Undergraduate programs

The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers undergraduate major programs in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish; minor programs in the above languages and in Italian, Persian, Turkish, and Classical Studies; and instruction in the above languages, as well as in American Sign Language, Modern Hebrew, Italian, 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

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

Arabic Major

Chinese Major

French Major

German Major

Japanese Major

Russian Major

Spanish Major

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 371	Global Citizenship in Professional Contexts	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Area 3: One of the following:

Comm 215	Introduction to Intercultural Communication	4
Intl 471/Ling 471	Understanding 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 380U	Latinos in the Economy and Politics	4
CR 307	Conflict Management Skills	4
CR 312	Intercultural Conflict Resolution	4
CR 423	Dialogue Across Differences	4
CR 441	Storytelling and Conflict Resolution	4
Fin 456	International Financial Management	4
Fr 320	French for the Working World	4
Ger 320	German for the Working World	4
GSCM 439	Global Sourcing and Negotiation	4
Intl 324U	Tradition and Innovation: Social Science	4
Intl 349U/WS 349U	Gender and International Development	4
Intl 375U	Global Migration	4
Intl 380U	Globalization, Representation and Difference in Media and Film	4
Intl 470	Intercultural Leadership and Change	4
Jpn 413	Advanced Japanese: Japanese for the Real World	4
Jpn 477	Teaching Japanese As a Foreign Language	4
Mgmt 446	Principles of International Management	4
Mktg 376	International Business	4
Mktg 466	Principles of International Marketing	4
NAS 348	Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability	4
NAS 411	Nationhood: Tribal Sovereignty, Governance & Policy	4
PHE 444U	Global Health	4
PS 352U	Introduction to European Politics	4
PS 353U	Introduction to Latin American Politics	4
PS 354U	Introduction to Asian Politics	4
PS 355U	Introduction to African Politics	4
PS 361U	Introduction to the Politics of the Middle East	4
Psy 343	Social Psychology: Social Relationships and Groups	4
Psy 361	Industrial Psychology	4
Psy 362	Organizational Psychology	4
Psy 426	Psychology of Stigma & Social Inequality	4
Psy 470	Diversity in the Workplace	4
Span 313	Business & Culture in the Hispanic World	4
Span 314	Spanish in Social and Legal Services	4
Span 316	Spanish and Medical Culture	4
Span 317	Spanish for Agriculture Purposes	4
USP 301	Introduction to Community Development	4
USP 317U	Introduction to International Community Development	4
USP 326U	Neighborhood Conservation and Change	4
USP 419/Soc 441	Population and Society	4
WS 331U/Intl 331U	Women in the Middle East	4
WS 349U/Intl 349U	Gender 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.)