Degrees & Majors

The study of women, gender and sexualities in their multiple racial and class dimensions and cultural contexts is a growing field of inquiry in many disciplines. More and more jobs are framed with an expectation of some background in feminist analysis. As an endeavor that is interdisciplinary and transnational, the Institute for Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies contributes to the education of its own graduate students and students in other departments, colleges and schools of Georgia State.

This certificate program allows students to receive explicit acknowledgment of their work in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Some may simply want recognition of a strength reflected in their course of study. Others may wish to pursue employment for which a certificate is deemed an advantage.

The Georgia State University Workplace Intercultural Competence certificate prepares students with the knowledge and skills needed to manage diverse workplaces in various settings including business, construction, agriculture, education and healthcare.

Students will acquire and hone the skills required to work in a diversity-rich setting and engage in intercultural communication, including working with second-language learners.

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.

The program offers concentrations in:

• Chinese Language & Society
• French and Francophone Studies
• Japanese Language & Society
• Korean Language & Society
• Spanish Language and Cultures
• Two Languages (includes German and Arabic)

What Is World Languages?

The study of World Languages enables you to communicate in languages other than English to gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures and to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world. Foreign language skills enable students to communicate in a global and culturally diverse society.

Why Study World Languages?

Studying world languages enhances your contribution as a member of the global marketplace. Whatever career you choose, your success will depend on your ability to communicate in culturally diverse environments. The ability to speak another language is an asset in business, medical fields and service occupations. Combining a world language degree with a degree in another field expands a student’s potential for success.

Perimeter College offers the widest range of world language courses of any associate degree-granting college in the Southeast.

Offerings include:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• French
• German
• Hebrew
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish *
• Swahili

Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Chinese are offered in the traditional classroom format.  Arabic, Hebrew, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Swahili are offered using the Critical Languages/Self-Instructional Format. For more information on our Critical Languages Program, contact Andrea DiBenardo, Dunwoody Campus critical language coordinator, [email protected], 770-274-5184, or Dr. Victor McGlone, Clarkston Campus critical language coordinator, [email protected], 678-891-3533.

See the world: There’s a world of opportunities available through Perimeter College and the University System of Georgia Study Abroad programs. Japan, Morocco, Russia, France, Costa Rica, Ecuador, China, England, Germany, Chile – you decide.

* World Languages with Business and Economics with a concentration in Spanish can be completed fully online.

The following courses are offered fully online:

• FREN 1001, 1002 and 2001
• GRMN 1001 and 1002
• ITAL  1001 and 1002
• SPAN 1001, 1002, 2001 and 2002

Students should consult with their advisors to confirm the availability of online courses and find out about any requirements or additional costs that may be associated with those courses.

A note on pathways: A pathway is an advising guide to help students prepare for their intended bachelor's degree major. By following the course of study outlined in the appropriate Associate of Arts or Associate of Science pathway, students will have the necessary prerequisite courses to continue in their chosen disciplines. A pathway is not a major and will not be represented on the diploma.