Secondary field in Romance languages & literatures
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures provides students many opportunities to discover, critically evaluate and enjoy the richness and diversity of the Romance languages and their literary traditions, from both the past and the present. We welcome beginning as well as advanced students to explore the offerings of our department in pursuit of a secondary field in RLL.
The secondary field in Romance Languages and Literatures offers students four options, one in each of our major areas of study (French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese). Each of these options requires 5 half-courses. The requirements for the four options are symmetrical, except that in Italian and Portuguese two advanced language courses may count instead of one, as is the case in French and Spanish. This difference recognizes that students in Italian and Portuguese are more likely to have started their language study in college.
Our requirements impose limits on the level of the courses taken but not on the topics students may study. Students can choose courses that concentrate on a certain period, genre, or cultural issue. . In this spirit of flexibility, the requirements can include a course in a related field offered in another program or department (e.g., a course on the history of Latin America or on Italian Renaissance art). Since we encourage our students to study abroad, we will also consider courses taken abroad as counting toward the secondary field. Courses taken at the Harvard Summer School may also count. For these three options (a course in a related field, courses taken abroad, courses taken at Harvard Summer School) students will need their RLL adviser’s approval.
No independent studies course (or supervised reading and research) may count for the secondary field.
Students who plan to do a secondary field in Romance Languages and Literatures are required to meet once with an RLL adviser for an advising session before they have taken all their half-courses. The Undergraduate Adviser in the language chosen must sign the final form for secondary field credit.
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Secondary Field in Romance Languages and Literatures
French
Requirements: 5 half-courses
1. A maximum of one (1) French half-course at the 40s-60s level.
2. A maximum of two (2) French half-courses at the 70s-90s level.
3. At least two (2) French half-courses at the 100-level and above. One of these two courses can be replaced by a Romance Studies course at the 70s-100s level.
4. At least three (3) half-courses must be taught in French.
Remark: Secondary field students can take any French course offered (from 40s to 200s level) except for French 91r (supervised reading and research), French 98 (junior tutorial) and French 99 (senior tutorial).
Options
1. A maximum of two (2) half-courses taken abroad and approved both by the OIP and RLL for Harvard credit.
2. A maximum of one (1) half-course in a related field (a Freshman Seminar or any relevant course offered in other programs or departments).
Other information
No course may be taken Pass/Fail or Sat/Unsat, with the exception of an optional Freshman Seminar.
Advising Resources
Undergraduate Adviser in French: Marie-France Bunting (bunting@fas.harvard.edu)
Assistant to the Board of Undergraduate Studies: Walter Hryshko (hryshko@fas.harvard.edu)
Secondary Field in Romance Languages and Literatures
Italian
Requirements: 5 half-courses
1. A maximum of two (2) Italian half-course at the 40s-90s level.
2. At least two (2) Italian half-courses at the 100-level and above. One of these two courses can be replaced by a Romance Studies course at the 70s-100s level.
3. At least 3 (3) half-courses must be taught in Italian.
Remark: Secondary field students can take any Italian course offered (from 40s to 200s level) except for Italian 91r (supervised reading and research), Italian 98 (junior tutorial) and Italian 99 (senior tutorial).
Options
1. A maximum of two (2) half-courses taken abroad and approved both by the OIP and RLL for Harvard credit.
2. A maximum of one (1) half-course in a related field (a Freshman Seminar or any relevant course offered in other programs or departments).
Other information
No course may be taken Pass/Fail or Sat/Unsat, with the exception of an optional Freshman Seminar.
Advising Resources
Undergraduate Adviser in Italian: Elvira DiFabio (edifabio@fas.harvard.edu)
Assistant to the Board of Undergraduate Studies: Walter Hryshko (hryshko@fas.harvard.edu)
Secondary Field in Romance Languages and Literatures
Portuguese
Requirements: 5 half-courses
1. A maximum of two (2) Portuguese half-course at the 40s-90s level.
2. At least two (2) Portuguese half-courses at the 100-level and above. One of these two courses can be replaced by a Romance Studies course at the 70s-100s level.
3. At least three (3) courses must be taught in Portuguese.
Remark: Secondary field students can take any Portuguese course offered (from 40s to 200s level) except for Portuguese 91r (supervised reading and research), Portuguese 98 (junior tutorial) and Portuguese 99 (senior tutorial).
Options
1. A maximum of two (2) half-courses taken abroad and approved both by the OIP and RLL for Harvard credit.
2. A maximum of one (1) half-course in a related field (a Freshman Seminar or any relevant course offered in other programs or departments).
Other information
No course may be taken Pass/Fail or Sat/Unsat, with the exception of an optional Freshman Seminar.
Advising Resources
Undergraduate Adviser in Portuguese: Clemence Jouët-Pastré (cpastre@fas.harvard.edu)
Assistant to the Board of Undergraduate Studies: Walter Hryshko (hryshko@fas.harvard.edu)
Secondary Field in Romance Languages and Literatures
Spanish
Requirements: 5 half-courses
1. A maximum of one (1) Spanish half-course at the 40s-60s level.
2. A maximum of two (2) Spanish half-courses at the 70s-90s level.
3. At least two (2) Spanish half-courses at the 100-level and above. One of these two courses can be replaced by a Romance Studies course at the 70s-100s level.
4. At least three (3) courses must be taught in Spanish.
Remark: Secondary field students can take any Spanish course offered (from 40s to 200s level) except for Spanish 91r (supervised reading and research), Spanish 98 (junior tutorial) and Spanish 99 (senior tutorial).
Options
1. A maximum of two (2) half-courses taken abroad and approved both by the OIP and RLL for Harvard credit.
2. A maximum of one (1) half-course in a related field (a Freshman Seminar or any relevant course offered in other programs or departments).
Other information
No course may be taken Pass/Fail or Sat/Unsat, with the exception of an optional Freshman Seminar.
Advising Resources
Undergraduate Adviser in Spanish: Johanna Liander (jliander@fas.harvard.edu)
Assistant to the Board of Undergraduate Studies: Walter Hryshko (hryshko@fas.harvard.edu)
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Last updated on September 18, 2007