• Xochimilco, Mexico
  • Front entrance of the Institut De France
  • A walkway in Germany
  • Front entrance to the Good Wish Garden
  • Graduating students walking up the stairs.

Speak the World

Welcome, Bienvenido, Willkommen, Bienvenue, 欢迎, Benvenuto, ようこそ, Salve, χαῖρε

Castle in Germany

Academic Programs

Our department offers a variety of programs designed to increase global understanding and competence; foster awareness of international literature, music, and film; improve a student’s employment potential; sharpen cognitive and analytical skills; make travel more feasible and enjoyable; improve entry into graduate studies; and broaden knowledge of the past and other cultures while increasing a student’s understanding of their own language and culture.

Language Placement

For all language course levels, students must be placed into their appropriate level prior to registration.

Spanish translation book

What's Happening

children participating in the Jr. Rebels summer camp at UNLV

Centralized registration streamlines process for parents seeking university summer camps and programming for Vegas Valley K-12 students.

A view of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park from the Rim Trail

UNLV geology class challenges students to answer the question: How green is green? 

Marc J. Kahn, MD, MBA, dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, giving his State of the School Address on April 15, 2024.

Faculty and staff joined the dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at his fourth State of the School Address, the second one to be hosted at the Medical Education Building.

woman with arms crossed standing inside food pantry

Carmen Johnson’s self-determination and empathetic personality has led to an impressive increase in the food pantry's usage.

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The Department of World Languages and Cultures is one of the departments in the College of Liberal Arts.