Department of Romance Languages
Romance Languages is one of 21 departments comprising the College of Arts and Sciences. Its primary mission is to provide a variety of courses and programs on language, linguistics, literature, and culture in four major Romance areas (French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), culminating in the Bachelor of Arts and the Master of Arts degrees in French or Spanish. The Department takes very seriously its role in preparing majors and minors to apply their liberal arts education to future career goals. We also work closely with the School of Education in preparing teachers for the public schools of North Carolina, especially in the areas of K-12 teaching licensure and the M.Ed. in French or Spanish. The Romance Languages Department not only encourages all students to study abroad, but actively supports them through a number of departmental and exchange programs. Committed to excellence in teaching and research, the faculty support intellectual community and critical inquiry across the disciplines and devote themselves to the highest standard of scholarship and creative achievement, striving to maintain regular and significant contributions to their respective fields. Beyond campus, the department enthusiastically contributes to the university’s mission “linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery, and service.”