MSU offers a range of languages spoken across Europe and Eurasia including French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish and a host of less commonly taught languages (LCTLs).
Less commonly taught languages offered at MSU presently include Finnish, Kazakh, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, and Yiddish. These languages are not necessarily taught every year and tend to have small enrollments.
The French and Francophone Studies programs are strongly committed to global learning. We aim to share and amplify voices that discuss migrations and diaspora, today's post-colonial world and how French cultures grapple with the colonial past, feminism and gender-fluidity from the Middle Ages to today, multilingualism and multiculturalism in the French speaking world and the status of its various languages. Students who complete our programs leave well prepared to live and work in a global, multi-cultural but also multi-lingual environment. We offer Bachelor of Arts degrees and minors in French and French Education.
The German faculty embrace an inclusive model of German Studies that integrates the study of language, literature, and culture at all levels. Recognized in 2013 by the American Association of Teachers of German as a Center of Excellence, the German program has distinguished itself in the field of German Studies and is known for its outstanding study abroad programs and its vibrant co-curricular activities. The MSU German faculty is nationally recognized for their contributions in the fields of literary, cultural, linguistic, and pedagogical scholarship.
The undergraduate program in Russian at Michigan State University is designed to develop proficiency in the Russian language and culture. Students may study Russian language, literature, and culture as part of a multicultural education or as a complement to majors that lead to careers in scientific research, government service, international business, or education.
In the Spanish program, we cultivate linguistic and cultural literacy and competency to facilitate access to local and global Spanish-speaking communities, fostering engaged citizens who critically participate with differing points of view. We offer a variety of study abroad locations, international internships, and community engaged opportunities for our students, in addition to a world-class faculty of researchers, teachers, and artists. We offer Bachelor of Arts degrees and minors in Spanish and Spanish Education.
The Department of Romance and Classical Studies offers undergraduate minors in Italian, Portuguese, and Classical and Ancient Mediterranean Studies.
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