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As a Romance languages student, you’ll develop your French, Italian or Spanish language skills while immersing yourself in European history and culture.
Through your travel and coursework, you’ll become well-prepared to excel in the global marketplace. Bonus? If teaching Romance languages is in your future, you can secure Massachusetts licensure through Merrimack and explore your options as an education double major.
Changes to Romance Languages Concentration The Romance Languages concentration is no longer being offered to new World Languages and Cultural Studies majors as of Aug. 2019. |
In the romance languages program, you will:
Don’t miss the opportunity to study abroad for a semester (or longer) in Bilbao, Spain; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Angers, France; or Florence, Italy. During your immersive study-abroad experience, you’ll develop cross-cultural competencies, improve your language abilities and gain the skills you need to excel wherever you are in the world.
Upon successful completion of the Romance languages program, you’ll be well-equipped to pursue a career in business, academics, politics, the arts or a variety of other fields. Positions may include:
The Romance languages concentration combines two Romance languages with a total of nine courses (minimum 34 credits).
Students must take at least six courses beyond 1120 in the principal language (French, Italian or Spanish):
FRE 1120 | Introductory French II |
ITA 1120 | Introductory Italian II |
SPA 1120 | Introductory Spanish II |
Students must take at least six courses beyond 1110 in the principal language (French, Italian or Spanish):
FRE 1110 | Introductory French I |
ITA 1110 | Introductory Italian I |
SPA 1110 | Introductory Spanish I |
Majors with a Romance languages concentration are required to take the intermediate sequence of the language they studied in high school during their freshman year and to begin the study of the second language by the first semester of their sophomore year.
FRE 2010 | Intermediate French I |
ITA 2010 | Intermediate Italian I |
SPA 2010 | Intermediate Spanish I |
FRE 2020 | Intermediate French II |
ITA 2020 | Intermediate Italian II |
SPA 2020 | Intermediate Spanish II |
Visit the online course catalog for more information on all majors and minors.