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Department of Modern & Classical Languages

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences · University of Houston
29,493 grades248 courses96 professors35 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Houston lists them in its own catalog.

3.09
average GPA across 29,493 grades
−1% vs. University of Houston overall (3.11)
81%
A or B
of 29,493 grades
12.7%
D, F or withdrew
of 31,189 enrolled
A50.3%
B30.5%
C11.6%
Every term against the 3.09 department average 35 terms
Fall 2013Spring 2025
Course prefixes · 17
PrefixDistributionGPAGrades
WCL · 44 courses
3.07 −1% vs. department 7,646
FREN · 44 courses
2.69 −13% vs. department 6,323
CLAS · 22 courses
3.40 +10% vs. department 3,399
GERM · 30 courses
2.94 −5% vs. department 3,140
ITAL · 27 courses
3.36 +9% vs. department 2,374
ARAB · 12 courses
3.17 +3% vs. department 1,790
CHIN · 28 courses
3.34 +8% vs. department 1,771
VIET · 4 courses
3.73 +21% vs. department 1,013
JAPN · 4 courses
3.49 +13% vs. department 546
JWST · 7 courses
2.82 −9% vs. department 373
LATI · 4 courses
3.20 +4% vs. department 295
RUSS · 5 courses
3.27 +6% vs. department 226
KORE · 4 courses
3.21 +4% vs. department 188
GREK · 6 courses
3.39 +10% vs. department 182
INDI · 3 courses
2.96 −4% vs. department 131
MCL · 2 courses
3.09 +0% vs. department 78
HIND · 2 courses
3.33 +8% vs. department 18
Most taken
WCL 2352
World Cinema
3.02
2,066 grades
−2% vs. dept
FREN 1501
Elementary French I
2.62
1,697 grades
−15% vs. dept
WCL 2351
World Cultures Thru Lit & Arts
2.98
1,074 grades
−3% vs. dept
FREN 1502
Elementary French II
2.61
1,056 grades
−15% vs. dept
WCL 3366
Latin American and Latino Film Studies
3.10
999 grades
+0% vs. dept
CLAS 3308
Myths & Cult of the Greek Gods
3.31
820 grades
+7% vs. dept
FREN 2301
Intermediate French
2.63
779 grades
−15% vs. dept
CLAS 3307
Greek & Roman Myths of Heroes
3.43
750 grades
+11% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 248
1000 level282000 level403000 level1044000 level416000 level35
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
1000 level28 courses
WCL 1101 · Introduction to the Study of Languages
3.11 +1% vs. dept 597
WCL 1102 · Introduction to World Cultures
2.77 −10% vs. dept 623
GREK 1301 · Elementary Greek I
3.32 +8% vs. dept 86
LATI 1301 · Elementary Latin I
3.19 +3% vs. dept 119
GREK 1302 · Elementary Greek II
3.37 +9% vs. dept 38
LATI 1302 · Elementary Latin II
2.85 −8% vs. dept 68
ARAB 1501 · Beginning Arabic I
3.18 +3% vs. dept 510
CHIN 1501 · Elementary Chinese I
3.51 +14% vs. dept 236
FREN 1501 · Elementary French I
2.62 −15% vs. dept 1,697
GERM 1501 · Beginning German I
2.71 −12% vs. dept 615
HIND 1501 · Beginning Hindi I
3.08 −0% vs. dept 13
ITAL 1501 · Elementary Italian I
3.36 +9% vs. dept 644
JAPN 1501 · Elementary Japanese I
3.53 +14% vs. dept 178
KORE 1501 · Beginning Korean I
3.29 +7% vs. dept 82
MCL 1501 · Beginning Language I
3.06 −1% vs. dept 50
RUSS 1501 · Beginning Russian I
