Overview of Major
In partnership with the School of Modern Languages, the School of Economics offers a Bachelor of Science in Global Economics and Modern Languages with language concentrations in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish. Global Economics and Modern Language graduates are especially attractive to employers with long-term interests outside the United States who demand employees prepared to successfully navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by global, economically interdependent, multilingual, and multicultural environments.
Through a variety of coursework and the opportunity to spend a semester abroad, students have in-depth knowledge not only of their own cultures but also have the capacity to function effectively in a second culture. Coursework focuses on rigorous training in economics combined with extensive foreign language study. Students are expected to develop advanced communication skills and professional competency in the language of choice through courses and extracurricular opportunities that focus on current issues, classic literature, business applications, and cross-cultural perspectives.
Alumni and past GEML Majors' Internship and Co-op Job Titles and Employers
| Employer | Job Title |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia | Voting Access Project Intern |
| Burton Energy Group | Energy Supply and Risk Management Intern |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Strategy, Planning, & Business Development Department Intern |
| Cox Communications | Business Analyst- Digital Product Development Co-op |
| Cox Enterprises MAIN ACCOUNT | Business Analyst- Product Co-op |
| Delta Air Lines | ACS Project Management Co-op |
| Greenlight Financial Technology | Engineering Chief of Staff |
| ICF International | Data Analyst |
| PHH Mortgage | Corporate Trainer and Learning & Development Lead |
| Southern Company | Costing and Demand-Side Support Analyst |
| Sterling Seacrest Partners | Data Analyst Intern |
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| Travelers Insurance | Business Intelligence Analyst |
| UPS | New Product Development Manager |
Common Career Areas
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| Banking and Finance |
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| Economics |
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| Insurance |
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| International Business |
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Student Organizations
Campus Resources
- Career Center
- Office of Minority Education & Development
- Office of International Education
- Office of Undergraduate Research
- Pre-Graduate and Pre- Professional Advising
- Student Activities
- Disability Resource Center
Online Resources
Jobs and Employment
ONET and Occupational Outlook Career Research
Professional Associations
- American Economic Association
- American Society of Health Economics
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- Association for Social Economics
- International Economic Development Council
- National Association for Business Economics
- National Economists Club
- National Association for Bilingual Education
- American Association of Language Specialists
- American Dialect Society
- American Translators Association
- College Language Association
- Modern Language Association
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages