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Are you pursuing a major, minor, or honours in French, Spanish, or Italian at UBC? Get a chance to win 1 out of 6 UBC hoodies with your program name printed on it by sharing about your student experience in this online Q&A! Your responses may be used in future articles and content issued by the […]
Message from the Department Head (Summer 2021)
The 2020-21 academic year that just ended was, by any measure, one the most unusual and challenging for students and faculty around the world. Unable to gather in person to learn and exchange ideas, we were forced to find new ways to create and maintain our connections and communities that were normally offered by life […]
Brand New Courses at UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies
Explore a variety of brand new courses in French, Spanish, Italian, and Romance Studies at UBC.
UBC’s French Program Introduces New Major, Minors and Honours
As of June 2021, UBC’s French program is replacing the former Major, Minor and Honours in French with two new streams of specialization: French Language, Literatures and Cultures: Available as a Minor, Major, or Honours program Designed for students with intermediate or advanced proficiency in French (CEFR B1 level or higher) Ideal for students who are interested […]
Retirement of Carole Schoenfeld
Carole Schoenfeld will be retiring in July 2021 after 28 years as Graduate Program Assistant of UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS). We are immensely grateful for all of Carole’s contributions throughout the years; her familiar face will surely be missed. We wish her all the best during her retirement. If you […]
French Language Course Code Changes
To make the sequence of language course progression easier to understand, the following course codes have been changed. These changes will be effective starting the 2021 Summer Terms.
FHIS mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus Larry Bongie
It is with sadness that we learned that Dr. Laurence Bongie, Professor Emeritus of French, has passed away on December 26th in Lady Minto Hospital on Salt Spring Island.
Job Posting: Graduate Research Assistant, French Sociolinguistics
Dr. Marie-Eve Bouchard accepte présentement des candidatures pour un poste d’assistant de recherche pour la période de janvier à décembre 2021. Le candidat doit être un étudiant gradué et avoir un niveau avancé de français.
Message from the Acting Department Head (Winter 2020)
The abrupt transition caused by the Pandemic has brought forth the incredible compassion and skill of our instructors and graduate students, and the drive of our undergraduate students to continue to thrive academically.