Department of Global Languages, Cultures and Societies

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Sociology

Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Transcultural Studies with an Emphasis in French

Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Transcultural Studies with an Emphasis in German

Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Transcultural Studies with an Emphasis in Spanish

Minor in Africana Studies

Minor in Anthropology: Archaeology Focus

Minor in Cultural Anthropology

Minor in French

Minor in German

Minor in German Studies

Minor in Japanese

Minor in Multicultural Studies

Minor in Sociology

Minor in Spanish

Certificate in Diversity and Identity in the U.S.

Certificate in French Translation

Certificate in German

Certificate in International Languages

Certificate in International Tourism

Certificate in Japanese

Certificate in Spanish

Certificate in Spanish Translation

Students majoring in one of the programs administered by the Global Languages, Cultures and Societies department are encouraged to seek the direction of a Global Languages, Cultures and Societies faculty advisor as early in their studies as possible. A departmental faculty advisor will help assess and plan the student's program of study, focusing on the student's specific academic and career goals. The diversity of activities for which students are preparing themselves urges this approach: some students are seeking careers in teaching, social service, museums, historical societies, nonprofit organizational settings, or corporations, while others are preparing for admission to graduate and professional training programs.

Chinese (Mandarin), English as a Second Language, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. When there is sufficient interest, other languages are also offered, such as American Sign Language, Italian, Latin and Russian.

International Distinction award

Students who complete their undergraduate requirements and satisfy three core components of international education earn our University’s prestigious ‘International Distinction’ award.

Learn more about International Distinction Award program

There is an exchange of students as assistant instructors between Webster University and the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina, and between Webster and the French Ministry of Education. Advanced students of Spanish and French have the opportunity to apply for these teaching assistantships.

Students of German may apply for an internship through the University at Villingen-Schweningen, close to Stuttgart. Students are encouraged to apply for the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals in their senior year, which includes an internship and study at a university

Webster University offers an exchange program with Kansai University in Japan.

The department also provides study abroad programs in France, Belgium, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Austria and Germany.

The minors in Africana Studies and in Anthropology: Archeology Focus offer the unique opportunity to study abroad at the Ghana and Athens campus respectively where students may experience firsthand many of the social-cultural and political-economic issues introduced in the classroom.