Languages Across the Curriculum
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers majors in French, German, and Spanish.
The Department offers minors in Classics (Greek or Latin), French, German, Spanish, and Italian Studies. Russian courses are also offered.
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers a degree in Foreign Languages/International Trade in French, German, or Spanish. This degree program provides a major in the language, including courses in business languages, plus a concentration (30 semester hours) in business courses, including International Economics and Multinational Financial Management.
Special instructions for registering for business courses
The degree is designed to provide the student with a solid foundation in the
language, with in-depth study in communicating in a business environment on
a variety of topics. As a Liberal Arts degree, its main strength is the wide
range of knowledge the student acquires in the language, history, culture
and business practices in the countries where their chosen language is spoken.
In addition, it gives the student a broad base in the major areas of business
studies: economics, accounting, management, marketing, and finance.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS:
For those students who wish to pursue a business degree, the College of Business
offers a degree in International Business, which gives the student a major
in general business courses, with a concentration in Economics, Finance, Human
Resource Management, Marketing, Operations Management, or Management Information
Systems. The degree also provides the student with a basic introduction to
French, German, or Spanish.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION:
The College of Education trains students to teach languages at the high school
level, in combination with a second concentration. In addition, the College
has implemented a Fifth Year Master's Program in Foreign Language Education
for those students who have completed an undergraduate degree in French, German,
or Spanish. This program allows the student to complete the necessary education
courses, plus 15 hours of graduate courses in the language, which leads to
certification at the Master's level in high school teaching.