About the Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Speaking a second language equips you with a valuable skill that not everybody possesses.
The Department of Modern and Classical Languages is deeply committed to the idea that studying a foreign language expands your outlook and interests. Our programs will give you the opportunity to look into the intellectual and social lives of other cultures and cultivate a deeper understanding of people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
All of our majors and minors provide a basis for careers in fields as varied as secondary and higher education, government foreign service, non-governmental international organizations, world trade, international banking, social services, Peace Corps, translating/interpreting, journalism, engineering and more.
Our Majors and Minors
Our majors and minors are gateways to deepening your knowledge of other cultures while you enhance your language skills at the same time.
Related Degrees
Our programs pair well with a number of others at the university.
Language and Culture Core Requirement
Students will either demonstrate competency through the 211 level of a second language, or take two sequenced courses in a second language. This requirement strives to help students gain knowledge of a second language and an appreciation of another culture.
Students with previous language study who wish to continue in the same language are required to take a placement exam. Learn more about placement exams.
Languages Offered
We offer an array of languages for you to study throughout your time at St. Thomas.
Faculty
All of our faculty are dedicated to helping you master the language you choose to study and expanding your knowledge of other cultures throughout your time at St. Thomas.
Dr. Paola Ehrmantraut
Dr. Ehrmantraut is interested in gender, masculinities and post-dictatorship culture in South America. She is currently doing research focused on anti-patriarchal men in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, and the communities they are creating because of their activism.
Dr. Lorina Quartarone
Dr. Quartarone recently presented research on Vergil's poetry at the Conventiculum Peregrinum in Lago di Garda, Italy, as well as the Classical Association of the Middle West and South in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dr. Susanne Wagner
Dr. Wagner is an active member of the Twin Cities German community. She conducts regular outreach to German high school programs, collaborates with local German non-profits and curates internships and volunteer opportunities with 25 German companies in the Twin Cities.
Our Alumni – Where are they now?
Student Resources
As a student in any of our programs and courses, you will have access to multiple resources that will help you deepen your knowledge of the language and culture you are studying.
Tutoring
Visiting Fulbright scholars serve as tutors in our department. They will help you sharpen your language skills and deepen your cultural knowledge.
Student Organizations
You can join several different student clubs in our department and form lifelong friendships with your peers outside of the classroom.
Contact Information
Tel: (651) 962-5150
Email: mcl@stthomas.edu
Mailing Address
Third Floor O'Shaughnessy Education Center
University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
Campus Location
We are located on the third floor of the O'Shaughnessy Education Center.