Institution name

University of Pennsylvania

Total number of students

24599

Total number of international students

3692

Contact address for international enquiries

3451 Walnut Street
PHILADELPHIA 19104

Telephone

+1 215 746 2566

Venue / office name

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Romance Languages

Address

521 Williams Hall
255 S 36th Street
PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania
19104

Venue description

The Department of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania offers courses in French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan languages, literatures, and cultures at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The undergraduate programs include courses ranging from elementary language to advanced seminars in French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan culture for majors and other interested students. The graduate programs (French, Italian, and Hispanic Studies) address the cultural production of France, Italy, Spain, and Latin America and of other areas in which these countries have had an impact historically. In small seminars, graduate students study these cultural manifestations from a variety of critical perspectives and disciplines, such as cultural studies, postcolonial theory and philosophy.

Telephone number

+1 215 898 1980

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

Penn embraces a college house system that comprises eleven residential communities namely W.E.B. Du Bois College House, Fisher Hassenfeld College House, Gregory College House, Harnwell College House, Harrison College House, Hill College House, Kings Court English College House, Riepe College House, Rodin College House, Stouffer College House, Ware College House. Every house provides a common set of features, including faculty masters, house deans, advising, and support for academic and co-curricular activities. Yet each house retains its own distinctive atmosphere, personality, and quirks—and its own coat of arms. The architecture of the houses is wildly disparate. Students could live high above campus in a modern 24-story skyscraper with panoramic views of the city, or in one of the historic parts of the Quad, with slanted ceilings, wood floors, and frisbee-strewn courtyards. Penn offers a variety of dining choices on and around campus, from inexpensive fare to gourmet feasts. Penn Dining Services provides flexible meal plans, including daily entrees, vegetarian selections, and a salad bar in each dining room.