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
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Business Spanish, Minor
MinorOn Campus
open book
Comparative Literature, Minor
MinorOn Campus, Online
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
concept image; glasses sitting on a book with the world reflected in the lenses
Global Studies, Minor
MinorOn Campus
person holding italian flag in classroom
Italian, Minor
MinorOn Campus
Japanese garden
Japanese, Minor
MinorOn Campus
Colorful decorative ceramic tiles with intricate patterns mounted on a textured wall
Portuguese, Minor
MinorOn Campus
Student sitting at a desk with open books while a teacher points to notes
Spanish, Minor
MinorOn Campus

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