Modern Languages and Linguistics
Undergraduate Programs
Why Study Language and Cultural Studies?
Knowledge of at least one foreign language and familiarity with different societies equip university graduates with more intelligent choices as citizens of today’s world and enhance their effectiveness in a range of career fields.
The Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication at UMBC has had an interdisciplinary focus since the mid-1970s, and the department is currently composed of specialists in linguistics, the social sciences, second language pedagogy, bilingual education, literary analysis, cultural studies, and intercultural communication.
In an increasingly interdependent world, the study of languages and cultures, including the heritage languages and cultures of immigrants to the United States, is a fundamental part of every student’s education. Knowledge of at least one foreign language and familiarity with different societies equip university graduates for more intelligent choices as citizens of today’s world and enhance their effectiveness in a range of career fields, including law, journalism, business, education, health care, banking, social work, management, international administration and many others in the public and private sectors.
Beyond offering language instruction, the Language and Cultural Studies concentration (39 credits) allows students to examine cultural differences, understand their nature and their implications, and apply their linguistic and intercultural talents and skills in advancing cultural and ethnic diversity and social responsibility. The program has a focus on Language and Culture Studies in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.
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1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250
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