Welcome to

Modern Languages & Literatures

Today’s students need international skills and a broad cultural understanding to be competitive and to function effectively in an increasingly interdependent global environment.

Studying modern languages at Duquesne offers you:

  • diverse curricula in commonly and less commonly taught languages
  • programs designed to give you language competency
  • exposure to a variety of literatures and cultures
  • a global education, so you are prepared for a productive role in a rapidly changing world
  • an educational setting where you will learn to connect knowledge and skills to your social responsibilities
  • programs that build moral character through encounters with different cultures, traditions, values, virtues and norms
  • departmental study abroad programs in Italy and Spain

Contact Us

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
202 Fisher Hall
TEL    412.396.6415
FAX    412.396.4894
modlang@duq.edu

2012 Human Rights
Film Series:

Dignity & Disgrace


Thursday, January 19
Lost Angels
The plight of the homeless in LA

 

Monday, Jan. 23
Bag It
The impact of plastic on our planet and human health

 

Wednesday, Feb. 1
Inside Job
An inside look at the financial crisis of 2008

 

Thursday, February 9
Blue Gold: World Water Wars
The global water crisis

 

Thursday, February 16
When We Leave
Honor killings in patriarchal societies

 

Wednesday, February 22
Memory: A Holocaust's Survivor's Story
World premiere showing, produced by Dr. Dennis Woytek, Duquesne University