Global Impact & Engagement
International Offices & Academics
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's commitment to providing a global classroom is reflected in the number of centers and programs that serve as resources for students, faculty, staff, and the local community to engage with new cultures, languages, and histories.
Illinois International Units
- Global Education and Training
- Global Relations
- Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange
- Intensive English Institute
- International Safety and Security
- International Student and Scholar Services
- Shanghai Office
Academic Units & Departments
- ACES Office of International Programs
- Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, Program in
- Global Crossroads Community
- Global Studies (College of LAS)
- Japan House
- Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, School of
- LAS International Programs
- Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
- Translation Studies, Center for
- Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program
- World Music, Center for
Area Study Centers & Title VI National Resource Centers
- African Studies, Center for
- Center for Global Studies
- East Asian and Pacific Studies, Center for
- European Union Center
- Illinois Global Institute
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for
- Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies
- Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
- South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Center for
Language Units
- East Asian Languages and Cultures
- French and Italian
- Germanic Languages and Literatures
- Less Commonly Taught Languages Program
- Linguistics
- Modern Greek Studies Program
- Slavic Languages and Literature
- Spanish and Portuguese
Libraries
Education Abroad Offices
- ACES Education Abroad Office
- Business International Programs
- College of Education International Programs
- Illinois Abroad & Global Exchange
- International Programs in Engineering (IPENG)
- LAS International Programs
- Law Study Abroad
- Media Study Abroad
International Academic Programs & Courses
In addition to the numerous programs spread throughout its more than 150 fields of study and its 16 colleges and instructional units, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign also offers a wide range of academic programs and degrees focused on international and global issues.
Below are the internationally-oriented academic programs offered by the university. Although this list aims to be comprehensive, we encourage you to explore the Course Catalog for a complete listing of each department’s offerings.
Undergraduate
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
- International Development Economic Minor
- International Minor
- International Programs, Office of
- Policy, International Trade, and Development Concentration
Gies College of Business
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- African-American Studies Major / Minor
- African Studies Minor
- American Indian Studies Minor
- Anthropology Major with Sociocultural and Linguistic Concentration
- Arabic Studies Minor
- Asian American Studies Minor
- Classics with a Greek or Latin Concentration
- Comparative and World Literature Major / Minor
- East Asian Languages and Cultures Major / Minor
- French Major / Minor
- Germanic Languages and Literatures Major
- Global Studies Minor
- Greek Minor
- Hindi Studies Minor
- Islamic World Minor, Study of the
- Italian Major Major / Minor
- Jewish Culture and Society Minor
- Latin Minor
- Latin American Studies Minor
- Latina/Latino Studies Major / Minor
- Portuguese Major / Minor
- Russian and East European Studies Major / Minor
- Russian Language and Literature Minor
- Scandinavian Studies Minor
- Slavic Studies Major
- Slavic Language, Literature, and Culture Minor
- Spanish Major / Minor
- Sub-Saharan African Languages Minor
- Turkish Studies Minor
Graduate
Gies College of Business
College of Education
- Educational Policy Studies, M.Ed. in Global Studies
- Educational Policy Studies, Ph.D. Concentration in Global Studies
- International Education Administration and Leadership
- Global Studies in Education
College of Fine and Applied Arts
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- African Studies M.A.
- African Studies Graduate Minor
- Balkan Studies Graduate Minor
- European Union Studies M.A. / Graduate Minor
- East Asian Languages and Cultures M.A. / Ph.D.
- French M.A. / Ph.D.
- Gender Relations in International Development Graduate Minor
- German M.A. / Ph.D.
- Global Studies Graduate Minor
- Italian Major M.A. / Ph.D.
- Latin American Studies M.A. / Graduate Minor
- Portuguese M.A. / Ph.D.
- Program in Comparative and World Literature
- Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies M.A. / Graduate Minor
- Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education (SLATE) Ph.D.
- Slavic Languages and Literatures M.A. / Ph.D.
- South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies M.A.
- Spanish M.A. / Ph.D.
- Translation and Interpreting M.A.
Other
Certificate Programs
- ACDIS Undergraduate Certificate in Global Security
- Certificate in Translation Studies
- Intensive English Institute
- LAS Global Studies: Certificate in International Development
- LAS Global Studies: Certificate in International Development
- Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
- Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education
Language Programs
- Arabic
- French and Italian
- German
- Greek
- Hindi
- Japanese
- Korean
- Latin
- Less Commonly Taught Languages
- Perisan
- Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Spanish and Portuguese
- Swahili
- Turkish
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