The School of Modern Languages offers minors in seven languages: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish. This program is designed for students of all majors who wish to develop their language skills beyond the intermediate level. The language minor demonstrates to future employers and graduate programs a sustained commitment to language and culture studies. Some language minors also welcome heritage and native speakers. Heritage and native speakers are welcome to pursue a language minor (some course restrictions may apply).

Students with previous language study who pursue a language minor can take advantage of our Advanced Standing policy to potentially earn up to 8 credits of lower-level language (from at most two of these course: 1001, 1002, 2001, and/or 2002) that can count towards the Arts, Humanites, and Ethics Impact Area (3 credits maximum from 1002, 2001, and/or 2002) or free electives. Up to 6 credits from 1001, 1002, 2001, and/or 2002 can count toward the language minor in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish. 

The School of Modern Languages offers faculty-led study abroad programs in these languages including our signature Language for Business and Technology (LBAT) summer abroad programs that allow students to complete up to 12 credits toward the 15-credit minor in one semester.

In addition to these seven language minors, we also offer a minor in Linguistics and five area studies minors: African Studies; East Asian Studies; International Business, Language, and Culture; Middle Eastern and North African Studies; Latin American and LatinX Studies.

Students interested in further advancing their language skills and intercultural competence beyond the minor, are encouraged to consider adding Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies (ALIS) as a double major, which requires only 2 to 4 more upper-level language classes than the minor. The ALIS degree is Georgia Tech’s equivalent of a foreign-language major in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, or Spanish.

Students wishing to pursue one or more of these minors should declare the minor by filling out the minor change form via Docusign with the appropriate minor advisor.