For students specializing in language study, the Modern Languages curriculum teaches proficiency in speaking, writing, and comprehending a modern language.
Majors spend a semester or a year in study abroad .
The curriculum is designed to ensure mastery of the languages studied through intensive conversational training. The faculty of the Department is diverse and international. All the members of the faculty carry out research or creative writing projects, publish regularly, and participate actively in professional organizations. The Modern Languages major student may concentrate in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish as a primary language. Majors are required to complete 12 semester hours in an accredited program outside the United States, offered in the language in which the student is specializing.