February 17, 2025: The School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics at UIC is undergoing a restructuring that will result in merging of departments and other curricular changes. Current graduate and undergraduate students will not be affected by these changes and graduate programs are expected to continue without substantial changes.

The School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics (LCSL) is home to six independent departments, three academic programs, and the Sandi Port Errant Language and Culture Learning Center. Our 77 faculty members, 87 graduate students and 519 undergraduate majors and minors proudly reflect the global orientation of the UIC campus, as well as the diverse cultural and linguistic tapestry of the city of Chicago.

The School’s focus on interdisciplinarity fosters a culture of collaborative research between faculty and students and creates a vital community of scholars who share insights across disciplinary borders and cultivate connections with the broader Chicago community. Our research findings and scholarship inform curricula to help our undergraduates participate in a global society and our graduate students participate in the research and teaching community at UIC and beyond.

 

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Feb 20 2025

Workshop on JASP (same as Feb 18)

Thursday, 10:00 am–11:30 am
Feb 21 2025

Talks in Linguistics: Dr. Lillian Gorman – "Zones of Encuentro: Language and Identities in Northern New Mexico"

Friday, 3:00 pm–4:30 pm
UH 1501
Feb 21 2025

Talks in Literature and Culture: Dr. Mariselle Meléndez – "Race and Spanish American Pride in the Eighteenth Century"

Friday, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
UH 1750

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Undergraduates Majors Undergraduate Minors Graduate Degrees
Classical Studies Arabic French and Francophone Studies (MA)
Computer Science + Linguistics (BS) Central and Eastern European Studies Germanic Studies (MA and PhD)
French and Francophone Studies Chinese Hispanic Studies (MA and PhD)
Germanic Studies (with optional Business Minor) Classical Studies Polish, Russian, and Central and Eastern European Studies (MA and PhD)
Polish, Russian, and Central and Eastern European Studies Comparative Cultural Studies Teaching of Spanish (MA)
Spanish French and Francophone Studies
Teaching of French Germanic Studies
Teaching of German International Studies
Teaching of Spanish Italian and Italian American Studies
Linguistics
Moving Image Arts
Polish Studies
Religious Studies
Russian Studies
Spanish