Intercultural Skills for the Workplace Minor

Starting Fall 2027

Every day, people of all different languages, backgrounds and cultures navigate important moments: seeking medical care, enrolling a child in school, applying for services, starting a new job, or simply trying to feel understood. Being able to reach people across differences can open doors, build connection, and change lives.

Salisbury University’s intercultural skills for the workplace minor prepares you to be that bridge. You’ll build language skills and cultural adaptability that allow you to communicate with empathy and confidence, so you can serve, support, and lead in workplaces and communities shaped by many languages, cultures, and lived experiences.

Why Choose Salisbury University?

At SU, intercultural learning is rooted in real people and real communities. This minor doesn’t just ask you to study other languages and cultures. It invites you to step into new perspectives, challenge your assumptions, and understand different life experiences. That knowledge changes how you listen, how you lead, and how you show up for others.

SU’s minor connects your language and intercultural training to a community‑based project aligned with your career interests, allowing you to apply what you’ve learned in meaningful, real‑world contexts. Whether you’re working with patients, families, students, clients, or community members, you’ll practice communicating with care, clarity, and cultural humility.

Designed to complement any major, this minor strengthens your readiness for careers in healthcare, education, public service, social work, business, psychology, and beyond. More importantly, it prepares you to work and live responsibly in our diverse society. At SU, you don’t just learn how to communicate across cultures. You learn how to make people feel seen, heard, and respected.