Program of Study

Full course listings can be found here.
MLA program handbook can be found here.
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The MLA program consists of ten 3-credit courses and a Final Project worth six credits for a total of 36 credit hours. Although there are required courses, the program's primary feature is that students are expected to self-design a Program of Study. This flexibility allows students to pursue courses that best reflect their personal and/or professional interests. The MLA program has the following requirements.

Required Courses (12 credits)

• HUM:509 Ancient World - a three-credit course that examines the world's most influential books, people, and ideas before 1500 A.D.
• HUM:510 Modern World - a three-credit course that examines the world's most influential books, people,
  and ideas since 1500 A.D.
• MLA:501 Final Project - a culminating project worth six credits that is completed under the guidance of a
  McDaniel College faculty member.

Self-Designed Program of Study (24 credits)
Students will provide a brief, written rationale that justifies the Program of Study. Each program must include:

• At least one Cultural Heritage course (a course that focuses on the issues relevant to the shaping of culture).
• At least one Contemporary Society course (a course that focuses on current issues evident in modern society).
• At least one Creative Process course (a course that requires students to explore their artistic and creative talents).

All Cultural Heritage, Contemporary Society, and Creative Process courses must come from the MLA curriculum.
Any two courses of the Program of Study may come from outside the MLA curriculum. A maximum of one independent study course is permitted within the Program of Study.

MLA Curriculum

Below are the course offerings for the MLA and a listing of which requirement each course fulfills. The notation CS indicates a course which fulfills the Contemporary Society requirement, CH indicates a Cultural Heritage Course and CP indicates a Creative Process course.

ART 505 20th Century Art (CS)
ART 506 Art in Area Collections (CH)
ART 508 Studio Art (CP)
COM 501 Studies in Mass Communication (CS)
COM 502 Interpersonal Communication (CS)
COM 532 Fiction into Film (CH)
COM 531 Studies in Foreign Cinema (CH)
ENG 509 Writing Memoir (CP)
ENG 512 Poetry (CP)
ENG 513 Horror Fiction (CH)
GSC 508 Ethics of Health Care (CS)
GSC 507 Wild America: Natural life from coast to coast (CH)
HUM 509 Ancient World
HUM 510 Modern World
HUM 566 Why Museums Matter (CH)
HIS 566 Special Topics in History (CH)
MLA 501 Final Project
PHI 509 Applied Ethics (CH)
PHI 525 Issues of Social Justice (CS)
PSI 524 Truth, Justice and the American Way (CS)
PSI 525 Liberty, Rights, and Freedom (CS)
THE 512 Theatre and Drama in the Classroom (CP)
THE 514 Theatre Appreciation (CH)