Olin Center for Language and Cultural Studies
Olin hosts our faculties for Arabic, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese
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Olin Center for Language and Cultural Studies
Welcome to Tufts!
🌏 Olin Center for Language and Cultural Studies
Olin hosts our faculties for Arabic, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.
Welcome to Tufts!
Welcome to Tufts, a tier-1 research University rooted in the liberal arts and located 5 miles from downtown Boston. Welcome to our undergraduate campus located in Medford and Somerville. Tufts also has 4 other campuses:
The SMFA (School of the Museum of Fine Arts), located in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston and directly next door to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. The SMFA is Tufts' home to all BFA programs.
Tufts Medical Center, a teaching hospital located in downtown Boston that also houses Tufts' graduate programs in medical and dental studies, biomedical sciences and nutrition.
The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton, MA
And last but not least, Tufts European Center located in Taillores, France
Tufts' undergraduate community is made up of students, faculty, and staff across 3 schools—School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and the SMFA—who believe in a rigorous academic experience rooted in exploration and interdisciplinary study, collaboration and innovation, civic engagement, diversity and inclusive community building.
Begin your tour here at the Olin Center, our home of culture and language studies, located in between the Academic and Rez Quads.
Language and Cultural Studies at Tufts
Olin hosts our faculties for Arabic, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, which is one of them most popular languages amongst Tufts engineers.
In addition to majors on languages and cultural studies, there is also an International Literary and Visual Studies program, or ILVS, for those who appreciate the role that cultural expression plays in the workings of human interactions, and who love literature, film, and the visual arts.
If you’re interested in pursuing a BA or a BS degree at the School of Arts and Sciences, you would need to complete a language/culture requirement as a part of your liberal arts education. There are actually two parts within this requirement. First, every BA/BS student must demonstrate knowledge of a language other than English through the third semester college level. The second part may be satisfied in several different ways including: advanced courses in the same language, study of an additional language, or study of a specific culture through courses taught in English. You may place out of part or all of this requirement with standardized testing scores. Also, almost every Tufts student takes one, or in some cases, multiple language placement exams during orientation, and these exams usually place us in a level corresponding to our proficiency. Language proficiency is a core component of a Tufts education and opens up various options for you to study abroad. It also expands your post-graduation opportunities.
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