Learn a language
Expand your world
SEE WHAT Learning a new
language can do for you!
Choose from OVER 20
languages offered
By The Faculty of Arts,
University of Manitoba
There are many Good Reasons to
Add a Language to your Education!
The Faculty
of Arts Offers
courses in these
languages:
• Arabic
• Chinese
• Cree
• French
• German
• Ancient Greek
• Hebrew
Degree credit
During your first year of university or throughout your
degree, you can take courses in over 20 languages offered
at the beginner’s level to more advanced levels. Many of
our students start off having no knowledge in another
language; or have taken an introduction language course
in high school; or speak it at home but want to advance
their skills.
University opportunities
The university has student clubs which organize foreign
movie nights, festivals, and other activities related to
one of the languages and cultures. As well, you can take
advantage of the many resources in the Language Centre,
including a computerized laboratory for the oral practice of
the language.
Travel Study/Exchange
Programs
Explore other countries with travel study offered by several
language departments and /or exchange programs to
universities in other countries which can be used for credit
towards your degree program.
Career Opportunities
In today’s global market, the career opportunities
for students who have acquired skills in one or more
languages are virtually limitless and may give you a
significant competitive edge in the job market.
• Hungarian
• Icelandic
• Inuktitut
• Italian
Did you know…. a full six credit hour
language course at any level will
satisfy the Humanities Requirement?
• Japanese
• Korean
• Latin
• Ojibwe
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Ukrainian
• Yiddish
When you learn a new language
you can gain the ability to:
• communicate between cultures
• understand historical language change
• read and write articulately
and analytically
• have comprehensive knowledge
of grammar and vocabulary
• organize and memorize
detailed information
• have proficiency in phonetics
and ability to imitate sounds
Faculty of Arts
units offering
language courses:
Asian Studies Centre:
Chinese • Japanese • Korean
• Hindu-Urdu • Sanskrit
Department of Classics:
Latin • Ancient Greek
Department of
French, Spanish and Italian:
French • Spanish • Italian
• Portuguese
Department of
German and Slavic Studies:
German • Hungarian • Polish
• Russian • Ukrainian
Department of Icelandic:
Icelandic
Department of
Native Studies:
Cree • Ojibwe • Inuktitut
Judaic Studies Program:
Arabic • Hebrew • Yiddish
POTENTIAL
EMPLOYMENT
FOR language
graduates:
Education/Academic
(K-12, post-secondary, graduate)
Travel/tourism
departments/companies
Publisher/writer
Interpreter/translator
Find out how you can add a language
to your education and your future.
You can start with just one course, or make
the language your minor... or even your major!
Program
ASIAN STUDIES
(chinese, japanese, korean)
Minor
General
Major
•
•
CreE
•
French
•
•
German
•
•
Health care &
social service sectors
Greek
•
ICELANDIC
•
Airlines/cruise lines/
bus/train companies
italian
•
JUDAIC STUDIES
•
Government departments
(municipal, provincial, federal)
Communications/
broadcasting/journalism
Heritage & culture
organizations
Private language schools
Refugee/immigrant
assistance organizations
Museums/art galleries/
cultural centres
Import/export companies
(Arabic, Hebrew, Yiddish)
Advanced
Major
Honours/
Double Honours
•
•
•
•
•
•
;
Latin
•
Ojibway
•
POLISH
•
RUSSIAN
•
spanish
•
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UKRAINIAN
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For more information contact:
Faculty of Arts
3rd Floor Fletcher Argue Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V5 Canada
Tel 204-474-9100
Toll Free 1-800-432-1960 Ext. 9100
Fax 204-474-7590
Email [email protected]
Faculty of Arts
Artwork by Takashi Iwasaki
umanitoba.ca/arts