Global Languages and Cultures
Become a Global Citizen
Why limit yourself? Expand your universe and explore a world brimming with possibility and opportunity.
The Department of Global Languages and Cultures is your ticket to the outside world. Enrich your education and expand your repertoire:
- Explore the issues and dynamics shaping our world through International Studies, a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program that knows no boundaries and lets you choose a concentration that resonates with your interests and passions. Popular concentrations include Peace and Global Security, International Business, and Global Health and Environment.
- Learning a second language provides a deeper understanding of another culture, expands your knowledge of the world around you and provides a sense of accomplishment in achieving a new skill. Here, at the University of Dayton, you can study Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian or Spanish.
Our team of highly qualified and dedicated faculty are ready and eager to help you develop the intercultural understanding, skill sets, and savvy you will need to actively and effectively engage with the international community and make a positive difference in our world.
KNOWLEDGE OF PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURES
Today's employers work in a global context and recognize the need for individuals who can work in a cross-cultural environment. As an International Studies or Language major, you will have the opportunity to learn and develop new skills and apply them during hands-on team projects, out-of-classroom experiential learning opportunities and real-world situations.
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
In the Department of Global Languages and Cultures, we understand the value of studying abroad and the rewards of participating in an immersion experience.
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As a language major or minor at the University of Dayton, you can choose from several activities to enhance your language learning experience.
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Through the generous support of friends of the department, we are fortunate to offer three scholarships to help defray the costs for students studying abroad.
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MASTER YOUR SECOND LANGUAGE
Our highly qualified and dedicated faculty are ready to help you interact effectively with speakers of other languages in real-life situations in the U.S. and abroad.
The film festival’s goal was to portray Latin American communities as active agents of change.
The innovative projects showed how students connect ancient wisdom with modern questions across different fields.