Foreign Languages


Foreign Languages

The goal of Hamilton's Foreign Languages Program is to offer students opportunities to develop proficiency in multiple languages — a skill that will serve them well in a wide range of endeavors.

Overview

Hamilton students may major not only in individual languages,  but also in a foreign languages program that emphasizes multilingual skills, a broad familiarity with other cultures and histories, and study abroad. There is a growing professional demand for graduates able to lead and communicate in a multilingual, multicultural world. And beyond career considerations, the foreign languages program exemplifies Hamilton's most enduring liberal arts tradition — to reach beyond the limits of one's own experience and make connections with others. More ...

Academic Program

Study Abroad Opportunities

The College offers a remarkable variety of study-abroad programs that are particularly well suited to language students, including highly regarded programs in France, Spain and China. Hamilton also belongs to the American Collegiate Consortium Exchange Program for study in Russia and elsewhere in the former Soviet Union; and to the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.


The Senior Program

The senior program is the culminating intellectual experience at Hamilton. In it, students integrate and focus the skills and knowledge they have gained in the first three years. Majors in the foreign languages program must pass two language proficiency tests in order to complete the program. Majors also may pursue departmental honors by meeting requirements specified by individual language programs.


RESOURCES

Foreign language majors draw on the extensive resources of individual language programs, including films, presentations, lectures, and up-to-date language and computer labs. Outings and activities abound as well, from La Mesa de Español and Club Español in the Hispanic studies program to regular trips to Montreal in the French Department.