Language Programs
A WPI education isn’t all about STEM; the arts, music, and languages are also crucial—in fact, the humanities are a huge part of what makes WPI students the engineers, scientists, and individuals who go on to change the world. As a student, you can complete a minor in your choice of four languages—Arabic, Chinese, German, and Spanish—during your time on campus through immersion programs, project work, independent studies, and capstone projects where you’ll focus not only on fluency, but learning about the culture and history of the areas where your language of choice is prevalent. Learn from professors who are experts in their fields and prepare for a postgraduation life that’s just as unique as you are.
Projects at the Morocco Project Center
Don’t just stop at a minor—follow your passion for Arabic language and Arab culture through your entire time at WPI with the opportunity to complete both your HUA Requirement and IQP at the Morocco Project Center. Examples of recent student work include projects focused on psychiatric healthcare in Morocco, navigating public spaces as a woman in Morocco, and ethnographic studies of Zellige craftsmen.
Projects at Chinese Project Centers
Each year, dozens of WPI undergraduates travel to China to complete their IQPs and MQPs at project centers in Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Beijing, and Taiwan. Students have the chance to immerse themselves in new cultures, make connections with local students, and take on real-world challenges through project work that ranges from working with NGOs to develop a mental health app to identifying ways to preserve the Chinese White Dolphin by controlling marine traffic.
Use a Language Minor During IQP and MQP
WPI students complete project work at one of 50+ project centers around the world. For many of them, it’s not only a chance to make an impact on a global scale, but to immerse themselves in another culture through language. Several project centers are immersive, meaning that students have the opportunity to perfect their fluency in languages while completing their project work.