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The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures provides undergraduate programs culminating in a Bachelor of Arts degree for Chinese, French, German, Japanese Studies, and Spanish. Students can also pursue minors in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese Studies, Russian, and Spanish. Instruction across all department courses is conducted mainly in the respective language, except when courses are jointly offered with the World Literature Program or other interdisciplinary initiatives.
Graduates with majors or minors in these disciplines find professional pathways in academia, translation services, government and diplomatic roles, corporate sectors, healthcare, global nonprofit organizations, and creative industries. Complementing a primary academic focus with a modern language minor can significantly benefit students across diverse fields, particularly in STEM and engineering disciplines.