3.29 +6% vs. dept 78
VIET 1501 · Elementary Vietnamese I
3.74 +21% vs. dept 333
ARAB 1502 · Beginning Arabic II
3.28 +6% vs. dept 292
CHIN 1502 · Elementary Chinese II
3.45 +12% vs. dept 160
FREN 1502 · Elementary French II
2.61 −15% vs. dept 1,056
GERM 1502 · Beginning German II
2.70 −13% vs. dept 348
ITAL 1502 · Elementary Italian II
3.35 +8% vs. dept 380
JAPN 1502 · Elementary Japanese II
3.62 +17% vs. dept 137
KORE 1502 · Beginning Korean II
2.89 −7% vs. dept 50
MCL 1502 · Beginning Language II
3.16 +2% vs. dept 28
RUSS 1502 · Beginning Russian II
3.38 +10% vs. dept 55
VIET 1502 · Elementary Vietnamese II
3.75 +21% vs. dept 259
ITAL 1601 · Accelerated Italian
3.33 +8% vs. dept 46
2000 level40 courses
GERM 2111 · Intermediate Conversational German
3.89 +26% vs. dept 12
ARAB 2301 · Intermediate Arabic I
3.16 +2% vs. dept 193
FREN 2301 · Intermediate French
2.63 −15% vs. dept 779
GREK 2301 · Intermediate Greek I
3.50 +13% vs. dept 34
HIND 2301 · Intermediate Hindi I
4.00 +30% vs. dept 5
ITAL 2301 · Second-Year Italian I
3.33 +8% vs. dept 250
RUSS 2301 · Second-Year Russian I
3.26 +5% vs. dept 46
VIET 2301 · Intermediate Vietnamese I
3.70 +20% vs. dept 215
ARAB 2302 · Intermediate Arabic II
3.01 −3% vs. dept 164
FREN 2302 · Intermediate French
2.59 −16% vs. dept 737
GREK 2302 · Intermediate Greek II
3.45 +12% vs. dept 21
ITAL 2302 · Second-Year Italian II
3.22 +4% vs. dept 233
RUSS 2302 · Second-Year Russian II
3.03 −2% vs. dept 35
VIET 2302 · Intermediate Vietnamese II
3.71 +20% vs. dept 206
ARAB 2311 · Intermediate Arabic I
3.45 +12% vs. dept 73
CHIN 2311 · Intermediate Chinese I
3.29 +6% vs. dept 120
FREN 2311 · Intermediate French I
2.79 −10% vs. dept 282
GERM 2311 · Intermediate German I
2.70 −12% vs. dept 73
ITAL 2311 · Intermediate Italian I
3.38 +9% vs. dept 86
JAPN 2311 · Intermediate Japanese I
3.40 +10% vs. dept 121
KORE 2311 · Intermediate Korean I
3.21 +4% vs. dept 29
LATI 2311 · Intermediate Latin I
3.40 +10% vs. dept 53
ARAB 2312 · Intermediate Arabic II
3.55 +15% vs. dept 70
CHIN 2312 · Intermediate Chinese II
3.34 +8% vs. dept 110
FREN 2312 · Intermediate French II
2.74 −11% vs. dept 295
GERM 2312 · Intermediate German II
2.78 −10% vs. dept 66
ITAL 2312 · Intermediate Italian II
3.27 +6% vs. dept 80
JAPN 2312 · Intermediate Japanese II
3.37 +9% vs. dept 110
KORE 2312 · Intermediate Korean II
3.53 +14% vs. dept 27
LATI 2312 · Intermediate Latin II
3.47 +12% vs. dept 55
GERM 2331 · Intermediate German I
2.72 −12% vs. dept 218
GERM 2332 · Intermediate German II
2.74 −11% vs. dept 194
WCL 2351 · World Cultures Thru Lit & Arts
2.98 −3% vs. dept 1,074
WCL 2352 · World Cinema
3.02 −2% vs. dept 2,066
CLAS 2366 · Who Owns Antiquity? The Battle over our Cultural Heritage
3.41 +10% vs. dept 34
WCL 2370 · Cultures of India
2.99 −3% vs. dept 399
JWST 2372 · The Bible and Modern Pop Culture
3.18 +3% vs. dept 45
JWST 2380 · Jewish Civilization, Ancient to Modern
2.91 −6% vs. dept 126
WCL 2380 · Jewish Civilization, Ancient to Modern
