World Languages and Cultures, B.A.

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The B.A. in World Languages and Cultures offers students a program of study that focuses on career readiness through an innovative curriculum and experiential learning opportunities. Our curriculum emphasizes intercultural competency that is required across all professions in the 21st century.

With courses for developing world language proficiency, multicultural literacies, and college to career connection, the goal of the program is to cultivate the next generation of a workforce that can compete globally. Graduates will be able to pursue varied career pathways in business, government, non-profit organizations, and other enterprises with an international scope.

Degree Requirements (120 Hours)

In addition to courses in the major, students are advised to choose courses in other areas that complement their study. Such courses include history, philosophy, art and music, business, and education, etc. Faculty mentors in the department are eager to discuss students’ academic plans as they design their course of study.

In addition to the Program Degree Requirements, students must fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements (see 3000 College of Arts and Sciences ) and the University Degree Requirements (see 1400 University Degree Requirements and Graduation n).

University Grade-Point Average and Grade Requirements

Georgia State University undergraduate students must achieve an overall institutional grade-point average of 2.0 and a major GPA of 2.0 in the Major and Additional Courses areas to receive a bachelor’s degree from the university. Grades of C- can be used to satisfy graduation requirements. However, some courses have prerequisites that require a grade of C or higher. (See 1460 GPA Requirement for additional information.)

Field of Study Area (18 Hours)

Required Courses (0-9 Credit Hours)

Choose one from the following list:

ARBC through the 2002 level
CHIN through the 2002 level
FREN through the 2002 level
GRMN through the 2002 level
JAPN through the 2002 level
KORE through the 2002 level
SPAN through the 2002 level

Majors must achieve competence at the intermediate level (i.e., the 2000 level) before beginning courses at the 3000 level. They may demonstrate competence through placement exam scores, including the CLEP exam, prior study, or courses taken at Georgia State University.

Field Electives

Select additional elective courses to complete 18 hours in the Field of Study Area. Options include the following:

A second language (3-9 credit hours from the list of required courses above through the 2002 level). This option is recommended for students seeking to teach world languages or in the twin-language concentration.
Additional 2000-level world language course beyond 2002.

Additional Course Options:

AAS 1141 - Introduction to African and African American History to 1865 3 Credit Hours
AAS 1142 - Introduction to African American History Since 1865 3 Credit Hours
AAS 2140 - African American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 2102 - Principles of Accounting II 3 Credit Hours
AH 1700 - Western Art from Antiquity to the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
AH 1750 - Western Art from the Renaissance to the Present 3 Credit Hours
AH 1850 - Art of the Global South 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 2010 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 2020 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
AL 2101 - Exploring Language 3 Credit Hours
AL 2102 - Languages of the World 3 Credit Hours
AL 2231 - Understanding Miscommunication 3 Credit Hours
ART 1301 - Art, Society, and Culture 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2120 - Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2130 - Exploring Learning and Teaching 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2110 - World Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2120 - British Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2130 - American Literature 3 Credit Hours
FLME 1010 - Film Aesthetics and Analysis 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1111 - Survey of World History to 1500 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of World History since 1500 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1141 - Introduction to African and African American History to 1865 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1142 - Introduction to African American History Since 1865 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1200 - Introduction to the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
HIST 2030 - Introduction to Asian Studies 3 Credit Hours
ITAL 1001 - Elementary Italian I 3 Credit Hours
ITAL 1002 - Elementary Italian II 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 1000 - Introduction to Mass Communication 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 1010 - Introduction to Media Writing 3 Credit Hours
MUA 1930 - Music, Society, and Culture 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PORT 1001 - Elementary Portuguese I 3 Credit Hours
PORT 1002 - Elementary Portuguese II 3 Credit Hours
RELS 2001 - Introduction to World Religions 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 2050 - Media, Culture, and Society 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 2400 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 2900 - Intercultural Communication 3 Credit Hours
WGSS 2010 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Credit Hours
The World Languages Department at Perimeter College strongly encourages students who plan to pursue a career in teaching languages to select a second language.
A student may not receive credit for any 1001-level world languages course if the student has had two years of that language in high school.

Major Area (30 Hours)

Required Courses (6 Hours)

The following two courses are required of all students in the program, regardless of concentration:

WLC 3001 - Learning about World Language Learning 3 Credit Hours
WLC 3002 - Decentering Identities and Borders-CTW 3 Credit Hours