Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages and Intercultural Communication

This is the first major of its kind in a U.S. university, and has been developed in response to a demand from our students. It is aimed at those who have a passion for languages and culture and as a complementary major for those who would like to enhance their communicative skills and career opportunities in an international setting.Plurilingual and pluricultural competence is essential in today’s globalized society because artificial intelligence can translate words and phrases to express basic ideas, but it cannot help you establish relationships and friendships across cultures.Modern Languages and Intercultural Communications B.A. is an undergraduate major, the fruit of a lengthy collaboration between the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures in St. Louis and the Department of ESL, Modern Languages and Education in Madrid. It consists of 32 credits that include three foreign languages, linguistics and intercultural communication classes, and a practicum experience abroad or in a context in which a foreign language predominates. It is broader and more practical than a pure language major and is designed to complement other majors.Knowledge of other languages and cultures is important to a growing variety of professions, and this major is targeted at students who realize the need to learn more than one foreign language and also to use effective communication skills when speaking to people from other cultures. In addition, employers seek graduates who are able to engage in multiple languages in culturally appropriate ways to further their business goals. The major can be completed on either the St. Louis or Madrid campuses or through coursework on both campuses depending on what languages students wish to pursue: for example, Arabic and Portuguese are only offered in Madrid and Chinese, German and Russian are only offered in St. Louis. Our aim for this major is to encourage students to move between the campuses and to facilitate the fulfillment of the Billiken Promise. 

General Spain requirements for this degree level. The institution must confirm the final programme checklist.

• A completed qualification appropriate for Bachelor's Degree.
• Academic transcripts and any programme-specific assessment requested by the institution.
• Final requirements must be confirmed for the applicant's education system and intake.

The official programme record lists English. It does not publish a programme-specific minimum language-test score, so no score is invented here.

Preparation checklist; final document rules and certified translations are confirmed during application review.