文学和语言学系提供法语，德语，日语和西班牙语课程，旨在使学生在阅读，写作，听力和口语领域中对语言有一定的了解，并有助于在学生中获得欣赏和理解语言和文化以外的语言。除了文化目标和个人满意度之外，学生还将发现外语学习对科学研究，商业，外贸，旅游和国际政治有帮助。<br> <br>获得学士学位的若干学习计划提供外语。传统的专业集中在法语，德语或西班牙语，强调各种工作所需的文科培训。这些包括图书馆或博物馆的工作，一般业务和教学。这些课程旨在帮助学生为在外语知识特别有利的领域的就业做好准备。除了通识教育核心要求外，
The Department of Literature and Language offers courses in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish designed to give the student a working knowledge of a language in the areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking, and to help create in students an appreciation and understanding of languages and cultures other than their own. In addition to the cultural objective and personal satisfaction, the student will find that foreign language study is an aid in scientific study, business, foreign trade, travel, and international politics. Several programs of study leading to the B.A. in foreign languages are available. The traditional major, with concentrations in French, German, or Spanish, emphasizes the liberal arts training needed in a variety of jobs. These include library or museum work, general business, and teaching. These curricula are designed to help prepare students for employment in fields where knowledge of a foreign language is of particular advantage. In addition to the General Education Core Requirements, there are degree requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences outlined in the earlier pages of this section.