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Welcome from the Chair The Department of German & Romance Languages and Literatures offers graduate and undergraduate courses in French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese languages, literatures, and cultures. The language program includes a wide range of courses from basic French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese through conversation and composition to civilization. The literature program treats all periods of literature from both historical and critical perspectives. These courses emphasize the close reading of texts and modern theories of literary criticism, particularly those based on contemporary philosophy, psychoanalysis, anthropology, and linguistics. In addition, an active program of visiting professors and lecturers complements the core program offered by the faculty in residence. Facilities Financial Aid The department has a number of fellowships for graduate students. Awards include University and Mellon fellowships, which carry stipends of $16,000 and remission of tuition fees, and teaching fellowships currently set at $16,000 a year for one section taught per semester, in addition to remission of tuition fees. All graduate students are expected to do three years of apprentice teaching of elementary and intermediate level undergraduate courses as part of their professional preparation. The amount of classroom teaching required is usually three to four hours a week. Students are admitted for five years, fully funded, subject to annual review to assure satisfactory progress. In addition, stipends (currently $16,000) are available for study abroad during the third or fourth year. More Information All questions concerning the program should be addressed to the Academic Program Coordinator, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.
Stephen G. Nichols, Chair |
