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View our comprehensive list of all courses in Comparative Literature, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. MLC also teaches literature, film and culture courses in English translation!

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Majors & Minors

Choose from 10 programs exploring foreign languages, literatures, and cultures.

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Study Abroad

Explore your study abroad options, including programs in Germany, Italy, Russia, and more.

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Placement

Have prior language experience? Learn which class is right for you!

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Announcement

"Café en español" will take place every other Wednesday starting January 24, 2024
from 4-5 p.m. in 415 Lattimore Hall.

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Feature Story

Scholar in Exile on Alexei Navalny: ‘One day I’ll walk along a street in Moscow named after him’

Dmitry Bykov discusses the late Russian opposition leader’s legacy, his own poisoning, and why Navalny posed a threat to the Russian president.

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Upcoming Events

Department News

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures Welcomes Dmitry Bykov

January 22, 2024

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures (MLC) is proud to welcome Russian poet, journalist, ...

"Contranarrativas discas: Testimonio, creatividad, conocimiento"

December 12, 2022

Co edited by Beth E. Jörgensen, University of Rochester, and Beatriz Miranda Galarza, 17, Insti ...

MLC Professor Publishes on Rights of Resistance in Early Modern French Culture

February 4, 2022

Assistant Professor of French Anna Rosensweig's new book has just been published. Subjects of Affect ...

A Peek into JPNS 245: Japanese Science Fiction and Planetary Possible Futures

January 26, 2022

Students in JPNS 245: Japanese Science Fiction and Planetary Possible Futures are engaged with a var ...

Film Premiere: Voyage to Procida

November 5, 2021

EduLeisure with Mooney Marketing and Varesco Produzioni present Voyage to Procida a film by Frederic ...

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Spotlight

MLC is proud to welcome Russian poet, journalist, professor, media personality, and satirist Dmitry Bykov

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Dmitry is currently the inaugural Scholar in Exile in the Humanities Center and will be teaching courses in MLC on Russian culture, current events and world literature through the 2024-25 academic year.

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Feature Video

Study languages and cultures at Rochester!

Check out this panel discussion featuring Professors John Givens (Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures), Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio (Italian Head Program) and Nicholas Gresens (Religion and Classics), who address the value and benefits of studying other languages and cultures as part of your undergraduate curriculum.

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25Fulbright Grants

MLC students have earned 25 Fulbright grants since 2011!

Why MLC?

Our students attend small classes and meet with their instructors—many of whom are native speakers—regularly. With our interdisciplinary curriculum, we prepare students for careers that stress critical thinking and cross-cultural communication. Because our courses are frequently cross-listed with other departments, many MLC students can complete double or even triple majors.

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