Language study exercises your complex problem-solving skills. Exposure to multiple cultures means you can see various angles of an issue and increases your social confidence. Group work develops your collaboration skills and emotional awareness. That's cognitive flexibility, and it unleashes your creativity. It also means you will be able to adapt how you communicate based on who you are talking to.

"As a STEM major, having a break from all the calculus- and physics-based classes was wonderful because it gave me an opportunity to use a completely different side of my brain, and I have really improved my writing and communication skills as a result. I recommend that any students who are interested in learning a language and culture more deeply consider pursuing a minor." 

-Sarah Peterson, Italian Minor and Mechanical Engineering Major

Available Minors:

• French
• French Studies                                     
• Italian
• Portuguese
• Spanish   

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How to Study Abroad

A summer abroad program is an excellent way to complete a minor and still graduate in four years.

Advisors 

Kate Daley-Bailey, MA in Religion
Undergraduate Advisor for French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish majors 

Office: 242A Gilbert Hall
706-542-5779 / rladv@uga.edu

Alicia Arribas, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Advisor for Spanish minors. Dr. Arribas assists native and heritage (grew up speaking Spanish with their family) speakers of Spanish with placement. 

Office: 370G Gilbert Hall
spanish@uga.edu

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