Modern Languages and Cultures
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, a unit of the College of Arts and Sciences, offers majors in French and Spanish, minors in French and Spanish, and additional courses in German, Italian, Arabic, and English as a Second Language. The department also currently coordinates the Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. The faculty in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures teach courses in language, literature and culture. The department serves all students in the College of Arts and Sciences, language majors and minors, and graduate students of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT).
Our students learn to express ideas in a foreign language through speech and writing, read a variety of texts critically, and acquire an in-depth understanding of other cultures.
CURRICULUM
Our curriculum has been expanded to include not only language and literature courses, but also offerings in film and cultural studies. We also have developed specialized language courses for students in business and health sciences.
The curriculum reflects the diversity of interests of the faculty and staff as well as the particular needs of Georgia College undergraduate students. Language classes use innovative pedagogical methods, including interactive technologies. The literature and culture courses are designed to give students the tools to live and work in an increasingly global world.
While the basic courses stress language acquisition and cultural breadth, students in advanced courses can focus on specific areas and historical periods.
DEPARTMENT MISSION
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures is central to the Liberal Arts mission of GC, encouraging and cultivating literary, linguistic and intercultural competence, academic achievement and a broader understanding of global issues among our students. The department is integral to the internationalization of the curriculum at GC, offering instruction in languages, literatures, and cultures in the classroom and beyond. We also offer study abroad programs, a state of the art language laboratory, conversation tables, community outreach activities, and honor societies for outstanding French and Spanish majors.
Undergraduate Degrees
BA in French
BA in Spanish
ABOUT GEORGIA COLLEGE: Georgia College, the state's designated Public Liberal Arts University, combines the educational experience expected at esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. Its four colleges – arts and sciences, business, education and health sciences – provide 6,600 undergraduate and graduate students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the classroom, with hands-on involvement with faculty research, community service, residential learning communities, study abroad and myriad internships.