Knowledge of a foreign language sharpens your mind, transforms thinking, and provides access to information.

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

Study Abroad

Modern Languages offers two supervised study abroad programs in Europe, directed by department faculty members:

Villa Nazareth - Rome, Italy

Salamanca, Spain

Events

Human Rights Film Series, Spring Semester

Foreign Language Conference, Fall Semester

AATG listing of events of local German clubs, including meetup and conversation groups

Contact Us

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
105 Des Places
412.396.6415
modlang@duq.edu

Modern Languages Resources