Are you interested in an immersive experience focused on a language and a culture not your own? Would you like to use the knowledge gained from that experience to teach? To serve others as a translator or interpreter?
This program from Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences’ Department of English & World Languages prepares students for a variety of career pathways.
The World Languages program at Augusta University offers an experience like no other — one that gives you concentrations in French and Spanish as well as a concentration in teaching.
The World Languages program is for you if you consider yourself
World Languages Program
1120 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30912
706-737-1500
What You'll Study
French and Spanish concentrations provide students with opportunities to study literature and culture, hone conversation, composition and translation skills, and to work closely with faculty on academic research. Those interested in teaching follow the Secondary Teacher Certification path, which helps them develop the knowledge they need in the classroom. All learn to write in a variety of modes, to conduct independent and collaborative research and to understand domestic and global cultures through language study.
Focal Points
Experience-based Education
Study abroad opportunities allow you to put your understanding of language and culture into practice.
Student organizations and clubs provide the chance to share ideas and knowledge and explore other cultures through personal connections and shared discussions.
Internships put your language skills and cultural understanding to the test in a real-world environment.
Whether you’re an undergraduate or graduate student, you’ll have opportunities to create your own research projects or work with faculty to tackle some of the world’s most complex and pressing challenges.
Pamplin College’s Center for Social Science Research involves students as active partners in research projects that assist local public and nonprofit agencies improve their effectiveness.
Student publications are an excellent way to find your voice and strengthen your portfolio, and Pamplin College has a wide range to get involved with.
Student clubs and organizations help you “plug in” to campus life in a way that can lead to meaningful connections, new interests and resume-enhancing experiences.
Your Future
The knowledge learned in the Spanish and French concentrations equip graduates with the skills to work for publishers, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and government organizations. The teaching concentrations put graduates on the path to teaching a foreign language.
Learning Like No Other
Stacey Thompson, the director of the Guard House Museum and a lecturer of museum studies at Augusta University, believes internships play a crucial role in opening doors for students seeking a career in museums.
“We’re trying to make this club free and accessible for all students. We primarily focus on all health care types of fields like pre-med, pre-dental, pre-occupational therapy, so we’re trying to get all the students involved," said Saad Tanzeem.
Sona Datta, PhD, a London-based curator, writer and broadcaster, will participate in a free screening of the first series of her BBC film entitled, “Treasures of the Indus: Pakistan Unveiled,” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Maxwell Theatre on the Summerville Campus of Augusta University.
“We should be passing budgets for at least an entire fiscal year, not stopgap measures for weeks or even days. However, there is a logic to this happening. The incentives in the Republican Party reward members of Congress, especially those in the House, from making deals and support the necessity of this government spending, which makes it difficult for agreements to come together.”
