Academics

Below are the programs directly offered through the Department of World Languages & Cultures. You may also want to explore the related programs section of our website for other affiliated programs that we work with.

Effective Fall 2026, the Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS) program will suspend its admissions to the following programs: Grad Certificate in Interpreting, Graduate Certificate in Translation, MA in TIS, coordinated TIS/MBA, and coordinated TIS/MLIS.

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writing in arabic
Arabic, Minor
MinorOn Campus
Group of professionals collaborating at a meeting table
Business Spanish, Minor
MinorOn Campus
embossed names of different languages with dramatic lighting
Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA
Master'sOnline
open book
Comparative Literature, Minor
MinorOn Campus, Online
close up of hands on a keyboard with graphic icons floating
Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA/Business Administration, MBA
Master'sOn Campus
Using artifical intelligence to translate languages
Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA/Library and Information Science, MLIS
Master'sOnline
Paris with eiffel tower with sunset
French, BA
MajorOn Campus
Chalkboard with 'Parlez-vous Français?' written in French, next to a cup of colored pencils and a small French flag on a des
French, Minor
MinorOn Campus
urban area at night, drone view
Global Studies, BA
MajorOn Campus
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Global Studies, Minor
MinorOn Campus
old city scene
Italian, BA
MajorOn Campus
person holding italian flag in classroom
Italian, Minor
MinorOn Campus
Japanese cityscape
Committee Interdisciplinary Major, BA: Japanese Language and Culture
MajorOn Campus
Japanese garden
Japanese, Minor
MinorOn Campus
Colorful decorative ceramic tiles with intricate patterns mounted on a textured wall
Portuguese, Minor
MinorOn Campus
people around a table talking
Spanish for Health Professionals, Undergraduate Certificate
Undergraduate CertificateOn Campus
Teen girl and a boy learning using laptop
Spanish, BA
MajorOn Campus
Student sitting at a desk with open books while a teacher points to notes
Spanish, Minor
MinorOn Campus
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World Language and Cultures, MA
Master'sOn Campus
External shot of The Louvre museum in France
World Languages and Cultures, MA: French and Francophone Studies
Master'sOn Campus
street scene in Berlin with train on street
World Languages and Cultures, MA: German Language, Literature, and Culture
Master'sOn Campus
plaza in Spain
World Languages and Cultures, MA: Spanish and Hispanophone Language, Literature and Culture
Master'sOn Campus

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