Advanced Language Study in Your Field

The Fields Program is a unique opportunity for Yale undergraduates majoring in fields other than language and literature to achieve advanced levels of language proficiency within the context of their academic major. Those studying less-commonly taught languages are particularly encouraged to apply, as opportunities to undertake discipline-specific and advanced-level language study are often scarce for such languages.

Fields students spend up to two years following a highly individualized program of advanced-level foreign language study, in which language practice is linked to students' majors or other areas of academic and intellectual interest. With funding and support, the Fields Program includes several components that contribute to the integration of language and discipline studies: classroom and independent study, regular sessions with a native-speaking language partner, mentoring from a professional in the student's major field of interest, fieldwork opportunities such as internships and study abroad, discipline-specific instructional materials, assessment of language proficiency, and coordination of the overall Fields experience.

To learn more about the Fields Program, consult the following pages:

Program Description

Eligibility and Application Procedures

For questions not answered on this website, contact fields@yale.edu or call (203) 432-0584.

The Fields program is made possible, in part, by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (grant #P116B070104).