Overview

The Language and World Trade major from Samford University concludes with an international trade internship, employing the student’s language skills in a business setting. Completion of this major satisfies general education foreign language and social science requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Based on the language of your choice, this major seeks to:

Enhance your ability to function effectively in an increasingly important commercial language locally, throughout the United States, and abroad.
Develop your geographic literacy and cultural understanding of the French, German and Spanish-speaking worlds, as these are essential to being able to conduct business successfully in the second language.
Discuss the cross-cultural communication skills used frequently in the world of business--of special importance to managers and leaders who must make informed decisions.
Develop your ability to conduct business in French, German or Spanish successfully.
Develop greater cross-cultural awareness and understanding.
Develop the following language skills for professional business purposes: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and translation/interpretation.

Market Ready

This program provides students with a solid foundation in the vocabulary and discourse used in French, German or Spanish when dealing with different types of companies.

This program is uniquely positioned to help the student enter the market place at both the international level as well as the national level in that the course work trains the students to work with international clientele as well as employees/colleagues of different cultures.

With a focus on international business and cross-cultural communication, the courses prepare the student to engage in positions of management; banking and accounting; marketing; finance; entrepreneurship; the modern business office and communications; and human resources.

Career Opportunities

Insurance
Finance
Consulting
Management
Interpreting
Translating
Accounting
Teaching

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Intermediate French
Intermediate German
Intermediate Spanish
Conversation/Composition/Grammar
Latin American Culture
Special Topics in Literature

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

128 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Homewood, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed International Undergraduate Application
$40 application fee
Official government documentation (passport, visa)
Documentation for financial support (bank statement, minimum balance $42,120)
Translated and notarized transcript (if your high school study was done abroad)
WES Course by Course Evaluation
ECE Course by Course Evaluation
Personal essay
Letter of recommendation
English proficiency tests
ACT/SAT scores (student may request waiver)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

40760 USD / year

≈ 40760 USD / year
Out-of-State

40760 USD / year

≈ 40760 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

40760 USD / year

≈ 40760 USD / year

Living costs

Homewood

United States

850 - 1300 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Based on the language of your choice, this major seeks to:

Market Ready

Career Opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Homewood

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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