Academic Departments

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

The Program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies allows students to pursue a coherent interdisciplinary course of study on this region of the world, including courses offering a variety of social, historical, linguistic, political, and cultural perspectives.

Website: Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers courses in language, literature, and culture. These courses speak to a variety of interests, whether focused on Latin America or Spain, or on some aspect of literature, language, or culture that cuts across geographic divides. Instruction in most courses is in Spanish, and the development of fluency in reading, speaking, and writing the language is an important goal of courses at all levels.

Website: Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Latino/a Studies

This up and coming area of study has recently grown in demand at Northwestern. With the help of various student leaders, much progress had been made to fulfill this demand which include support from various academic departments, passing of legislation for more support by the student government, and the hiring of new professors in this field.

Website: Latino/a Studies

Academic Supplementary Services

MSA Tutoring Opportunities

Multicultural Student Affairs offers tutoring services for students during evening and afternoon hours independently from classes. Tutoring sessions in Statistics, Economics, Physics, General and Organic Chemistry, Writing and Calculus are offered each quarter.

These sessions provide students the opportunities to work in smaller groups with professors and are highly encouraged.

Website: MSA Tutoring

Tech Tutoring

McCormick School of Engineering offers tutoring in math, science and engineering courses for all students. Sessions are led by graduate students and upperclassmen that will assist students with homework, problems and concepts. Specifically, coursework in calculus, chemistry and engineering analysis is available for students.

Location: Tech Institute, Room LG52 (Ground Floor)
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 2:00-5:00pm and 7:00-10:00pm
Cost: FREE
Note: No appointments necessary- just show up!

Website: Tech Tutoring

Importance of Professor & TA Office Hours

Attending lectures, thorough note-taking and active participation in class discussions are important parts of the student academic experience in college. But these tasks are not enough to establish a relationship between your teaching assistant, professor and you.

Attending office hours, asking questions and discussion related subject-matter with these key people is important for two main reasons. First, it allows your TA or professor to remember you as an individual among many. And second, it allows you to learn about opportunities to develop as an undergraduate. Doing so enables you to build a lasting relationship with these important people who will often be sources of recommendation letters, thesis tutorials and more.