In the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, you can master a new language—and expand your understanding of the world through courses on literature, film and popular culture. Open up new ways of seeing the world and prepare yourself for careers that demand a global perspective.

A liberal arts education should give students a global viewpoint, allowing them to step outside the familiar and develop new lenses through which to examine issues and overcome challenges. One of the best ways to do so is to study foreign languages, arts, histories and cultures. The College of Liberal Arts' Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers a diverse group of language courses to serve students at all levels of proficiency. So whether you're thinking about studying a new language for the first time or you're already fluent in one or more foreign languages and want to improve your use of it, we have the coursework you need to do so.