Modern Languages: Spanish Language & Literature Concentration (B.A.)

This program is for you if you are interested in learning about different cultures, traveling and working in international environments. You will dive into the language and culture of the Hispanic world to understand the people of one of the most widely-spoken languages of the world.

As you expand your horizons and way of thinking, you will increase proficiency in the language while introducing you to the culture, history, literature, communication skills, and open doors to new friendships and opportunities.

The Modern Languages Major with Spanish Language & Literature Concentration (B.A.) prepares you with sought-after language and critical thinking skills in a variety of professional and academic fields with a firm knowledge base of cultural practices in the Spanish-speaking world.

Degree Type

Bachelor of Arts

Campus Availability

How to Apply

Experience Our Spanish Language & Literature Concentration

You will have access to a wealth of knowledge and experiences offered by a diverse group of faculty familiar with various parts of the Spanish-speaking world. Our faculty are student-oriented and dedicated to helping you achieve your language goals.

Explore a variety of courses and seminars on topics such as interpreting, creative writing, literature, narcoculture, business for Spanish and more.

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 will complete SPAN 2001 and 2002 in the fall and spring, respectively. You will learn more complex grammatical structures and engage in communication. Activities in these classes will serve as a springboard to the content courses they will take in their junior and senior years.

Upon completion of the intermediate level classes, students may also attend one of our study 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.

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.

You may also choose to enroll in courses in translation and advanced grammar and composition, as well as advanced conversation. Somewhere in the middle of that we will encourage you to go in one of our summer Education Abroad Programs to either Spain or Peru.

Senior Year

By your senior year you have honed in what you are more interested in so you will choose either more courses geared to the professions, linguistics or culture and literature.

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.

During the senior year, Spanish Literature majors will take special topics courses that will help to refine their knowledge of specific literary periods and genres. Students will be expected to write research papers in Spanish.

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.

ǧ�Ĺ�AV has a wide range of these opportunities. More information can be found at the Center for Global Engagement.

More About the Spanish Language & Literature Concentration

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 Modern Languages 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. ǧ�Ĺ�AV provides many opportunities on each campus and beyond to help you explore your interests and find new passions.

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Take control of your personal finances. Attend budgeting workshops, make a financial action plan or connect with a money mentor.

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We're all different, and we encourage and empower you to be you. We provide a welcoming environment to celebrate all identities and encourage all to learn from one another.

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Where Can This Program Lead You?

A degree in Spanish will open a significant number of career opportunities in the globalized world of today.

Where Our Students Have Interned

Court
Schools in Georgia
Businesses in Georgia and Atlanta area

Where Our Students Found Jobs

Careers in education
Government
Interpreting/translation
The Armed Forces

Where Our Students Have Gone to Grad School

University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
Georgia State University
University of College Los Angeles
University of South Carolina

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