Do you find it fascinating to communicate in a foreign language? Do you enjoy reading the literature and watching films from different countries? Do you like to learn about other cultures and meet people from other countries?
Assumption graduates enter a variety of fields including business, education, government and nonprofit organizations.
Assumption offers language and culture courses in French, Spanish, Italian and German. As a strong, traditional liberal arts college, we also offer the Classics – Greek and Latin, for students who are captivated by those periods of history.
You can combine language study with one of Assumption’s many academic programs in the liberal arts and science, business or professional studies. Language students improve their ability to communicate both orally and in writing in another language as well as English, and also develop their analytical skills.
Read the Spring 2012 Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures Newsletter.
Immerse Yourself and Study Abroad
Language students are encouraged to study abroad as part of their education. You may study in 50 different sites for a semester, a summer or even a year. These study abroad experiences are typically scheduled in the junior year. Assumption also offers short-term experiences that last one or two weeks.
Departmental Offerings
Chinese
Assumption offers several courses in Chinese and students can explore both the country's language and culture. In addition, Assumption is a member of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium (COWC) and our students can take additional classes in Chinese at other colleges and universities that belong to the COWC.
Classics
(Major, Major with Education concentration, Minor)
Student may elect one of four concentrations in Greek, Latin, Classical Languages, or Classical Civilization.
Comparative Literature
(Minor)
Students must be proficient in a language other than English, although the course work is in English. You may study the literature of France, Spain, Latin America, Germany, Russia, and ancient Greece and Rome.
French
(Major, Major with Education concentration, Major with Francophone Culture and Civilization concentration, Minor)
German
(Minor)
Italian Studies
(Major and Minor)
Latin American Studies
(Double Major with Spanish and Minor)
Spanish
(Major, Major with Education concentration, Minor)
A student may elect to major in Spanish with a second major in Latin American Studies
Education Concentration in Foreign Languages
The Modern Languages Dept. and the Education Dept. at Assumption work together very closely to prepare students for a teaching career. Students major in one or more foreign languages and concentrate in elementary or secondary education. Visit the Education Web site for more information about the course work.
- Teach French [grades 5-12]
- Teach Spanish [grades 5-12]
- Teach Latin & Classical Humanities [grades 5-12]