MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Modern and Classical Languages
O’Shaughnessy Education Center (OEC) 320, (651) 962-5150
Kroll, J. (chair), Tight, D. (associate chair); Arabic  –  Hamouchi; Chinese (Mandarin) –  Wang; Classics – Quartarone (coordinator); French –Lohse (coordinator), Shams; German – Wagner (coordinator); Italian - Berge; Japanese – Kilau; Spanish – Domingo, Ehrmantraut, Kramer, Kroll (coordinator), Pérez-Castillejo, Pinto, Rey-Montejo, Tar, Tight, Vigil

Modern and Classical Languages Department Web Site

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages offers major and minor concentrations in Classics, French, German, and Spanish. Other language majors and minors are available through the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities and through Individualized Majors/Minors at UST (contact department chair for details). Language classes are also available in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian, and Japanese and, in cooperation with the ACTC, in other languages not offered at UST.

Students graduating with a major in Classics will have acquired a working vocabulary and knowledge of the structures of Classical Greek and/or Latin adequate to read the works of Greek and/or Latin authors. They will have gained experience in reading major authors in the languages, and will perceive the relationship between the authors and their cultural context.

Students graduating with a major in French will have a solid understanding of the French language and the ability to use the language effectively in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. They will have developed the skills necessary for the study, analysis, and interpretation of a wide range of cultural texts, including literary texts.

Students graduating with a major in German will have acquired a command of the German language for use in academic and/or professional life. They will have become acquainted with the culture of the German-speaking countries and with the role these countries and their culture have historically played and continue to play in the world today.

Students graduating with a major in Spanish will have a solid understanding of the Spanish language and the ability to use the language effectively in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Additionally, they will have developed 1) the skills necessary for the study, analysis, and interpretation of a wide range of cultural and literary texts; or 2) a foundation in Hispanic linguistics from both a theoretical and an applied perspective.

The department also offers courses for the non-major to fulfill the Language and Culture requirement of the core curriculum.