About the Department
Welcome to the Department of Modern Languages and Classics. Our
mission is to provide quality education in languages, literatures
and cultures.
Our goals are to prepare University of Maine students to successfully
take their places in the new global century. We offer courses that
teach the past - with Latin and Classical Studies, as well as the
present with French, German, and Spanish studies that address both
the cultural and literary heritages of these languages. We also offer
current courses in conversation and composition, film, North American
French, as well as other courses applicable to the present.
A quick look at the programs we offer will give you an idea of
what we cover. Please do not hesitate to e-mail or call for more
detailed information.
Mission Statement and our Assessment Plan
The Department of Modern languages and Classic, in accord with the
Land and Sea Grant charter of the University of Maine, views its
charge as encompassing three areas: teaching, research, and public
service. Our purpose is to provide students with Baccalaureate programs
of the highest quality, delivering courses of breadth and depth in
the areas of language, literature and related media, and culture/civilization.
As such, our central mission is to carry out graduate (Master of
Arts), undergraduate (bachelor of Arts), major, and minor programs
of study in French, German, Spanish, Latin, Modern Languages, Romance
languages, International Affairs and minor and interdisciplinary
course concentrations as outlined in the University of Maine catalogue.
In addition, we provide the majority of teacher preparation for language
teachers in the State of Maine.
In order to achieve the above, we recognize the following components
as vital to our mission:
- We recognize quality teaching as our primary responsibility
to the College, the University, and the people of the State
of Maine, and have a departmental commitment to excellence in teaching.
- Professional
development and improvement is an essential part of our
work, bringing vigor and vitality to our program offerings and
our professional well-being.
- We apply ourselves to on-going scholarly and creative
work, recognizing that this undertaking enhances our teaching
and provides new knowledge for our disciplines.
We are committed to educational outreach in the form of public and
community service, and to regular institutional service as part of
our citizenship within the University of Maine.
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