- or Spanish-speaking civilizations, and of their respective cultures-literature, the arts, socio-historical, political and economic structures, etc.-within a variety of interpretive frameworks.<br>Understand and articulate cultural practices and process as dynamic elements in the construction of identity, and to appreciate and encourage cultural diversity in human endeavor.<br>Understand aspects of language and culture in the world as part of all human communication, and within interdisciplinary contexts.<br>Develop skills in critical thinking and analysis, including, but not limited to, textual analysis.