Undergraduate Programs

The Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures offers courses of study at the undergraduate level in the languages, cultures, and literatures of France and the francophone world, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Portugal, and Spain.  Depending on their prior experience with the language and the results of their placement exam, students can enroll in language courses ranging from Elements through Advanced.  We also afford undergraduate students the unique opportunity of enrolling in courses such as Business French or Medical Spanish, among others.  Our culture courses encompass topics such as theater, art, cinema, dance, and television of the country or region of study.

Majors and Minors

The Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures offers majors in French literature, German literature, Italian literature, Spanish/Latin American literatures , and Romance Languages (which allows the student to concentrate in 2 or 3 Romance literatures offered by the department).  Each major requires that the student be proficient in the language of the major area and then take a series of courses in the culture and literature of the region.  Students work closely with faculty advisors on their course of study within the Department as well as on University requirements outside of the Department. Highly qulaified German majors have the opportunity to pursue the German B.A./M.A degree or German Honors Program options.

The Department also offers a series of minor concentrations:

            French Literature

            French Cultural Studies

            German

            Italian

            Spanish Language and Hispanic Culture

            Spanish for the Professions

Students minoring in the Department also have the opportunity to work closely with faculty and language coordinators on their requirements for their course of study. 

Students interested in declaring a major, second major, or minor in the Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures must complete the necessary paperwork at the Office of Academic Advising AND see the Advising Coordinator in the Departments administrative office.

Department Advisors

The following faculty and coordinators serve as undergraduate major and minor advisees.  Click  here for a list of advisors contact information.

French Major:

Wilda Anderson, Jacques Neefs, Stephen Nichols, and Elena Russo

German Major:

Katrin Pahl

German BA/MA:

Katrin Pahl

German Honors Program:

Katrin Pahl

Italian Major:

Pier Massimo Forni, Christopher Celenza and Walter Stephens

Spanish Major:

Sara Castro-Klaren, William Egginton, Eduardo González, and Harry Sieber

Romance Languages:

Students should see the Advising Coordinator to determine with whom it is best to work.

French Minors:

Claude Guillemard

German Minors:

Deborah Mifflin

Italian Minor:

Walter Stephens

Spanish Minors:

Loreto Sanchez-Serrano and Barry Weingarten

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