With the changing population of the United States and the growing interdependence of the international community, career opportunities are expanding rapidly for graduates who know a second language. Second language competency has become highly desirable in teaching, government, social services, diplomacy, law and medicine, mass communications, science, technology, international trade, and marketing. The programs in modern languages have the latitude and flexibility to fit nearly any career goal. Programs available through the Office of Studies Abroad give students a chance to master a language and learn more about the culture and customs, often while studying at foreign universities and living with local families. L-144, the Modern Languages Resource Center provides state of the art, interactive lab equipment to assist students in their language studies.
Students can access language newspapers, international bulletin boards and other internet resources.
Most elementary and intermediate language courses require conversation practice in the resource center for which students pay an additional laboratory fee. Once a student enrolls in and successfully completes an language course beyond the 101-level with a grade of C or higher, he or she may petition to receive credit for all courses that are prerequisites to the course that the student has successfully completed. German Bachelor of Arts 1. The program must be developed in consultation with a major advisor in German. The candidate must demonstrate his or her level of linguistic and cultural competency in German by successfully completing G 498 Senior Seminar during the last year of study.