Programs
Programs in Global Languages
We offer programs across six languages, with options from certificates to minors to majors. You can find up-to-date information about which courses are required for each program by checking the Academic Bulletin for your year.
Chinese:
- Major in Culture and Language Studies/Chinese Track
- Chinese Studies Minor
- Certificate in Chinese Language and Culture
French:
- Major in Culture and Language Studies/French Track
- French Minor
- Certificate in French Language and Culture
German:
- Major in Culture and Language Studies/German Track
- German Minor
- Certificate in German Language and Culture
Japanese:
- Major in Global Language/Japanese Track
- Major in Global Language/Japanese Translation and Interpretation Track
- Major in Global Language/Japanese Teaching Certification Track
- Japanese Minor
- Certificate in Japanese Language and Culture
Portuguese:
- Certificate in Portuguese Language and Culture
Spanish
- Major in Global Language/Spanish Track
- Major in Global Language/Spanish Translation and Interpretation Track
- Major in Global Language/Spanish Teaching Certification Track
- Spanish Minor
- Certificate in Spanish Language and Culture
Support Courses
Each language major must select one course from the following list. Ask your language advisor if you would like to use a different course (at the 300 or 400 level and with an international focus) to fulfill the requirement. To answer questions about how frequently a course is offered, please consult the host department.
- ARC 321: Ancient Civilizations
- ART 418: Renaissance Art
- ART 419: Baroque Art
- ART 425: Art of Asia
- ART 425 Art of Asia
- ART 428 Nineteenth-Century Art
- ART 429 Art from 1900 to 1960
- ART 430 Contemporary Art
- BUS 396 International Business Seminar
- BUS 515 Communicating in the International Business Environment
- CHN 305 Understanding China: Traditions and Trends
- CHN 340 Chinese Diversity Through Food
- COM 340 Intercultural Communication
- ECO 310 Issues in the Global Economy
- ECO 311 European Economic History
- ECO 460 International Trade and Finance
- EDU 423 International Teaching Experience
- ENG 305 Survey of World Literature, 1700-1945
- ENG 306 Contemporary Literature
- ENG 309 History of the English Language
- ENG 315 Global Cinema
- ENG 427 Medieval Literature
- ENG 428 Renaissance Literature
- ENG 350 Modern Japanese Literature in Translation (same as JPN 350)
- FIN 461 International Financial Management
- FRE 305 Advanced Studies in French Culture
- HIS 306 Europe in Renaissance and Reformation
- HIS 309 Survey of World Religions (same as RGS 309)
- HIS 340 Modern East Asia
- HIS 350 History of Latin America
- HIS 351 Global History of Childhood
- HIS 401 The French Revolution
- HIS 402 Nineteenth-Century Europe
- HIS 403 Europe Since 1914
- HIS 411 Modern France
- HIS 412 Modern Germany
- HIS 414 Europe During WWI and WWII
- HIS 475 Modern Japan
- HIS 476 The World Since 1945
- HIS 481 Revolutionary Mexico 1810 to the Present
- HIS 490 History Study Abroad
- JMC 400 International Mass Communication
- JPN 350 Modern Japanese Literature in Translation (same as ENG 350)
- MGT 557 International Management
- MKT 396 International Marketing Seminar
- MLA 314 Cultural Heritage Abroad
- MLA 533 Language and Culture
- MUS 381 Music History and Literature I
- MUS 382 Music History and Literature II
- MUS 530 Special Topics (must relate to Major)
- PHI 305 History of Philosophy II: Modern/19th Century
- PHI 315 Social and Political Philosophy
- PHI 325 Philosophy of Art
- PHI 356 Continental Philosophy
- PHI 380 Philosophy of Language
- PHI 383 Philosophy of Diversity
- POL 451 Government and Politics of Europe
- POL 453 Government and Politics of Latin America
- POL 454 Government and Politics of Asia
- POL 457 International Law and Organizations
- POL 462 Modern Political Thought
- PSY 326 Psychology of Language
- RGS 309 Survey of World Religions (same as HIS 309)
- SOC 336 Individual and Society
- THD 420 Theatre History and Literature I
- THD 421 Theatre History and Literature II