Romance Studies

The Department of Romance Studies encompasses faculty and programs in French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Linguistics. We currently offer undergraduate majors and minors in all of these areas (except Portuguese), and M.A. and Ph.D. programs in French and in Spanish.

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Why Study French, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese, or Spanish?

In this era of increasing globalization, the command of foreign languages has become a necessity in our engagement with the worlds of contemporary science, technology, business, and diplomacy. There are, of course, many other pleasures to be had from mastery of a second language, including access to great literary and cinematic masterpieces. Join us to live, learn, and grow beyond the current borders of your world!

Study Abroad

Through Study Abroad our students study, and sometimes do internships, in our programs in Buenos Aires, Lima, Madrid, Quito, Paris, Grenoble, Dakar, and Padova.

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