2.63 −15% vs. dept 46
ITAL 2601 · Accelerated Italian Second Year
3.30 +7% vs. dept 19
3000 level104 courses
CHIN 3198 · Special Problems
4.00 +30% vs. dept 4
ARAB 3301 · Adv Modern Standard Arabic I
3.24 +5% vs. dept 67
CHIN 3301 · Advanced Mandarin Chinese I
3.65 +18% vs. dept 57
ARAB 3302 · Advanced Modern Standard Arabic II
3.40 +10% vs. dept 34
CHIN 3302 · Advanced Mandarin Chinese II
3.64 +18% vs. dept 49
ITAL 3303 · Italian Convers&Compos
3.86 +25% vs. dept 57
CHIN 3304 · Business Chinese
3.43 +11% vs. dept 27
ITAL 3304 · Culture Italy
3.75 +21% vs. dept 52
ITAL 3305 · Italian Culture Through Films
3.58 +16% vs. dept 52
ITAL 3306 · Italian Cinema
3.72 +20% vs. dept 69
CLAS 3307 · Greek & Roman Myths of Heroes
3.43 +11% vs. dept 750
ITAL 3307 · Italian Renaissance
2.76 −11% vs. dept 130
RUSS 3307 · Soviet and Post-Soviet Cinema
3.31 +7% vs. dept 12
CLAS 3308 · Myths & Cult of the Greek Gods
3.31 +7% vs. dept 820
ITAL 3308 · Italian American Cinema
3.97 +28% vs. dept 21
ITAL 3309 · Women Writers & Filmmakers of Modern Italy
3.21 +4% vs. dept 73
FREN 3311 · French Phonetics
3.21 +4% vs. dept 108
FREN 3312 · Oral Communication
3.07 −1% vs. dept 111
ARAB 3313 · Qur’an as Literature
3.01 −3% vs. dept 86
FREN 3313 · Advanced Grammar & Comp
2.67 −13% vs. dept 160
ARAB 3314 · Women and Gender in Arabic Literature
3.04 −2% vs. dept 90
FREN 3315 · Practical Translation
2.43 −21% vs. dept 30
FREN 3316 · Survey of French Culture/Civ
2.68 −13% vs. dept 50
FREN 3317 · Business French
2.62 −15% vs. dept 58
FREN 3318 · History of French Cinema
2.78 −10% vs. dept 53
FREN 3319 · History of the French Cinema
2.80 −9% vs. dept 62
FREN 3320 · Introduction to French Literature
2.77 −10% vs. dept 72
FREN 3321 · Francophone African Cinema
2.67 −14% vs. dept 13
FREN 3322 · Francophone African Cinema
1.64 −47% vs. dept 6
GERM 3330 · Reading German Texts
2.97 −4% vs. dept 29
FREN 3331 · The Life of Words
2.76 −11% vs. dept 31
GERM 3333 · Advanced German I
3.13 +1% vs. dept 56
FREN 3334 · Gastronomy in French History
3.23 +5% vs. dept 17
GERM 3334 · Advanced German II
2.07 −33% vs. dept 3
FREN 3335 · French Popular Music
2.85 −8% vs. dept 78
ITAL 3335 · Survey of Italian Literature
3.14 +2% vs. dept 31
ITAL 3336 · Survey of Italian Literature in Translation
2.11 −32% vs. dept 2
ARAB 3340 · Modern & Rationalism in Islamic Tradition
2.97 −4% vs. dept 165
FREN 3340 · Contemporary French Society
2.85 −8% vs. dept 11
CLAS 3341 · The Roman Republic
3.46 +12% vs. dept 94
WCL 3341 · Early Islam
3.18 +3% vs. dept 68
CHIN 3342 · Tales of East Asian Cities
3.82 +24% vs. dept 53
WCL 3342 · Tales of East Asian Cities
3.43 +11% vs. dept 39
CHIN 3343 · Chinese Popular Culture
3.58 +16% vs. dept 85
CHIN 3344 · Modern and Contemporary Global Chinese Literature
3.53 +14% vs. dept 52
CLAS 3345 · Myth&Performance in Greek Trag
3.48 +13% vs. dept 397
CHIN 3346 · Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Contemporary China
2.70 −13% vs. dept 21
