Rhodes faculty accompany the group to provide additional instruction and to organize additional excursions. Two years of college level course work in the designated language are required for these programs. These and dozens of other programs are available to Rhodes students. The Director of International Programs assists students in preparation for their international education. Students majoring in a foreign language may be able to earn credit closer to home through a service-learning project.
Students normally participate in service-learning projects during the academic year.
Graduates from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures have assumed positions in the corporate and educational arenas, both nationally and internationally. Several students have also pursued teaching careers in the U.S. and abroad. Students graduating with a foreign language major have generally pursued two different tracks of post-graduate study.