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title: "Department of English, World Languages and Literatures"
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date: 2026-04-30
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# Department of English, World Languages and Literatures

Kakos School of Arts and Sciences

# Department of English, World Languages and Literatures

**Where words become the tools to change the world for the better.**  
Build a well-rounded liberal arts foundation and a broad literary background across English, world languages and contemporary fields of study. Join a community of scholars and alumni that spans the globe, with strong encouragement to study abroad through partner networks offering hundreds of locations, and graduates are prepared for some of the most rewarding professions a global education can open.

 

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