The Department of World Languages and Cultures supports both the mission and the vision of Howard University. Within the College of Arts and Sciences,  it is the second largest department in the College of Arts and Sciences and contributes to the realization of Howard's enterprise by offering courses in foreign modern languages and literatures. The DWLC offers a Major & Minor in French, German, Russian and Spanish languages, cultures, and literatures. It also offers advanced study leading to a Minor in Arabic, Japanese, Portuguese and Swahili. The DWLC is constantly adapting itself to the global world offering basic instructions in Haitian Creole and Wolof. On the graduate level, the DWLC offers a revised M.A. in French and Spanish entirely aligned with the vision of uniqueness at Howard University.  Efforts are underway to restore the Ph.D. program in French and Spanish through an interdisciplinary doctorate program in African and African Diaspora Languages, Cultures and Literatures.

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Dr. James J. Davis - Chair