学习俄罗斯语言和文化有助于学生为广泛的职业做好准备，包括国际商务，政府和非政府公共服务，教育，科学以及翻译/口译。在美国大约有550万俄语使用者，俄罗斯在全球扮演着重要的政治，军事和经济角色。俄罗斯已被列为对国家安全利益至关重要的关键需求语言。它也拥有令人着迷的历史和丰富的文化，产生了许多世界上最伟大的作家，思想家，作曲家，艺术家和科学家。对其他语言，文学和文化的研究不仅提供了对世界的重要观点，而且还提高了分析和推理能力，加深了对英语的理解，并提高了写作质量。语言学和基础广泛的文化研究为各种专业课程奠定了
This Department offers courses and programs of instruction in fourteen different languages. In addition to language learning and Global Studies, the Department focuses on the cultures and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as the modern world, in courses taught both in languages indigenous to these regions as well as in English translation. The study of other languages, literatures, and cultures not only provides important perspectives on the world, but also sharpens analytical and reasoning skills, deepens understanding of English, and enhances the quality of one's writing. Linguistic and broadly-based cultural studies provide excellent grounding for various professional programs, including law, business, medicine or health sciences, teaching at the high school or university level, library and information science, and museum practice. Languages, literatures, and cultures are also excellent foundations for students interested in pursuing careers that do not require post-graduate education, for example, in government, publishing, tourism, and business, any field in which intelligence, communication skills, and a broad liberal education are valued.