Converse College Undergraduate Academic Programs

Foreign Languages and Literatures

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers its students small classes and a large variety of courses in its curriculum, including four languages (French, Spanish, German, and Italian.)

Through the in-depth focus on the three integrally related areas of language study - language, literature, and culture - a student is exposed to fresh ways of looking at herself and at the world in which she lives. With this in mind, the department strongly encourages its students to spend at least one semester abroad in order to gain fluency in the foreign language and share in the everyday life of its native speakers.

DEGREES OFFERED

B.A. in French
B.A. in German
B.A. in Spanish
B.A. in Modern Languages

Minors in French, German, and Spanish are also offered.

A complete description of these degrees and their requirements are available in the college catalog.

FACULTY

	Rafael E. Hernandez Chair and Reeves Professor of Spanish B. Architecture, Bolivariana University M.S. Planning, University of Tennessee Ph.D. Spanish and Latin American Literatures, University of Tennessee
	B. Brant Bynum Associate Professor of Spanish B.A., Austin College M.A., University of Missouri at Columbia Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
	Clayton Houchens Assistant Professor of Spanish B.A., Davidson College M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ph.D., University of Oregon
	Jeri DeBois King Professor of French and Anne Morrison Chapman Distinguished Professor of Modern Languages B.A., George Peabody College M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
	Cathy J. West Associate Professor of French and Italian and Director of the Women’s Studies Program B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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