Requirements and Electives

Wellness Requirement

All undergraduate students attending Georgia Tech must satisfactorily complete a wellness requirement (HPS 1040 or equivalent).

The Modern Languages Core

Graduates of the GEML program are prepared for advanced graduate and professional study and are ready for employment in internationally oriented firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Student majors must complete a program of twenty-four hours of language courses beyond 2002 (beyond 2001 for CHIN and JAPN) in a single language. In addition, students entering Georgia Tech with little or no language preparation in high school may need to complete the 1000 or 2000 sequence(s). Students who have taken foreign language in the past must take the online placement test (www.modlangs.gatech.edu/student_resources/registration/placement_test.php) before enrolling in that language at Georgia Tech. Students may not enroll in 1000 or any 2000 level language courses after the successful completion of 3000- or 4000-level courses. Courses at the 3000- and 4000-level do not need to be taken in chronological order provided prerequisites are fulfilled. GEML majors are strongly encouraged to enroll in the intensive summer programs (LBAT) offered by the School of Modern Languages: CHIN 3691-92-93 taught in Yangzhou, China; FREN 3691-92-93, taught in Toulouse, France; GRMN 3695-96-97, taught in Weimar and Munich, Germany; JAPN 3691-92-93, taught in Fukuoka, Japan; and SPAN 3691-92-93-94, taught in Madrid, Spain, and Mexico City, Mexico. GEML majors are also strongly encouraged to take a capstone class taught jointly by faculty members of the schools of Economics and Modern Languages in the language of their major. Classes taken in the Modern Languages core will only count toward degree requirements if they are at a grade of C or higher.

The Economics Core

Student majors acquire an understanding of the core issues in economics by completing the following required courses: ECON 2105, 2106, 3110, 3120, 3150, 3161, 4160, plus two additional ECON electives, in addition to MGT 2250 (Management Statistics). Students must achieve a C or above in the ECON core courses.

Mathematics

The mathematics requirement may be satisfied by one of the following sequences: MATH 1711-2; MATH 1501-2. Students will not receive credit for MATH 1712 and either MATH 1501 or 1502.

Science and Engineering Electives

Students must complete a laboratory sequence in biology, chemistry, physics, or earth and atmospheric sciences, along with 3 hours of electives chosen from engineering, science, or mathematics, for a total of eleven hours.

Social Sciences Electives

All students must complete 12 hours of electives in the social sciences, including 3 semester hours from HIST 2111, HIST 2112, POL 1101, PUBP 3000, or INTA 1200 to satisfy state requirements regarding coursework in the history and constitutions of the United States and Georgia. Also required are 9 hours from the following list:

Humanities Electives

Students are required to complete 6 hours of English, including ENGL 1101 and 1102. All Tech students are required to complete an additional 6 hours of humanities and fine arts, which GEML students satisfy through their modern languages requirements.

Individual Research Project

Each student is required to take ECON 4901 for 3 hours of credit, producing a formal research paper in the senior year.

Free Electives

Students must complete free electives (normally bearing fourteen hours of credit), bringing the number of credit hours received up to 122. At least 3 credit hours of these electives must be earned outside of ECON courses. Only free electives may be taken on a pass/fail basis, subject to Institute limitations.