Languages at Truman

Regardless of your major, being proficient in a foreign language not only demonstrates your ability to communicate internationally, it can create more career opportunities. Whether you want to study abroad, teach, pursue government work, or conduct international business, you can give yourself an edge by building a foreign language into your studies (see Modern Language Skills for the World of Work).

About Classical & Modern Languages

Boost Your Language Skills

At Truman, you can take classes in an area that interests you or add a foreign language minor to any major. Check out some of your options:

Majors

• Classics Major (Latin/Greek)
• Modern Language Major (Specializations in French, German, Russian, Spanish)
• Interdisciplinary Studies Major

Minors

• Chinese Minor
• French Minor
• French Minor for the Professions
• French Minor in Translation
• German Minor
• Greek Minor
• Italian Studies Minor
• Japanese Minor
• Latin Minor
• Russian Studies Minor
• Spanish Minor
• Spanish Minor for the Profession
• Interdisciplinary Minors:
  • Asian Studies
  • Classical Studies
  • Foreign Language Teacher Preparation

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