Applied Modern Language and Culture Bachelor of Science Degree

Applied modern language and culture incorporates foreign language, its experiential implementation, and career preparation. Students select from Chinese, French, Japanese, or Spanish options and complete a focus area in a field such as business, computing, design, engineering, health care, or the sciences, along with professionally oriented language courses, intensive language and culture training, and international experience.

In the final year, engage in an interdisciplinary capstone seminar that integrates your chosen linguistic/cultural discipline with the professional or technical field you chose to pursue. This capstone seminar culminates in a senior project presentation.

Options

Choose a language—Chinese, French, Japanese, or Spanish—where you’ll immerse yourself in that region’s language and culture. Learn to speak, understand, read, and write in your chosen language and gain proficiency in the culture and traditions surrounding the language and geographic region.

• Chinese Option: Experience the language and culture of China as you develop your fluency in the language and learn how to apply this skill to your technical or professional discipline.
• French Option: Acquire a high level of proficiency in the French language, as well as an understanding of the cultures of France and other French-speaking regions worldwide.   
• Japanese Option: Learn the Japanese language and the culture of Japan and develop your fluency in the language while learning how to apply this skill to your technical or professional discipline.
• Spanish Option: Gain an advanced understanding of the cultures of Spain and other Spanish-speaking regions worldwide. Coupled with your secondary degree, you will be prepared for a career in our globally connected world.

Furthering Your Education in Applied Language and Culture

Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees

Today’s careers require advanced degrees grounded in real-world experience. RIT’s Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees enable you to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in as little as five years of study, all while gaining the valuable hands-on experience that comes from co-ops, internships, research, study abroad, and more.

• +1 MBA: Students who enroll in a qualifying undergraduate degree have the opportunity to add an MBA to their bachelor’s degree after their first year of study, depending on their program. Learn how the +1 MBA can accelerate your learning and position you for success.

RIT’s Teaching Partnership Programs

Whether your goal is to go into early childhood or elementary education, become a secondary education teacher with a content area specialty at the middle or high school level, or work in the higher education or counseling fields, RIT’s partnership programs with local universities provide a guided pathway to a career in teaching. 

These 4+1 or 3+2 programs enable you to earn your bachelor’s degree at RIT and a master’s degree in education at one of our partner universities. As you progress, you’ll benefit from focused academic advising, career exploration opportunities, and resources for research, learning, and skill development.  

RIT's applied language and culture degree is eligible for RIT’s Teaching Partnership Programs.