Undergraduate programs

The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers undergraduate major programs in French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish (please note, applications are not currently being accepted for the undergraduate major programs in Arabic or Chinese); minor programs in the above languages and in American Sign Language, Arabic, Italian, Modern Hebrew, Persian, and Classical Studies; and instruction in the above languages, as well as in Chinese, Korean, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Vietnamese. Other languages may be offered from time to time.

Degree Maps and Learning Outcomes

Admission requirements

World Language B.A.

World Language Minor

Classical Studies Minor

Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies

Intercultural Competence for the Workplace

World Language Pedagogy Certificate

Certificate of Advanced Proficiency in Russian (CAPR)

Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (TJFL) Certificate

Foreign Language Secondary Education Program

Intercultural Competence for the Workplace Undergraduate Certificate

The Certificate in Intercultural Competence for the Workplace offers a focused trajectory of coursework options designed to enhance intercultural competence in professional and workplace settings. The required 16-27 credits (total number of credits varies according to the language a student studies and prior knowledge of language) can be completed as an integrated part of an undergraduate bachelor’s degree or as a stand-alone course of study. The Certificate in Intercultural Competence for the Workplace would be completable within one academic year or, for students who have prior knowledge of a world language, 1-2 terms.

Area 1: World Language

Completion of one year of world language study, equivalent to 12 or 15 credits of first-year language, OR one 4- or 5-credit language course at the level of 103 or higher.

Total Credit Hours:4-15

Area 2

WLL 371Global Citizenship in Professional Contexts

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Area 3: One of the following:

Comm 215Introduction to Intercultural Communication

4

Intl 471/Ling 471Understanding the International Experience

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Area 4: One of the following classes on skills for the global/international workplace, related to the student's career path.

A number of these courses require prerequisites so will only be appropriate for majors in those fields.

ChLa 380ULatinos in the Economy and Politics

4

CR 307Conflict Management Skills

4

CR 312Intercultural Conflict Resolution

4

CR 423Dialogue Across Differences

4

CR 441Storytelling and Conflict Resolution

4

Fin 456International Financial Management

4

Fr 320French for the Working World

4

Ger 320German for the Working World

4

GSCM 439Global Sourcing and Negotiation

4

Intl 349U/WS 349UGender and International Development

4

Intl 370U/Geog 370UGlobal Migration

4

Intl 380UGlobalization, Representation and Difference in Media and Film

4

Intl 470Intercultural Leadership and Change

4

Jpn 413Advanced Japanese: Japanese for the Real World

4

Jpn 477Teaching Japanese As a Foreign Language

4

Mgmt 446Principles of International Management

4

Mktg 376International Business

4

Mktg 466Principles of International Marketing

4

NAS 348Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability

4

NAS 411Nationhood: Tribal Sovereignty, Governance & Policy

4

PHE 444UGlobal Health

4

PS 352UIntroduction to European Politics

4

PS 353UIntroduction to Latin American Politics

4

PS 354UIntroduction to Asian Politics

4

PS 355UIntroduction to African Politics

4

PS 361UIntroduction to the Politics of the Middle East

4

Psy 343Social Psychology: Social Relationships and Groups

4

Psy 361Industrial Psychology

4

Psy 362Organizational Psychology

4

Psy 426Psychology of Stigma & Social Inequality

4

Psy 470Diversity in the Workplace

4

Span 313Business & Culture in the Hispanic World

4

Span 314Spanish in Social and Legal Services

4

Span 316Spanish and Medical Culture

4

Span 317Spanish for Agriculture Purposes

4

USP 301UIntroduction to Community Development

4

USP 317UIntroduction to International Community Development

4

USP 326UNeighborhood Change and Gentrification

4

USP 419/Soc 441Population and Society

4

WS 331U/Intl 331UWomen and the Middle East

4

WS 349U/Intl 349UGender and International Development

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Total Credit Hours: 16-27

At least 12 credits towards the certificate must be taken at PSU.

All courses used to satisfy certificate requirements must be passed with a grade of C or higher. (C- and P are not acceptable.)