Global Languages & Leadership (GLL) Co-Major

New for Fall '25, Global Languages and Leadership is a co-major in UGA's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. A GLL AB combines advanced proficiency in a second (and perhaps third) language attained through a language major with professional fields in private industry and public sectors. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor in your chosen language, you will gain real-world expertise to design and implement a leadership capstone project focused on a 21st century problem.

Online Interest Form

17 languages x 16 broad-scope areas = 272 ways for YOU to problem-solve and change the world. 

Pick a foreign language and an area of study to customize your path:

  Food        Water           Health   Home     

   Crisis      Safety           Data        Market   

CivicEn   TechEth  LifeQual  Wealth   

 Future      Norms    Meaning    Power 

 

Join us for an information session in Spring 2025!  
Tuesday, January 21, 1-2pm
Wednesday, January 22, 1:45-2:45pm
Gilbert Hall 408
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LANGUAGES at UGA

Included in the GLL co-major: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Linguistics, Portuguese, Quechua, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, Yoruba

A GLL co-major combines advanced proficiency in a second (and perhaps third) language, attained through a primary Franklin language or linguistics major, with professional fields in private industry and public sectors. 

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