Academics
Majors:
The Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures offers majors in:
Masters:
A Masters Program is offered in Foreign Languages, with an emphasis in Spanish.
Minors:
Overview
Minors may be completed in:
- Chinese
- French
- French or Francophone Area Studies (pdf)
- Film Studies
- German
- German Area Studies (pdf)
- Japanese (pdf)
- Latin American Area Studies (pdf)
- Russian (pdf)
- Spanish
In addition to the majors and minors programs, classes are also offered in:
Language courses offered in the department stress learning a language within a cultural context. Emphasis is placed on all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing to encourage maximum functionality in the language. Students should note that by placing at an appropriate higher level language course and getting a B or better, they may be eligible to receive up to 8 additional departmental advanced placement credit.
NEW courses on film, literature and culture taught at the 100-level in English carry aGER designation [H, G, S, or I] and are open to all interested students, not just majors and minors in FL. Some of these courses focus on a single language (French Film, German Culture, Asian Literature in Translation); others offer a comparative study of foreign film, literature, or culture (these are listed under FORL 110, 120, 130).
A new course, FORL 220, looks at Global Studies from a Regional Perspective this course also carries a GER [G] and is taught in English.
Film, literature, and culture courses at the 300-level are generally taught in the target language, and may focus on the material from a variety of perspectives historical, thematic, by genre, by author/artist, etc.
To find information on requirements for Majors and Minors in Foreign Languages, advanced placement credit by exam or course work, specific degree requirements by language, departmental scholarships, or a complete listing of our courses, please click one of the links above.
Questions regarding any of this information may be addressed to the department by email (forlang@wsu.edu) or by calling us at (509) 335-4135.
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Department of Foreign Languages & Cultures
PO Box 642610
Washington State University
Pullman WA 99164-2610
Voice: (509)335-4135
Fax: (509)335-3708
Email: forlang@wsu.edu