The department recommends that students majoring in French or Spanish use electives to build up a teaching competence in a related field. For the requirements in teacher education, see the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers a Master of Arts degree in Romance Languages with concentrations in French and Spanish. Persons interested in this degree are requested to consult the Graduate Bulletin for further information. The program is jointly administered by the Department of Economics and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
Students participating in the program have an advisor in each department.
The program combines a major in Economics and a major or minor in a foreign language. Students are also advised to pursue a minor in international business. At least 15 hours of courses in the language, civilization, and culture of the chosen country or area are recommended at the 2000 level of above. The laboratory is also equipped with television sets and video cassette recorders for video learning. The University's Appalnet communications system provides daily television programming in Spanish and occasional programming in French.