Our Department of World Languages and Cultures offers undergraduate majors in French, German and Spanish-as well as teacher licensure (K-12) in those areas. You'll find many benefits to being bilingual, including the fact that demand for employees who speak more than one language is on the rise. Half of all employers in northern Illinois plan to hire more bilingual or multilingual college graduates in coming years, according to a 2015 study. Our graduates find jobs in the fields of business, interpreting, law, education, law enforcement and many other areas.