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College majors in FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS

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252 colleges
A general program that focuses on one or more modern foreign languages that is not specific as to the name of the language(s) studied; that is otherwise undifferentiated; or that introduces students to language studies at the basic/elementary level.
1 colleges
A program that focuses on the Danish language and related dialects as used in Denmark and Greenland (Kaalit Nuniat
10 colleges
A program that focuses on one or more of the languages, literatures, and linguistics of the peoples of Scandinavia and associated Northern European island groups. Programs may involve multiple languages and language families, not be specific as to the name of the language(s) studied, or be otherwise undifferentiated.
408 colleges
A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philology; Old, Middle, and High German; Plattdeutsch and other regional dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
21 colleges
A general program that focuses on one or more of the Germanic languages of Western, Central, and Northern Europe. Includes instruction in philology, linguistics, dialects and pidgins, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
3 colleges
A program that focuses on the Norwegian language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Norwegian philology, Bokmal and Nynorsk dialects, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
1 colleges
A program that focuses on the Swedish language and related dialects as used in Sweden, Finland, and related island groups. Includes instruction in Swedish philology, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
3 colleges
A program that focuses on the languages used in ancient, medieval, and modern Iran and its border regions. Includes instruction in modern Farsi/Persian; Avestan/Old Persian; related modern languages such as Pashto, Kurdish, Baluchi, Dari, Tadzhik, Ossetian, and others; related extinct languages such as Median, Parthian, Bactrian, Sogdian, and Khwarezmian; and applications of modern Farsi and other languages to applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
2 colleges
A program that focuses on Sanskrit and related ancient and classical Indo-Aryan languages. Includes instruction in Vedic and Classical Sanskrit, Pali and other Prakrits, and the historical development of Indo-Aryan languages and their relation to Indo-European languages such as Greek, Latin and the Baltic languages.
2 colleges
A general program that focuses on one or more of the languages, literatures, and linguistics of the peoples speaking the Indo-Aryan (Indic
4 colleges
A program that focuses on the development and use of the Greek language in the period dating from the late 15th century to the present. Includes instruction in modern Greek literature, current Greek dialects, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
1 colleges
A program that focuses on Slavic languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above, including such languages as Lusatian (Sorbian/Wendish), Kashubian, Macedonian, Slovenian, Belarussian, Old Church Slavonic, and others.
2 colleges
A program that focuses on the Polish language. Includes instruction in Polish philology, dialects, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
1 colleges
A program that focuses on one or more of the languages native to the African continent, with an emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa but including some Saharan languages and dialects. Includes instruction in African linguistic philology and diffusion; African literatures (oral and written
15 colleges
Any instructional program in linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services not listed above.
150 colleges
A program that focuses on language, language development, and relationships among languages and language groups from a humanistic and/or scientific perspective. Includes instruction in subjects such as psycholinguistics, behavioral linguistics, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, mathematical and computational linguistics, grammatical theory and theoretical linguistics, philosophical linguistics, philology and historical linguistics, comparative linguistics, phonetics, phonemics, dialectology, semantics, functional grammar and linguistics, language typology, lexicography, morphology and syntax, orthography, stylistics, structuralism, rhetoric, and applications to artificial intelligence.
50 colleges
A program that prepares individuals to be professional interpreters and/or translators of documents and data files, either from English or (Canadian) French into another language or languages or vice versa. Includes intensive instruction in one or more foreign languages plus instruction in subjects such as single- and multiple-language interpretation, one- or two-way interpretation, simultaneous interpretation, general and literary translation, business translation, technical translation, and other specific applications of linguistic skills.
16 colleges
A general program that focuses on one or more of the Sino-Tibetan, Japanese, and Korean languages of East Asia. Includes instruction in philology, linguistics, dialects and pidgins, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
139 colleges
A program that focuses on the Russian language. Includes instruction in Russian philology, Old Russian, Modern Russian and dialects, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
25 colleges
A general program that focuses on one or more of the Slavic languages of Central and Eastern Europe. Includes instruction in philology, linguistics, dialects and pidgins, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
89 colleges
A program that focuses on the Japanese language. Includes instruction in Japanese philology; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Japanese; Japanese dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
7 colleges
A program that focuses on the Korean language. Includes instruction in Korean philology; Pre-Modern and Modern Korean; Korean dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
37 colleges
A general program that focuses on one or more of the Romance languages of Western, Central, and Southern Europe. Includes instruction in philology, linguistics, dialects and pidgins, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
671 colleges
A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
3 colleges
A program that focuses on the modern Filipino/Tagalog language as used in the Philippines. Includes instruction in Filipino philology, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
2 colleges
A program that focuses on the historical and modern languages spoken by the Celtic peoples of the British Isles, Continental Europe, and Asia Minor. Includes instruction in Celtic philology; modern languages such as Irish, Scots Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton; and extinct or revived languages such as Cornish, Manx, Galatian, and others.
2 colleges
Any instructional program that focuses on American Sign Language as a communication medium or language skill that is not listed above.
44 colleges
A program that focuses on American Sign Language as a visual and motor medium of communication and discourse for deaf individuals and deaf culture. Includes instruction in the development of ASL, ASL morphology and syntax, signing technique, English translation of ASL, formal and colloquial ASL, and ASL transcription.
1 colleges
A program that focuses on the scientific and scholarly study of the development, structure, and use of American Sign Language (ASL
91 colleges
A program that focuses on the Latin language and literature from its origins through its decline and its current ecclesiastical usage, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in Latin philology, related Italic dialects, Late Roman and Medieval Latin, and modern Church Latin.
44 colleges
A program that focuses on the Greek language and literature from its origins through the fall of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in Greek philology, Attic dialects, Hellenistic dialects, Koine (Biblical) Greek, and Medieval or Byzantine Greek.
1 colleges
A program that focuses on the Romanian language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Romanian philology, Modern Romanian, Romanian regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
969 colleges
A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
121 colleges
A program that focuses on the Italian language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Italian philology, Modern Italian, Italian regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
24 colleges
A program that focuses on the Portuguese language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Portuguese philology, Metropolitan Portuguese, Luso-Brazilian Portuguese, regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
6 colleges
A program that focuses on one or more of the languages native to the Western Hemisphere, with an emphasis on American Indian languages but including other Native American langu
3 colleges
A general program that focuses on one or more of the Semitic languages of Western Asia, North Africa, and Europe. Includes instruction in philology, linguistics, dialects and pidgins, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
26 colleges
A program that focuses on one or more of the extinct Semitic and/or Non-Semitic languages spoken in the ancient Near East, including those used to write historical Jewish and Christian religious texts. Includes instruction in languages such as Egyptian/Coptic, Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Aramaic, Cannanite, Phonecian, Samarian, Ugaritic, Syriac, Mandean, Hattic, Elamite, Hurrian, Hittite, Urartian, Lydian, Luwian, Lycian, Palaic, Sabaean/South Arabian, and other associated languages, plus allied disciplines such as philology, epigraphy, papyrology, numismatics, and textual studies.
23 colleges
A program that focuses on the Arabic language as spoken by the Arab and other peoples from earliest times to the present. Includes instruction in Arabic philology, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic dialects, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
15 colleges
A program that focuses on the Hebrew language in either pre-modern or modern forms. Includes instruction in Hebrew philology, Biblical Hebrew (including Pre- and Post-Exilic scripts), Modern Hebrew, dialects and offshoots such as Samaritan, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

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