The Languages Department currently offers instruction in nine languages. These include Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Greek (Ancient), Hebrew, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. In any language we offer, students may take courses toward the language requirement, or toward a minor or certificate program. Majors are available in French, German, and Spanish, along with Chinese Studies and Russian Studies. Languages faculty also offer courses in comparative literature, linguistics, film studies, and language pedagogy, producing a total range of innovative course topics such as Francophone African Cinema, the Faust Myth in German Literature and Film, Heroes of Spain from the 12th to the 21st Centuries, and Mexican Theater, Ritual, and Performance.