拥有法语，日语，德语或西班牙语语言和文学学位或拉丁美洲语言和文明学位，您将为在国内或国际上从事学习和应用语言技能的职业做好准备。您还可以通过中学教师教育计划（STEP）来准备在中学阶段教授法语，德语，日语或西班牙语的职业，从而为密歇根州教育厅提出认证建议，并提供一些建议。可供教学的未成年人。
Learning Japanese is not only fun it is also a smart career move, opening the door to employment in one of the numerous Japan-based or Japan-related companies in the area, or to jobs in government, nonprofits, or education. At OU, we offer a diverse set of courses and programs to fit your needs. We offer a Japanese major and minor, a modified major (for students with another major), and a STEP (Secondary Teacher Education Program) major. Outside of class, you will have the opportunity to participate in many Japan-related events. OU offers opportunities to Study abroad and participate in Japan-related internships. Many of our graduates go on to work in Japan (including through the JET program) or at Michigan-based companies and organizations.