Whether you intend to pursue a foreign language major, combine foreign language study with another major, or are simply curious about learning another language, our department has something that will be of interest to you. For a full listing of our courses and degree requirements, please look in the JMU Undergraduate Catalog.
B.A. in Modern Foreign Languages
The Department of World Languages and Cultures offers five options for a B.A. degree:
- Modern Foreign Languages with a concentration in Arabic
- Modern Foreign Languages with a concentration in French
- Modern Foreign Languages with a concentration in German
- Modern Foreign Languages with a concentration in Italian
- Modern Foreign Languages with a concentration in Spanish
This degrees require a minimum of 33 credits of upper-level coursework and the core university degree requirements. See the current undergraduate catalog for more information.
Note: Proficiency in a second language is no longer required for a Modern Foreign Language major.
Modern Foreign Language Minor
Student can add a Modern Foreign Language minor offered in seven languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian.
This minor requires 18 credits.
Professional Minors
We offer professional minors, which focus on the practical understanding of language and culture within the given field.
These minors include Business Spanish, Medical Spanish and Spanish-English Translation and Interpretation.
Interdisciplinary Minors
Our language courses are part of the University’s interdisciplinary minors, such as African, African American, and Diaspora Studies; Asian Studies; Classical Studies; Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies; Latino Community Engagement; Linguistics; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations; Modern European Studies; Russian Studies; and World Literature.
