Program Overview

Introduction to the Global Communication and World Languages Program

The study of languages is an integral component for understanding other cultures in today's complicated and ever-changing global society. The Department of World Languages and Cultures offers the necessary tools to study various languages and their respective literature and cultures.

Program Overview

All courses offered under the Department of World Languages and Cultures range from introductory language skills to upper-level courses that focus on the different facets of the language, including literature, culture, and linguistics expressions. The goal of the department is to increase students' linguistic and practical skills and broaden learning and awareness of the cultures they are studying.

Departmental Honors

Faculty awards departmental honors to students who have produced outstanding work in their area. Requirements for consideration include:

• Departmental GPA of 3.500 in the major
• A proven and sustained investment in creative, intellectual, and scholarly inquiry
• Demonstration of original and critical thinking in all department academic work culminating in a final draft and presentation of a capstone thesis.