CHIN 3347 · Chinese Language, Pragmatics, and Communication
3.15 +2% vs. dept 13
WCL 3347 · Is Life Worth Living? A History of Nihilism
3.10 +0% vs. dept 10
WCL 3348 · Enlightenment Stories
3.12 +1% vs. dept 17
CHIN 3350 · Chinese Culture Through Films
3.32 +7% vs. dept 229
CLAS 3350 · Law and Society in Ancient Rome
3.78 +22% vs. dept 96
FREN 3350 · Introduction to Francophone Literature
2.97 −4% vs. dept 11
GERM 3350 · 20Th C Thru German Culture
2.85 −8% vs. dept 345
FREN 3351 · The Francophone World
2.26 −27% vs. dept 24
CHIN 3352 · Chin Cul & Soc Thru Mod Lit
3.11 +1% vs. dept 22
CHIN 3354 · Chinese Culture and Language
2.72 −12% vs. dept 72
WCL 3355 · Goddesses and Other Divine Women
3.22 +4% vs. dept 151
CHIN 3359 · Chinese Culture through History
3.67 +19% vs. dept 4
CHIN 3360 · A Look Into Modern China
3.08 −0% vs. dept 373
FREN 3362 · Paris-Berlin: Tales of Two Cities
2.00 −35% vs. dept 5
GERM 3362 · Paris-Berlin: Tales of Two Cities
2.77 −10% vs. dept 22
FREN 3364 · Writing Holocausts: The Literatures of Genocide
2.42 −22% vs. dept 12
GERM 3364 · Writing Holocausts
2.76 −11% vs. dept 48
CLAS 3366 · Greek Art and Archaeology: In Search of the Trojan War
3.40 +10% vs. dept 136
WCL 3366 · Latin American and Latino Film Studies
3.10 +0% vs. dept 999
WCL 3367 · National Cinema in a Global Perspective
3.87 +25% vs. dept 5
WCL 3368 · Social Media, Global Politics, and Democracy
2.65 −14% vs. dept 51
GERM 3369 · World War I in Literature, Visual Arts, and Film
2.55 −17% vs. dept 17
WCL 3369 · Science Fiction in Literature and Film
2.53 −18% vs. dept 15
CLAS 3371 · Ancient Comedy & Its Influence
3.42 +11% vs. dept 11
JWST 3371 · Women in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
2.99 −3% vs. dept 49
INDI 3372 · Indian Film: Bollywood and Beyond
2.77 −10% vs. dept 78
WCL 3372 · Indian Film:Bollywood & Beyond
3.13 +1% vs. dept 88
JWST 3373 · Jews in the Ancient World
2.64 −15% vs. dept 22
WCL 3373 · Gender and Sexuality in World Film
3.16 +2% vs. dept 190
CLAS 3374 · Women in the Ancient World
3.40 +10% vs. dept 257
JWST 3374 · Jewish Film
2.88 −7% vs. dept 27
WCL 3374 · Jewish Film
2.96 −4% vs. dept 26
CLAS 3375 · Roman, Jew, and Christian
3.11 +1% vs. dept 63
WCL 3376 · Photography - Creating Visual Stories, Local and Global
3.39 +10% vs. dept 52
ARAB 3377 · Energy, Society and the Middle East
3.10 +0% vs. dept 46
WCL 3377 · The Modern Middle East: Literature, Politics, and Ideas
2.98 −3% vs. dept 20
CLAS 3380 · Epic Masculinity
3.87 +25% vs. dept 18
INDI 3380 · Sociology of India
3.58 +16% vs. dept 19
JWST 3380 · American Jewish Culture
2.39 −23% vs. dept 95
WCL 3380 · American Jewish Culture
2.66 −14% vs. dept 154
CLAS 3381 · From Homer To Hollywood
3.48 +13% vs. dept 297
GERM 3381 · History of German Cinema
3.20 +4% vs. dept 732
GERM 3384 · Fascism and German Cinema
3.40 +10% vs. dept 151
GERM 3385 · East German Cinema
3.43 +11% vs. dept 138
WCL 3385 · Cultures and Capitalisms in India and Asia
3.29 +6% vs. dept 14
