Today's interconnected world underscores the need to be able to communicate in more than one language. As networks of international cooperation and and exchange grow in complexity, particularly among governments and businesses, those who possess foreign language competence become increasingly valuable, not only for their linguistic proficiency but also for their cultural knowledge  Moreover, learning a second or third language enhances one's overall writing and speaking ability.

The Academic Program

North Dakota State offers majors in French and Spanish, as well as Classical Languages. Also available are: a minor in German; first-year Arabic, with the oportunity to study in Morocco for a second year; and Chinese, Japanese, and Russian through the Tri-College course exchange.

While the main emphasis for all courses in Modern Languages is proficiency in the language, they also emphasize history, society, and culture, in order to provide students with a broad understanding of other countries and peoples. We encourage language majors to take advantage of course offerings in areas such as history, anthropology, sociology, political science, linguistics, and the fine arts which will strengthen their

Study Abroad

Living and studying in another culture is essential to becoming multi-lingual, and it often proves to be the most enlightening experience in one's undergraduate education. We strongly encourage all language students to study abroad; it is the way nearly all language majors choose to fulfill their required capstone experience for degrees in French and Spanish.

French and Spanish      

            B.A. or B.S.

            French and Spanish Education

German 

            Minor

Arabic  

           First-year language course at NDSU, access to a second year of study in Arabic language and culture at Al-Akhawayn University in Morocco

Greek and Latin

          B.A. (Classical Languages) in coopertion with Cardinal Muench Seminary

Intensive English

           For students whose first language is not English

Flexible Mnors in French, Spanish, and German

           Designed for students in professional programs who seek language competence and cross-cutlural studies