Global Languages & Cross-Cultural Studies

Cultural Immersion - UIndy offers plenty of travel and study abroad opportunities. There’s no better way to practice your language and literacy skills and better your understanding of other cultures and ideologies.

Outreach - With a language degree, your bilingual skills and cross-cultural knowledge can help bring hope and sustainable change to communities locally and globally, from serving impoverished areas to teaching, translating and supporting educational programs.

Track Options - Each major offers two track options, allowing you to apply your second language to a literature or business framework.

More than just linguistics

The Global Languages & Cross-Cultural Studies Department at UIndy offers you the opportunity to choose from Spanish, Franco-Germanic Studies, Latin American Studies or a concentration in Multilingual Translation & Communication. During your course of study, you'll not only learn how to read and write that language, but you will also be exposed to the cultures that speak the language, and the philosophies and business practices associated with those regions around the world.

Practical language experiences

Once you graduate, most employers are going to be looking for practical skills and translatable experiences on your résumé. Our faculty are here to help connect you with experiences that fit your goals, whether it's taking a course on translation, finding an internship in community outreach with a local organization, or participating in an international experience abroad. Practical experiences are not just about earning credit. Rather, they are about learning skills that are going to be applicable to your life and your career.

Study abroad and cultural immersion

Student enjoys Cuba on her Study Abroad trip

Whether you are most interested in student organizations, trips abroad, or knowledgeable faculty that can teach you about culture, literature, and philosophy, the Global Languages & Cross-Cultural Studies Department has plenty to offer. At UIndy, you'll learn more than just how to read and write in a different language, you'll have the opportunity to expand your understanding of foreign cultures, experience languages firsthand, and gain practical experience that will be applicable to your life after graduation. Our faculty members are advisors to student organizations such as SOL (Student Organization of Latinos) and GLO (Global Languages Organization) where you can immerse in new and exciting cultural experiences.

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Shaping your future

Studying abroad or taking a language minor may seem, well, minor to your overall education, but these decisions often pay off in a multitude of ways for students. Learn how these experiences helped prepare UIndy graduate Ariana Gainer for her role as development assistant for Christel House International, a non-profit organization helping to fight poverty around the world. Read more