About the Department

Through scholarship and teaching, the Department demonstrates the importance of knowing languages and knowing the world through languages.


The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures represents a vital intersection of intellectual, artistic, and cultural traditions within a globalized network of contemporary humanities scholarship and creative expression. Read more >

Programs

Graduating Scholars

The Department offers undergraduate programs in French, Italian, Portuguese, Romance Languages, and Spanish; and graduate programs in French and Francophone Studies, Iberian and Latin American Studies, and Italian Studies.

Affiliated Centers and Institutes