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Fields of Study

The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) offers degree programs and courses that bring an international perspective to a vast range of subject areas, including film and popular culture, gender and sexuality, poetry and fiction, translation and linguistics.

Combine language learning and cultural study with opportunities for community engagement, professional development and study abroad. You’ll gain an international perspective on big ideas in literary and cultural history while learning to think imaginatively across disciplinary and cultural lines. Our classes emphasize purposeful communication, allowing you to become a proficient multilingual thinker, writer and speaker. Recent graduates are applying their skills and knowledge to fields as diverse as journalism, architecture, law, business, environmental science and medicine.

The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) offers degree programs and courses that bring an international perspective to a vast range of subject areas, including film and popular culture, gender and sexuality, poetry and fiction, translation and linguistics. Our students develop language skills while exploring the worlds of speakers of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish and also examine questions surrounding language learning itself. Many majors are flexible, allowing students to pursue a variety of interests and to combine their study with other majors, minors and certificates.

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Special Non-Degree Programs

Learn about special programs, like the Arabic and Persian Flagships, or the Language House Living and Learning Program.