Modern Language Major with a Spanish Concentration and Business Emphasis (B.A.)

If you are someone who wants to work in the business world while engaging with Spanish speaking cultures then this is the program for you.

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in modern languages will prepare you to successfully interact with Spanish and Portuguese speaking people putting special emphasis in the development of the intercultural competence needed to do business with people from Spanish speaking countries.

By the time you graduate, you will have the linguistic and intercultural competence to engage Spanish and Portuguese speakers in multiple contexts.

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Experience Our Spanish Concentration & Business Emphasis

Mastering another language improves your marketing skills for a global economy. The study of foreign languages teaches and encourages respect for other peoples: it fosters an understanding of the interrelation of language and human nature.

Our flexible plan of study allows you to choose to concentrate in literature, linguistics, professions, Latin America or Spain focus

We boast popular education abroad programs in Nerja, Spain and in Cusco, Peru, Guatemala and Costa Rica.

A state-of-the-art language laboratory with the latest innovations in digital technology supports language acquisition for the entire university community.

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What Your Journey Could Look Like

Your First Year

Along with the core curriculum courses, you will begin taking courses in Spanish. Depending on your exposure to Spanish, you may begin taking foundational, intermediate, or upper division course. Use our Spanish Course Recommendations for additional guidance.

A professional academic advisor can help with your plan of study and present opportunities that will complement your growing language skills.

Sophomore Year

You can take the 2001 and 2002 sequence here. Once you complete the 2001-2002 sequence which can be done in one semester now, a wide array of options opens up for you. All language majors are required to take an additional language so right around here you would start taking your third language at the 1001 and 1002 level.

All language majors are required to take an additional language so right around here you would start taking your third language at the 1001 and 1002 level.

Junior Year

Here comes the fun! You can enroll in courses like: Introduction to translation, Culture and Civilization of Latin America, Mexican Culture, Conversation classes, linguistics, poetry and other forms of literary expression.

Upon completion of the intermediate level classes, students may also attend one of our Education Abroad offerings in Spain or Peru. You may also take courses on literature and culture. Once you complete the this sequence which can be done in one semester now, a wide array of options opens up for you.

Senior Year

By your senior year you have honed in what you are more interested in. You may chose to focus more on Latin America, on Mexico and the border, or a more Spain focuses approach.

As you work on these courses you will likely be encouraged to participate in an internship, or a research practicum if you are interested in graduate school.

Education Abroad Opportunities

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International study or internship greatly expands your knowledge of other cultures and their art and can be the most effective and rewarding way to satisfy foreign language requirements.

You'll be able to develop your Arabic first-hand through experiential learning on a journey overseas.

UNG has a wide range of these opportunities. More information can be found at the Center for Global Engagement.

More About the Spanish Concentration & Business Emphasis

You'll have opportunities to develop your fluency and engage with instructors and other students through "Conversation Hour" and the honor society chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, national collegiate hispanic honor society

We have a flexible plan of study that allows you to choose whether they want to concentrate on literature, linguistics, professions, Latin America or Spain focus.

Defense Language Institute for Cadets

The Department of Spanish & Portuguese and the Department of Military Science offer students in the Corps of Cadets who are attached to a reserve unit the unique opportunity to combine course work at the university with study at the Defense Language Institute (DLI) in Monterey, California, in order to fulfill the Bachelor’s degree requirements while training as military linguists.

*These students will receive an associates degree upon completion of language course work at the DLI. On returning to North Georgia, students will maintain and enhance the language skills acquired at the DLI via distance learning and will complete a Spanish major for the bachelor’s degree, including any remaining core curriculum requirements needed.

*Admission to North Georgia and to the Corps of Cadets does not guarantee acceptance to DLI language study. The DLI controls its own admission policy and sets its own quota each admission period. Part of the admission requirements to the DLI involves making an appropriate score on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).

Define Your Own College Experience

College life isn't just about academics. It's about the relationships you make, the experiences you have, and the new things you can discover not just about yourself, but about the world around you. UNG provides many opportunities on each campus and beyond to help you explore your interests and find new passions.