Montana State University

Department of Modern Languages & Literatures

Montana State University
P.O. Box 172980
Bozeman, MT 59717-2980

Tel: (406) 994-4448
Fax: (406) 994-6199
Location: 117 Gaines Hall

Interim Department Chair

Dr. Jack Jelinski

Department of Modern Languages & Literatures

NOW FREE!!! German Club presents Musik Nacht on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm in Strand Union Building, Ballroom A. Please join us! Read more

Professor Cynthia Bejarano will give a talk titled "Dispelling Myths and Confirming Realities: Living with Violence at the U.S. and Mexico Border" on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 4:10-5:45 p.m. in 101 Gaines Hall. Read more

Word Wide Poetry Festival: A Night of World Languages. Thursday, April 12, 2012, 6-8 p.m. in the Weaver Room at the Emerson Cultural Center. Read more


Bridget Kevane was awarded a sabbatical for academic year 2013/14. Read more

Nicol C. Rae is selected as the new Dean of the College of Letters and Science. Read more

Service project in remote Morocco is transformative for MSU students. Read more

Senior Elizabeth "Bizz" Browning received the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence. Read more

She also received a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to teach English next school year in Hessen, Germany. Read more

Modern Languages & Literatures faculty and students organized the The Wor(l)d Wide Poetry Festival to celebrate National Poetry Month. Read more

The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures sponsored a lecture about violence at the U.S and Mexico border by Cynthia Bejarano of New Mexico State University. Read more


 

Welcome!

Welcome to the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Montana State University. The Department is committed to preparing MSU students for life and work in an exciting and complex world. We maintain a very student-centered ethic which considers the teaching and mentoring of students the most serious and important mission of our program. We provide undergraduates the opportunity to combine language training with heightened global awareness through the study of culture, history, and languages offered on campus as well as through a distance-learning model: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. In addition, our dedicated and diverse faculty members design and deliver courses about the languages and cultures of Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and more.

We believe that the study of other languages and cultures forms an essential part of any undergraduate education. Our programs provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to become successful and enlightened global professionals. Moreover, we actively pursue learning opportunities beyond the conventional classroom setting and make these available to all our students through study abroad, internships, and experiential learning in the Bozeman community and throughout the world.

Please explore our web site to learn more about our outstanding faculty, the different options offered by our Department, and a range of co-curricular activities we support. In welcoming you to this Department, we welcome you to the possibilities of gaining international literacy, a crucial credential for global citizenship.