Language and Linguistics

We work closely with students pursuing the study of language and linguistics. Georgetown’s long tradition of fostering international understanding and study of foreign languages and cultures continues today with seven modern foreign language departments. We also have departments of English, classics, and linguistics. Our courses educate students to reach a high level of cultural and linguistic understanding, which allows them to evaluate ideas and values within a humanistic and critical context.

We also prepare them to make successful cross-cultural communication by being equipped with an engaged understanding of language. Through comparative literature, we foster the study of literary relations across national, linguistic and cultural boundaries, and examine literature in its interaction with other cultural forms.

Our graduates are sensitive to the needs of the world community, open to exploring new ways to improve life through communication and ready to approach complex issues from an intercultural perspective.

Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor of Arts in American Studies
• Bachelor of Arts in Arabic
• Bachelor of Arts in Chinese
• Bachelor of Arts in Classics
• Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature
• Bachelor of Arts in English
• Bachelor of Arts in French
• Bachelor of Arts in German
• Bachelor of Arts in Italian
• Bachelor of Arts in Japanese
• Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics
• Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese
• Bachelor of Arts in Russian
• Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
• Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Graduate Programs

• Doctor of Philosophy in Arabic
• Doctor of Philosophy in German
• Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics
• Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish
• Master of Arts in Arabic
• Master of Arts in Communication, Culture and Technology
• Master of Arts in English
• Master of Arts in German
• Master of Arts in Italian Studies
• Master of Arts in Linguistics
• Master of Sciences in Linguistics
• Master of Sciences in Spanish

Minors and Certificate Programs

• Minor in Arabic
• Minor in Chinese
• Minor in English
• Minor in French
• Minor in German
• Minor in Greek (modern)
• Minor in Hebrew
• Minor in Italian
• Minor in Japanese
• Minor in Linguistics
• Minor in Portuguese
• Minor in Russian
• Minor in Russian Literature and Culture
• Minor in Spanish
   
• Certificate in English as a Foreign Language
• Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
  
• Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language
• Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education