Undergraduate programs

The study of languages offers students vibrant opportunities to encounter worlds beyond Detroit. Providing instruction in 15 languages, faculty members specialize in areas such as linguistics, popular culture, cinema studies, history, ancient to postmodern literatures and cultures, religious studies and more.

We teach students to think critically about the globalized world and to see it through many cultural, historical and political lenses. You can choose from an array of degree programs that will prepare you for graduate and professional programs, careers in government, health professions, business and education and for active participation in today's global society.

Degree programs

• Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies
• Bachelor of Arts in World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
• Latino/a and Latin American Studies (Co-Major)
• Certificate in Arabic for the Health Care Professions
• Certificate in Conversational and Professional French
• Certificate in Practical French
• Certificate in Practical German
• Certificate in Practical Italian
• Certificate in Professional Arabic
• Accelerated Graduate Enrollment (AGRADE)

Minors

• Arabic
• Asian Studies
• Classical Civilization (Classics)
• Fairy-Tale and Folklore Studies
• French
• German
• Global Studies
• Latin
• Latino/a and Latin American Studies
• Modern Greek Studies
• Israeli Studies
• Italian
• Near Eastern Studies
• Polish
• Religious Studies
• Russian
• Spanish

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