The Department of Modern Languages offers Majors in Modern Languages and Hispanic Studies, an International Major in German Studies, as well as Minors in English Language Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian Studies, and Japanese Studies and Certificates in Modern Languages and in Intensive English.
The Major in Modern Languages consists of 60 credits equally distributed (30/30) between two languages chosen from English, French (offered by the Département des études françaises et québécoises), German, Italian, or Spanish. The Major in Hispanic Studies and the International Major in German require 48 credits, and minor concentrations require 24 credits. The Certificate in Modern Languages provides students with a working knowledge of at least two of the modern languages taught at Bishop's University: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and/or Spanish. Students must complete a total of 10 courses (30 credits) with at least 4 courses (12 credits) in each of two main languages. The 6 remaining credits may be taken in either of these two main languages, or in one other language. The Certificate in Intensive English (30 credits/ 15 credits per term) allows students to make rapid progress in the acquisition of English (control groups have improved from low intermediate to advanced level in one semester of study).
For complete details, view the Modern Language section of the academic calendar.
For complete offerings in French consult the Academic Calendar under Études françaises et québécoises.
