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The major in Languages and Linguistics provides a broad liberal arts background with intensive work in French, German, Italian, or Spanish Studies, including Literature, Linguistics, Culture and Civilization.

The study of foreign languages and literatures and the development of skills in language use and linguistic analysis prepares students for professional careers in such fields as law, business, government service, or teaching.

The Department offers Bachelor's degrees in French, German, Italian, Linguistics, and Spanish. Minors in all these languages are also possible through the Department. The courses offered accent the cultural, social, historical and interdisciplinary aspects of language and literature, and linguistics. The Academic Learning Compacts for the majors are available at the IEA website.

The Department also offers Master of Arts degrees (30-36 credits) in one of the following disciplines: French, German, Peninsular Spanish, Latin American, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics. These degrees prepare students for: doctoral work in literatures, cultures, and linguistics of each language area, as well as in broader fields such as Comparative Literature, Romance Languages and Literatures, Cultural Studies, and interdisciplinary doctoral work in the liberal arts. The degree offers admission to international programs in law schools and other professional schools; international careers in government service and global business; teaching positions in community colleges and public schools; employment in foreign-language editing, translation, and interpretation, as well as in the publishing world.

Language, culture, and literature courses incorporate new electronic media in order to enrich students' learning experience and to bring them in contact with a wide selection of culturally relevant documents, such as Internet sites, electronic journals and newspapers, and online interactions.

The Department of Languages & Linguistics sponsors FACS (Florida Atlantic Comparatives Studies), an interdisciplinary journal that publishes scholarly articles and essays on literature, linguistics, and comparative studies. The Department is also home to Bordighera Press, publisher of the journals VIA (Voices in Italian Americana) and Italiana, as well as the book series VIA FOLIOS, Crossings, and the Bordighera Poetry Prize.