Languages & Cultures Concentration for Human Resource Development

Location(s): West Lafayette

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About the Concentration

The Languages & Cultures Area of Concentration enhances the B.S. in Human Resource Development (HRD) by strengthening students’ ability to work effectively across cultures and communicate with diverse employee and stakeholder groups. HRD professionals operate in multicultural and global environments where success depends on cultural competence, perspective-taking, and trust-building across language and cultural differences. This concentration complements HRD’s people-development and evidence-based foundation by building intercultural agility and language proficiency that enhance talent development, employee engagement, coaching, and organizational change efforts.

Concentration Courses

Concentration Selectives (9 credits)

CHNS 10100 - Chinese Level I (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 4.00
CHNS 10200 - Chinese Level II (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 4.00
CHNS 20100 - Chinese Level III (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 4.00
CHNS 20200 - Chinese Level IV (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 4.00
FR 32400 - Professional French II Credit Hours: 3.00
FR 10100 - French Level I (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
FR 10200 - French Level II (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
FR 10500 - Accelerated Basic French (UCC:HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
FR 20100 - French Level III (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
FR 20200 - French Level IV (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
FR 22400 - Professional French I Credit Hours: 3.00
GER 10100 - German Level I (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
GER 10200 - German Level II (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
GER 20100 - German Level III (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
GER 20200 - German Level IV (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
GER 22400 - German Level IV: Business German Credit Hours: 3.00
ITAL 30100 - Italian Level V (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ITAL 30200 - Italian Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ITAL 10100 - Italian Level I (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ITAL 10200 - Italian Level II (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ITAL 10500 - Accelerated Basic Italian (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ITAL 20100 - Italian Level III (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ITAL 20200 - Italian Level IV (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ITAL 20500 - Accelerated Intermediate Italian (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
JPNS 10100 - Japanese Level I (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00 or 4.00
JPNS 10200 - Japanese Level II (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00 or 4.00
JPNS 20100 - Japanese Level III (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00 or 4.00
JPNS 20200 - Japanese Level IV (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00 or 4.00
JPNS 28000 - Introduction To Modern Japanese Civilization Credit Hours: 3.00
JPNS 30100 - Japanese Level V (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
JPNS 30200 - Japanese Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
KOR 38000 - Special Topics In Korean Culture Credit Hours: 3.00
KOR 10100 - Korean Level I (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 4.00
KOR 10200 - Korean Level II (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 4.00
KOR 20100 - Korean Level III Credit Hours: 4.00
KOR 20200 - Korean Level IV Credit Hours: 4.00

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