Tulane offers many options for language study through several academic departments and programs. Our language courses are designed to foster the practical language abilities of our students. Working toward learning objectives, students will acquire a variety of transferable skills, including attentive listening, teamwork, and cultural awareness. Explore language course offerings and their departments and programs below.
Linguistics Program
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
ASLS 1010, ASLS 1020, and ASLS 2030
ALL COURSE OFFERINGS
ASLS 1010, ASLS 1020, ASLS 2030, and ASLS 3050
Find out more at the Linguistics department webpage.
Middle East and North African Studies Program
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
ARBC 1010, ARBC 1020, and ARBC 2030
MINOR
5 Arabic courses, 15 credit hours
Find out more at the Middle East and North African Studies webpage.
Asian Studies Program
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
ASTC 1010, ASTC 1020, and ASTC 2030
CHINESE MINOR
5 Chinese courses, 15 credit hours
ASIAN STUDIES
Major: 10 Asian Studies courses, 30 credit hours
Minor: 6 Asian Studies courses, 18 credit hours
Find out more at the Asian Studies webpage.
Center for Global Education
(tulane.edu)
Find out more at the Center for Global Education webpage.
Department of French & Italian
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
FREN 1010, FREN 1020, and FREN 2030
MINOR
6 French courses, 18 credit hours
MAJOR
11 French courses, 34 credit hours
Graduate Degree: PhD in French Studies
Find out more at the French & Italian department webpage.
Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
GERM 1010, GERM 1020, GERM 2030
MINOR
5 German courses, 15 credit hours
MAJOR
10 German courses, 30 credit hours
Find out more at the Germanic & Slavic Studies department webpage.
Department of Classical Studies
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
GREK 1010, GREK 1020, and GREK 2030
MAJOR
10 Greek, Latin, and/or Classical Studies courses, 30 credit hours At least 15 credits in Greek courses
MINOR
5 Greek, Latin, and/or Classical Studies courses, 15 credit hours
At least 9 credits in Greek courses
Find out more at the Classical Studies department webpage.
Department of French & Italian
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
HACR 1010, HACR 1020, HACR 2030
Major:
Minor:
Graduate Degree:
Find out more at the French & Italian department webpage.
Department of Jewish Studies
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
JWST 1010, JWST 1020, JWST 2030
JEWISH STUDIES MINOR
5 Jewish Studies/Hebrew language courses, 15 credit hours
Find out more at the Jewish Studies department webpage.
Department of Anthropology
- Kaqchikel
- K’iche’
- Tunica
- Yoruba
- Yucatecan Maya
MAJOR/MINOR
Contributes to the Anthropology and Linguistics majors and to the Native American Studies minor.
Find out more at the Anthropology department webpage.
Department of French & Italian
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
ITAL 1010, ITAL 1020, ITAL 2030
MINOR
6 Italian courses, 18 credit hours
MAJOR
9 Italian courses, 27 credit hours
Find out more at the French & Italian department webpage.
Asian Studies Program
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
ASTJ 1010, ASTJ 1020, and ASTJ 2030
JAPANESE MINOR
5 Japanese courses, 19 credit hours
ASIAN STUDIES
Major: 10 Asian Studies courses, 30 credit hours
Minor: 6 Asian Studies courses, 18 credit hours
Find out more at the Asian Studies webpage.
Department of Classical Studies
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
LATN 1010, LATN 1020, and LATN 2030
MINOR
5 Latin, Greek, and/or Classical Studies courses, 15 credit hours
At least 9 credits in Latin courses
MAJOR
10 Latin, Greek, and/or Classical Studies courses, 30 credit hours
At least 15 credits in Latin courses
Find out more at the Classical Studies department webpage.
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
PORT 1120 and PORT 2030
MINOR
6 Portuguese courses, 18 credit hours
MAJOR
Portuguese Coordinate Major: 10 Portuguese courses, 30 credit hours
Spanish and Portuguese Major: 11 Spanish and Portuguese courses, 34 credit hours
Find out more at the Spanish and Portuguese department webpage.
Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
RUSS 1010, RUSS 1020, RUSS 2030
MINOR
5 Russian language courses, 15 credit hours
MAJOR
9 Russian language courses, 27 credit hours
Find out more at the Germanic & Slavic Studies department webpage.
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020, SPAN 2030
MINOR
6 Spanish courses, 18 credit hours
MAJOR
11 Spanish courses, 34 credit hours
Find out more at the Spanish and Portuguese department webpage.
Tulane also offers courses in Teaching English as a Second Language to meet the state of Louisiana English as a Second Language endorsement.