Modern and Classical Languages

• Faculty
• Course Work
• Undergraduate Programs
  • Foreign Languages, B.A.
    • Concentration in French
    • Concentration in Spanish
    • Comparative Literature Emphasis
  • Minor in French, German, Latin, Russian, or Spanish
  • Minor in Classical Studies
    • Writing-Intensive Requirement
    • Teacher Licensure
• Graduate Programs
  • Foreign Languages, M.A.
    • Admission Requirements
    • Degree Requirements
    • Concentration in French
    • Concentration in Spanish
    • Concentration in French and Spanish
    • Concentration in Spanish/Bilingual-Multicultural Education

Faculty

Professors: Aguera, Aksyonov (Robinson Professor), Elstun, Francescato, Gilbert, Hecht, Wagner, Warner, Winkler
Associate professors: Berroa, Chamberlain (chair), Christensen (associate provost), Goldin (associate chair), LePage, Levine, Rabin, Ricouart
Assistant professors: Leeman, Roman-Mendoza, Wekerle
Visiting assistant professors: Kurlat-Ares, Zhang
Visiting instructors: Beaulieu, Bucelli, Mellander, Mircea-Pines

Course Work

This department offers all course work designated ARAB, CLAS, CHIN, FREN, FRLN, GERM, ITAL, JAPA, LATN, RUSS, and SPAN in the Course Descriptions chapter of this catalog.

The following courses are offered in English. Knowledge of a foreign language is not required:

FREN 325, 329; GERM 301, 325; RUSS 300, 326, 327, 353, 354; SPAN 321, 322, 325, 329; and all courses designated CLAS and FRLN. Courses numbered 325 may be repeated once for credit if the authors studied are different.

Courses that Fulfill General Education Requirements

1. Language courses through the intermediate level (through the 200 level) can be used to fulfill the college-level requirement in foreign languages for the B.A. degree.

2. Approved literature courses offered by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages can be used to fulfill the university general education and college-level requirements in literature.

3. FREN 451, RUSS 353, and RUSS 354 fulfill the college-level requirement in non-Western culture.

4. RUSS 353, RUSS 354, and SPAN 322 fulfill the university global understanding requirement.