Classes in Portuguese MED2

Featured course Topics

SPN412: Latin Popular Music and Globalization

FRN440: Cartoons, Graphic Novels and Film in the Francophone and Arab Worlds 

FRN450: Memory and Culture of French-Indochina 

Don Quixote Sits in Movie Theater

SPN462: Don Quixote Rides the Silver Screen

PRT350: Luso-Brazilian Modern and Contemporary Short Stories

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PRT340: Topics in Luso-Brazilian Culture – Film Adaptation

A stylized map illustration showing Portuguese exploration themes. It features several sailing ships with red crosses on white sails, navigating a green ocean grid. The map includes mythical sea creatures and waves, evoking historical cartographic styles. The right side is a textured red panel with the word "Portugal" written vertically, emphasizing the country's maritime legacy.

PRT340: History of Portuguese Encounters

PRT 340 course

PRT340: Topics in Culture – Regional Cultures of Brazil

Summer Study Abroad: Spanish for Healthcare in Oaxaca

PRT350: The Short Stories of Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

Basic Language Courses

A yellow background features large block letters “LTN 221.” A stylized wooden Trojan horse stands on the right, with several golden feathers floating above it. The subtitle reads, “Virgil and Latin Poetry."
Yellow background with “LTN 211.” On the right is the bronze statue of the Capitoline Wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Subtitle: “Livy and Roman Historiography.”
Yellow background with “LTN 208” in bold letters. On the right, a fragment of ancient parchment inscribed with drawings of birds and script. Subtitle: “Catullus and Lucretius.”
Yellow background with large “LTN 206.” To the right, an ornate book with a golden cover rests partly open, a feather quill and a handwritten page behind it. Subtitle: “Nepos and Latin Prose.”

Upper-division Courses

MSU Student Spends a Semester Abroad in France Studying Politics and Philosophy

Isabelle Radakovich, a fourth-year undergraduate student at Michigan State University who is triple majoring in International Relations, Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, and French, is spending the first half of her senior year at Sciences Po Lille (formally L’Institut d’Études Politiques de Lille) in Lille, France, through a semester exchange program.
Three people stand side by side in front of a bright red wall featuring the word “Canada” in large white letters. A Canadian flag is between the person on the left and the person in the center. The person on the left wears a dark pullover and patterned pants, the person in the middle wears a short-sleeve button-down shirt and trousers, and the person on the right wears a dark suit with a light dress shirt. All three are smiling.

Student View: Interning with the Canadian Consulate

Grace Fitzgerald is a fourth-year student at Michigan State University who is triple majoring in International Studies, Economics, and French. During Spring 2025, she interned with the Canadian Consulate as a Junior Trade Commissioner through a partnership program coordinated by the MSU Canadian Studies Center, James Madison College, and the Canadian Consulate.

College Mourns the Passing of Emeritus Professor of Renaissance French

The College of Arts & Letters is mourning the passing of Dr. Ehsan Ahmed, Emeritus Professor of Renaissance French, who was a faculty member of Michigan State University’s Department of Romance and Classical Studies for 23 years. Ahmed was an extraordinary scholar, teacher, and colleague who was known for his generosity, intellect, and steady presence. The Department of Romance and Classical Studies is planning a celebration of life event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Wells Hall Room B 342.
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Disability Doesn’t Stop Interdisciplinary Humanities Major from Navigating a Foreign Country

Elizabeth Sell is a senior Interdisciplinary Humanities major in the College of Arts & Letters who studied abroad in France over the summer with the French Language, Literature, and Culture in Tours program that has been offered by the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University, in partnership with the Institut de Touraine, for 38 years.

New Awards Recognize Exceptional Contributions to Mentoring Undergraduate Students

The College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University created two new awards this year to acknowledge faculty and staff who make exceptional contributions to mentoring students outside the classroom. These two Outstanding Undergraduate Mentorship Awards are nominated by students, endorsed by their chair or director, and selected by a student committee.
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2025 Faculty Award Winners Recognized for Outstanding Achievement

The College of Arts & Letters honored its Faculty Award Winners at the 2025 College of Arts & Letters Faculty and Staff Welcome Reception on Sept. 29 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. These faculty members were recognized for their outstanding leadership, teaching, innovation, and community engagement, as well as the significant impact they have made in enhancing curriculum and student experiences.