CLAS 3397 · Sel Topics Gr & Rom Civ
3.35 +8% vs. dept 28
FREN 3397 · Sel Topics in French
2.87 −7% vs. dept 176
INDI 3397 · Selected Topics in India Studies
3.05 −1% vs. dept 34
JWST 3397 · Selected Topics Jewish Studies
3.48 +13% vs. dept 9
WCL 3397 · Selected Topics in World Cultures & Literature
3.25 +5% vs. dept 172
CHIN 3398 · Independent Study
4.00 +30% vs. dept 2
CLAS 3398 · Independent Study
3.84 +24% vs. dept 2
FREN 3398 · Independent Study
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
GERM 3398 · Independent Study
3.84 +24% vs. dept 2
GREK 3398 · Independent Study
4.00 +30% vs. dept 2
CLAS 3399 · Senior Honors Thesis
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
WCL 3399 · Senior Honors Thesis
3.67 +19% vs. dept 3
4000 level41 courses
CHIN 4301 · Public Speaking in Chinese
3.56 +15% vs. dept 35
CHIN 4302 · Integrated Chinese
3.72 +20% vs. dept 26
CLAS 4305 · Fifth-Century Athens: Readings in Intellectual, Literary, and Political History
3.17 +3% vs. dept 107
ITAL 4308 · Dante and His World
3.56 +15% vs. dept 105
FREN 4315 · Advanced Translation
2.81 −9% vs. dept 9
FREN 4328 · Twentieth Century French Literature
2.70 −12% vs. dept 27
FREN 4330 · Twentieth Century French Theatre
3.00 −3% vs. dept 43
FREN 4333 · French for the Professions
3.33 +8% vs. dept 10
FREN 4334 · Writing Across the Disciplines
3.15 +2% vs. dept 37
FREN 4340 · Food in French Culture
2.87 −7% vs. dept 36
FREN 4343 · Short Fiction
3.04 −2% vs. dept 47
CLAS 4350 · Age of Augustus
2.48 −20% vs. dept 12
FREN 4350 · Sex and the Other in French Literature
2.96 −4% vs. dept 15
FREN 4351 · French in North America
2.90 −6% vs. dept 16
WCL 4351 · Frames of Modernity I
3.27 +6% vs. dept 156
WCL 4352 · Frames of Modernity II - Postmodernity and Globalization
3.33 +8% vs. dept 101
CLAS 4353 · Classics and Modernity:The Uses of Antiquity in Modern & Postmodern Contexts
3.31 +7% vs. dept 59
WCL 4353 · Frames of Modernity III: Classics and Modernity
3.19 +3% vs. dept 18
WCL 4354 · Frames of Modernity IV: The Global South Before WWII
3.71 +20% vs. dept 15
WCL 4355 · Frames of Modernity V: The Global South From WWII to Present
3.57 +16% vs. dept 7
WCL 4356 · World Film and Film Theory
3.61 +17% vs. dept 330
GERM 4357 · German Literature 1890-1945
2.13 −31% vs. dept 5
GERM 4361 · Advanced Writing and Reading Across Disciplines
3.23 +5% vs. dept 10
WCL 4367 · Voices from Exile and Diaspora
3.43 +11% vs. dept 57
GERM 4373 · German Cultural History I: From the Beginnings to World War I
3.42 +11% vs. dept 4
GERM 4374 · German Cultural History II: The Twentieth Century
3.00 −3% vs. dept 5
CLAS 4375 · Gender and Race in Greek Myths
3.67 +19% vs. dept 17
WCL 4378 · Cultures of Dissent: A Global Perspective
3.08 −0% vs. dept 4
WCL 4379 · Critical Theory and Globalization
3.82 +24% vs. dept 11
CLAS 4381 · Latin Classics in Translation
3.31 +7% vs. dept 198
GERM 4391 · Professional Practicum in a German-Speaking Country
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
