ROMANCE AND CLASSICAL STUDIES

Welcome to the Department of Romance and Classical Studies! Our department fosters the study of the human experience as expressed in the languages, literatures, and cultures of France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and ancient Greece and Rome. We enable students to become proficient in these languages and think critically about their world.

I have always dreamed of visiting Italy, and this summer, I finally find myself here. I'm studying Italian language and history in Florence for six weeks with 14 fellow Spartans. Here I am (back row, in white) with my classmates in la Piazza de Vecchio.

Who knew that studying isn't so hard when you're surrounded by what you're learning every day? It's awesome to hear my host family, including my adorable 2-year-old Italian brother Brando, speaking the language fluently and trying to pick up on what they're discussing. (Even if it's usually what Brando's trying to put in his mouth at the moment.) 

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?

-Lilly, Class of 2014

Congratulations to the Class of 2013!

A group of RCS graduates wait to receive their diplomas at the graduation ceremony, held on May 5th, 2013.

Fulbright Scholarship recipient- Abigail Koning

Congratulations to graduating Spanish Major Abigail Koning, who was awarded a 2013-14 Fulbight English Teaching Assistantship.

"I will be an assistant in an English classroom in a secondary school in Madrid. I applied for the scholarship because my dream has always been to live in Spain and I was not ready to leave Spain when I was done with my study abroad in Valencia. I also applied because I worked in an ESL classroom for three years; I really enjoyed doing that, so I thought Fulbright would be a perfect opportunity for me."

Study Abroad Programs

Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Spain and more.