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Global Spotlight of the Month

Images of international field schools from the Faculty if Humanities, such as France, Japan, Spain and The Netherlands

Faculty of Humanities

The Faculty of Humanities offers six international field schools, study abroad programs in Greek & Roman Studies and Hispanic & Italian Studies, and certificates in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. This year’s iteration of Humanities Week (February 4-11) will focus on the theme Diaspora Stories, highlighting the global research taking place in the Faculty through public lectures and a screening of the award-winning documentary, Aisha’s Story.

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Did you know?

The Faculty of Humanities offers language and culture courses in Chinese, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian. 

Image of a visit to a Holocaust Memorial in Europe as part of the MA in Germanic Studies - Holocaust Stream

MA in Germanic and Slavic Studies - Holocaust Stream

This stream offers a thesis and a non-thesis option and includes the opportunity to participate in a field school, a practicum at a Holocaust memorial site, museum, or education centre, and a variety of exchange opportunities in Berlin, Vienna, and Wrocław.
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Image of a group of UVic students cleaning and archeological site as part of the Eleon field school in Greece

The Beck Lecture Series

The Beck Lecture series at the University of Victoria focuses on Icelandic literature and culture. In Spring 2025, we are hosting a visiting professor from the University of Iceland. Torfi Tulinius will teach "From Crime in the Sagas to Crime Fiction in Today's Iceland" (GMST 369).
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Did you know?

The School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures is home to language testing centres for French, Russian and Spanish.

Upcoming events

Image of UVic student Tia Sakiyama and a group of UVic students preparing takoyaki, a street food most famous and known to the Osaka area, at their home stay at Konan University in Kobe, Japan

SLLC Languages and Cultures Fair – March 7

Language and Culture Fair – March 7