Internationalize Your Experience at Tech
 

At Georgia Tech, undergraduate students from all majors can internationalize their college experience on campus and beyond through the study of business, culture, language, economics, engineering, politics, regional studies, and more. Society’s most consequential challenges require global collaboration and solutions. Hence, Georgia Tech aspires to prepare students to be culturally competent, globally-minded leaders. Questions? Contact OCI@oie.gatech.edu

Students may gain formal global and intercultural experience through one or more of the credentialed opportunities listed below.

Major: Subject area of focus that results in bachelor's degree award.
Minor: A defined program of study outside of an undergraduate student's major field. Minors are intended to broaden the student's education by encouraging and officially recognizing knowledge obtained by the student in fields other than their major.
Degree Designation:  Degree-long academic program through which students can earn a special annotation on their diploma and final transcript.
Certificate: Certificates are intended to encourage students to use the elective course requirements in their degree program to form a coherent package of coursework in a specified area.
Blockchain credential: A blockchain-powered academic credential, housed on a mobile application, that is decentralized, secure, and verified. These credentials demonstrate completion of and participation in a program.

 

 

 

Global CredentialCredential TypeCourseworkEligibilityInternational (Abroad) RequirementForeign Language RequirementManaged byMore Information
African Studies Minor15 credit hoursAll MajorsNoNoneSchool of Modern LanguagesMore Information
Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies Major122 credit hours for degree. See major website for requirement breakdown.All MajorsYesProficiency in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, or Spanish beyond 2002 levelSchool of Modern LanguagesMore Information
Asian Affairs Certificate12 credit hoursAll MajorsNoNoneSam Nunn School of International AffairsMore Information
East Asian Studies Minor15 credit hoursAll MajorsNoAt least one course presented for the minor must be a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean course from a provided list.School of Modern Languages & Literature, Media, and CommunicationMore Information
Economics and International Affairs Major122 credit hours for degree. See major website for requirement breakdown.All MajorsNo12 credit hours of the same languageSchool of Economics & Sam Nunn School of International AffairsMore Information
European Affairs Certificate12 credit hoursAll MajorsNoNoneSam Nunn School of International AffairsMore Information
European Studies Minor15 credit hoursAll MajorsNoOne upper-level language course in Spanish, French, German, or RussianSam Nunn School of International AffairsMore Information
Global Development Minor15 credit hoursAll MajorsNoNoneSam Nunn School of International AffairsMore Information
Global Economics and Modern Languages Major122 credit hours for degree. See major website for requirement breakdown.All MajorsYesProficiency beyond 2002 level for French, German, Korean, or Spanish; Proficiency beyond 2001 level for Chinese, Japanese and RussianSchool of Economics & School of Modern LanguagesMore Information
Global Engagement Certificate (GEC) Certificate12 credit hours. See website for details.All (Undergrad.) MajorsYesNonePartnership: Office of International Education; Sam Nunn School of International Affairs; School of Modern LanguagesMore Information
Global Engineering Leadership Minor17-18 credit hoursCollege of Engineering MajorsYesNoneSchool of Civil and Environmental EngineeringMore Information
ICEBERG Blockchain CredentialNone; 3 workshops requiredAll MajorsNoNoneOffice of International EducationMore Information
International Affairs Major122 credit hours for degree. See major website for requirement breakdown.All MajorsNo12 credit hours of the same languageSam Nunn School of International AffairsMore Information
International Affairs Minor18 credit hoursAll MajorsNoNoneSam Nunn School of International AffairsMore Information
International Affairs Certificate12 credit hoursAll Majors except INTA, IAML, & EIANoNoneSam Nunn School of International AffairsMore Information
International Affairs and Modern Languages Major122 credit hours for degree. See major website for requirement breakdown.All MajorsYesProficiency beyond 2002 level for French, German, Korean, or Spanish; Proficiency beyond 2001 level for Chinese, Japanese and RussianSam Nunn School of International Affairs & School of Modern LanguagesMore Information
International Business Certificate12 credit hoursAll MajorsNoNoneScheller College of BusinessMore Information
International Business, Language and Culture Minor15 credit hoursAll MajorsNoMust take 2 - 3 upper level courses in the same language out of Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, or SpanishScheller College of Business & School of Modern LanguagesMore Information
International Plan Degree Designation3 classes and a capstone course (12+ credit hours)AE, ALIS, ARCH, BCHM, BIO, BMED, BA, CHEM, CHBE, CE, CM, CS, EAS, ECON, EIA, GEML, ISYE, IA, IAML, LMC, ME, PSYCYesProficiency through 2002 level in language that connects with international experienceOffice of International EducationMore Information
Language Certificate12 credit hoursAll MajorsNoProficiency in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, or Spanish beyond 2002 levelSchool of Modern LanguagesMore Information
Language Studies Minor15 credit hoursAll MajorsNoProficiency in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, or Spanish beyond 2002 levelSchool of Modern LanguagesMore Information
Latin American Affairs Certificate12 credit hoursAll MajorsNoNoneSam Nunn School of International AffairsMore Information
Latin American and LatinX Studies Minor15 credit hoursAll MajorsNo9 credit hours of upper level Spanish.Multiple Schools in Ivan Allen CollegeMore Information
Linguistics Minor15 credit hoursAll MajorsNoNoneSchool of Modern LanguagesMore Information
Linguistics Certificate12 credit hoursAll MajorsNoNoneSchool of Modern Languages in partnership with the School of Psychology and School of Interactive ComputingMore Information
Middle Eastern and North African Studies Minor15 credit hoursAll MajorsNoProficiency in Arabic or Persian through 2002 levelSchool of Modern LanguagesMore Information
Scenarios, Models, and Military Games Certificate12 credit hoursAll MajorsNoNoneSam Nunn School of International AffairsMore Information