College of Humanities
Department Office: 1400 Languages and Communication Building
Mailing Address: 255 S. Central Campus Dr., Rm. 1400, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0490
Phone: 801-581-7561
Email: wlc-advising@utah.edu
Website: www.languages.utah.edu
Department Chair: Dr. Christopher Lewis
Associate Chair: Dr. Christine Everaert
Associate Chair: Dr. Ashton Lazarus
Director of Graduate Studies: Dr. Deberniere Torrey
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr. Natalya Kuznetsova
Undergraduate Academic Advisors: Olivia Davis and Emily Siwachok
Graduate Coordinator: Brooke Walrath
The Department of World Languages and Cultures is the largest and most diverse in the College of Humanities, culturally and programmatically. Our programs and courses offer multiple opportunities for undergraduate and graduate study in language, literature, culture, and language education. All world languages and their respective literatures at the University of Utah are taught in the Department, which provides students with a forum for research and education in more than 20 linguistic and literary traditions. We have a commitment of fostering a critical and comprehensive understanding of diverse cultures through the study of their literature, language, film, art, history, and socio-political contexts. We also aim to help students develop an analytic understanding of the structure of language and communicative competence in a wide range of languages. In all these endeavors we strive to train students to think independently and critically in order to function effectively in a contemporary global environment.
Interdepartmental undergraduate programs are available in International Studies, Linguistics, Middle East Language and Area Studies, and Asian Studies. Interdepartmental graduate programs are available in Linguistics, International Studies, Latin America Studies, Middle East Language and Area Studies and the Masters of Arts in World Languages & Cultures program.
Languages
American Sign Language
Arabic
Chinese (Mandarin)
Classics (Latin | Greek)
French
German
Greek
Hindi-Urdu
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Nahuatl
Navajo
Persian
Portuguese
Quechua
Russian
Samoan
Spanish
Tongan
Vietnamese
Degrees
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Masters of Arts (M.A.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Undergraduate Program
Teaching Certification
Please refer to Secondary Teacher Licensure in the catalog for more information.
Scholarships
The department offers several merit-based and one need-based scholarship. Please see https://languages.utah.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/ for more information.
Graduate Programs
Specific Admission Requirements
There may be additional admission requirements for these programs. Please see the program pages for more information.