The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Language and Intercultural Relations will give students advanced linguistic and cultural competence as well as the required transformational leadership skills to navigate, and to help organizations navigate, culturally diverse business and working environments.  This degree puts forth two relatively new concepts: intercultural relations and cultural intelligence. The two fields represent valued skill sets utilized by strategic teams working within international organizations. Those who possess such skills are called upon to help foster environments in which communication between and among groups from a variety of backgrounds is optimized. The study of Language and Intercultural Relations will provide students with valuable perspectives on the forces that shape people and cultures. It will encourage them to develop a personal and critical understanding of issues, increase their ability to see the differences, as well as similarities, as positive factors in an ever-changing world, and develop their confidence to apply their intellectual, negotiation and communication skills to the goal of open and informed exchange.