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• 688 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 425
• Montreal, Quebec H3A 3R1

• Telephone: 514-398-3650
• Fax: 514-398-1748
• Email: info.llcu [at] mcgill.ca
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/langlitcultures

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is dedicated to fostering a critical understanding of European and Latin American cultures in a global context. It offers courses and programs in German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish languages, literatures, thought, cinemas, and cultures, immersing students in the study of national traditions while encouraging transnational approaches and cultural plurality.

The Department seeks to broaden undergraduate students’ liberal arts background. Its goal is to enable students to develop communicative skills in at least one target language and to provide critical tools to understand the complexities of other cultural traditions. The skills acquired are invaluable for careers in business, in government, in all the professions, in the media, as well as in cultural and literary fields.

LLC programs in German, Hispanic, Italian, and Russian Studies offer a vibrant research environment, combining the rigour of traditional philological inquiry with a range of other theoretical and methodological approaches, many of them informed and/or creatively challenged by broader transnational and interdisciplinary perspectives. The Department is committed to international standards of excellence in student training.

Students who envision graduate studies upon completion of the B.A. are strongly advised to pursue a program of Honours or Joint Honours (Honours students must submit their thesis by March 15). Although the Major and Minor concentrations form an important part of the multi-track B.A. in Arts, this general degree does not provide the specialized training called for by most graduate programs in the humanities and social sciences.

Students may need to obtain Departmental approval to register for language courses and are strongly urged to consult with the Department for advice/approval of their program plans. A placement test is available and may be booked before the start of term with the Language Adviser of the respective area of study. Please visit the Advising section of our web site at: www.mcgill.ca/langlitcultures.

Students may begin at the intermediate or advanced level in their first year if they have taken approved courses in high school or in CEGEP or through Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Summer Studies. Please consult with our advisers for more information.

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures offers undergraduate programs and concentrations, which permit students to pursue a variety of intellectual and pre-professional options.

Undergraduate Programs

• Adviser: Paul Peters
• 688 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 481
• Telephone: 514-398-5050

• Minor Concentration in German Language (Expandable)
• Minor Concentration in German Literature (Expandable)
• Minor Concentration in German Literature and Culture in Translation
• Major Concentration in German Language and Literature
• Major Concentration in German Literature and Culture
• Major Concentration in Contemporary German Studies
• Honours in German Studies
• Joint Honours Program-German Studies Component

Æ»¹ûÒùÔº has bilateral exchange agreements with the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain), the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and the Universidad de las Américas, Puebla (Mexico), as well as with other leading universities in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world which allow student and faculty exchanges, and other collaborative ventures. Further information about these exchanges may be obtained from the Department. Application forms are available from the Student Exchange Officer in Enrolment Services, Service Point, 3415 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0C8.

Undergraduate Programs

• Adviser: José Jouve-Martin
• 688 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 379
• Telephone: 514-398-6657

• Minor Concentration in Hispanic Languages (Expandable)
• Minor Concentration in Hispanic Literature and Culture (Expandable)
• Major Concentration in Hispanic Languages
• Major Concentration in Hispanic Literature and Culture
• Honours Program in Hispanic Studies
• Joint Honours Program in Hispanic Studies

Undergraduate Programs

• Adviser: Matteo Soranzo
• 688 Sherbrooke, Room 429
• Telephone: 514-398-2833

• Minor Concentration in Italian Studies (Expandable)
• Major Concentration in Italian Studies
• Honours Program in Italian Studies
• Joint Honours Program in Italian Studies

Undergraduate Programs

• Adviser: Laura Beraha
• 688 Sherbrooke, Room 335
• Telephone: 514-398-2802

• Minor Concentration in Russian Studies (Expandable)
• Minor Concentration in Russian Culture
• Major Concentration in Russian Studies
• Honours Program in Russian Studies
• Joint Honours Program in Russian Studies