Have you considered adding a language major to your academic program? Adding a foreign language major (or minor) is a great way to diversify your educational experience and open new career pathways and opportunities. Students graduating with 2 majors send a message to prospective employers about their dedication to learning and understanding of diverse perspectives. In a globalized world, language skills support advancement of career goals in a wide array of fields and industries.  

Research shows that foreign language majors are among the most common choices for pairing with another major, likely because of the broad applicability of foreign language knowledge and skills. Whether you are studying engineering, medicine, business, psychology, history, or art, there is always value in developing language expertise that complements these other disciplines.  

A significant percentage of DEALL’s Chinese, Japanese, and Korean program majors have earned second majors over the past 10 years that they have paired with our language programs. Most common of these are various business majors such as Finance, International Business, and Logistics. Engineering students also frequently combine their studies with East Asian Language scholarship. However, whether you are studying nursing, human resources, public health, or computer science, the language skills and intercultural competence gained from one of our majors will position you as a professional with a broad perspective and rare communication skills in your chosen field.  

We believe the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean majors are all very well suited for students pursuing double major undergraduate programs. Not only do the countries that speak these languages continue to be economic and cultural relevant on the global stage, but the diasporic communities of East Asia also continue to grow in the United States, increasing the practical value of these language skills. Our language programs all feature individualized instruction as one of the offered modalities of instruction. This flexible model of teaching language allows students the opportunity to continue their language studies despite a challenging schedule from other courses. Study Abroad and international Internship opportunities provide avenues for students to strengthen language skills while also gaining rich experiences related to their other academic major programs.