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The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures offers students the opportunity to study a variety of languages and the cultural achievements of the people who speak them. In our BA program, students acquire basic and advanced skills by studying language, literature, and culture, and are strongly encouraged to expand their linguistic and cultural knowledge by studying abroad. At the MA and PhD levels, advanced course work in literature and culture is combined with carefully supervised pre-professional training, such as classroom teaching and experience abroad, in order to prepare professionals who can advance and transmit linguistic, literary and cultural knowledge through research and teaching. The faculty of the Department are equally dedicated to the undergraduate and graduate components of the program, and each member regularly teaches courses at both levels. The faculty’s commitment to research is intimately connected with and nourished by its work in the classroom.
The Department of Romance Languages and the College of Arts and Sciences supports the University’s core values encouraging diversity and equal educational and employment opportunities throughout the University community. These values are articulated in the University’s non-discrimination policy and by the office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs.
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