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Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics

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Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics

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Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics Majors and Minors

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Languages and Cultures

Bachelor of Arts

The Languages and Cultures major prepares students to navigate an increasingly interconnected and multilingual world. Combining humanistic inquiry with analytical approaches, the program examines how language, culture and power shape societies across global contexts. Students build a shared foundation in cultural studies and sociolinguistics, then apply those frameworks through focused study in a language-culture concentration in one of nine offerings by the department, including

  • Arabic Studies
  • Chinese Studies
  • German Studies
  • Global French Studies
  • Hispanic Studies
  • Italian Studies
  • Japanese Studies
  • Korean Studies
  • Russian Studies

Courses may count toward the major starting at any level, allowing students to begin a new language, advance existing proficiency or pursue advanced cultural study.

Designed with flexibility in mind, the major supports a wide range of backgrounds and goals. Students can tailor their path based on interests and proficiency level, and may choose the Comparative Studies concentration that integrates two languages and cultures. This structure encourages exploration while ensuring depth and rigor.

Global Cultures and Emerging Technologies

Bachelor of Arts

The Global Cultures and Emerging Technologies (GCET) major is an interdisciplinary program that examines how culture and technology shape one another across languages and societies. It explores how emerging innovations, from artificial intelligence (AI) to extended reality (XR), transform communication, identity and cultural expression, while cultural values, histories and ethical perspectives guide how technologies evolve and are understood

Minor Options
  • Minor in Arabic Studies
  • Minor in Chinese Studies
  • Minor in German Studies
  • Minor in Global French Studies
  • Minor in Hispanic Studies
  • Minor in Immersive Technologies in Arts & Culture
  • Minor in Japanese Studies
  • Minor in Russian Studies

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High School Course Requirements

4 years English
3 years Mathematics**
1 year Science (2 or more preferred)
2 years Foreign Language
6 electives
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**Three years of mathematics should include at least algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, elementary functions as well as pre-calculus. Advanced mathematics courses are encouraged.

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