FREN 4395 · Selected Topics-French Language and Civilization
2.11 −32% vs. dept 3
FREN 4396 · Selected Topics in French language and culture
2.87 −7% vs. dept 20
WCL 4396 · Selected Topics in World Cultures and Literature
3.17 +3% vs. dept 6
FREN 4397 · Selected Topics in French Literature
2.75 −11% vs. dept 86
GERM 4397 · Slctd Topic-Ger Lng&Lit
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
GERM 4398 · Independent Study
4.00 +30% vs. dept 2
GREK 4398 · Independent Study
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
ITAL 4398 · Independent Study
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
WCL 4398 · Independent Study
4.00 +30% vs. dept 3
WCL 4399 · Senior Honors Thesis
3.50 +13% vs. dept 2
6000 level35 courses
CHIN 6302 · Chinese Lang Teach Practicum
4.00 +30% vs. dept 2
ITAL 6302 · Adv Ital Conv & Comp.
4.00 +30% vs. dept 2
ITAL 6303 · Medieval Renaissance Studies
4.00 +30% vs. dept 2
CLAS 6305 · Fifth-Century Athens
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
ITAL 6306 · Advanced Italian Cinema
4.00 +30% vs. dept 3
FREN 6315 · Advanced Translation
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
WCL 6351 · Frames of Modernity
3.67 +19% vs. dept 11
CHIN 6352 · Chin Cult & Soc Thru Mod Lit
3.67 +19% vs. dept 1
WCL 6352 · Postmodernity & Globalization
3.52 +14% vs. dept 11
WCL 6353 · Frames of Modernity III
4.00 +30% vs. dept 3
WCL 6356 · World Film and Film Theory
3.93 +27% vs. dept 10
WCL 6357 · National/Transnational Cinema
3.67 +19% vs. dept 3
GERM 6361 · History in German Cinema
4.00 +30% vs. dept 5
CHIN 6364 · Issues in Chinese Lang & Cult
3.66 +19% vs. dept 2
ITAL 6365 · Dante's Legacy
4.00 +30% vs. dept 3
CLAS 6366 · Greek Art and Archaeology
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
WCL 6366 · Latin American & Latino Film
3.85 +25% vs. dept 9
GERM 6367 · 20th Century Narrative
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
CHIN 6373 · Chns Second Lang Curriculum
3.59 +16% vs. dept 4
CHIN 6382 · Tales of East Asian Cities
3.93 +27% vs. dept 5
CHIN 6383 · Chinese Popular Culture
4.00 +30% vs. dept 3
FREN 6392 · French For Non Majors
3.52 +14% vs. dept 29
GERM 6392 · Reading German/Non-Majors I
3.71 +20% vs. dept 29
ITAL 6392 · Read Italian for Non-Majors I
3.88 +25% vs. dept 24
FREN 6393 · French for Non-Majors
3.84 +24% vs. dept 2
GERM 6393 · Reading German/Non-Majors II
3.43 +11% vs. dept 7
ITAL 6393 · Read Italian for Non-Majors II
3.92 +27% vs. dept 4
GERM 6396 · Sel Topics-German Lit
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
CHIN 6397 · Selected Topics
2.84 −8% vs. dept 4
FREN 6397 · Topics-Fre Lit Lang Cul
3.84 +24% vs. dept 6
ITAL 6397 · Selected Topics in Italian Lit
4.00 +30% vs. dept 2
WCL 6397 · Selected Topics in WCL
4.00 +30% vs. dept 5
FREN 6398 · Special Problems
4.00 +30% vs. dept 1
ITAL 6398 · Special Problems Ital Culture
3.89 +26% vs. dept 3
WCL 6398 · Special Problems
4.00 +30% vs. dept 5
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