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Foreign Languages (BA)

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Bachelor's DegreeAcademicCIP: 16.0101

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The BA in Foreign Language engages majors with the language, culture, literature, and professional applications of the chosen language. Majors can complete a degree with an education concentration, a language concentration (French, German, Russian, or Spanish), or an international trade concentration (French, German, Russian, or Spanish). For further information, please refer to the department web site at https://www.uah.edu/ahs/departments/world-languages.

Credits

120 credits

Format

In-Person

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Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingMonitoringActive LearningInstructingLearning StrategiesJudgment and Decision MakingSocial Perceptiveness

Knowledge

English LanguageEducation and TrainingForeign LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceAdministrativeComputers and ElectronicsPsychologyHistory and ArcheologyPhilosophy and Theology

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityProblem SensitivityNear VisionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
  • Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand
  • Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic l
  • Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to perse
  • Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English,
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

Technology

Dictionary softwareData base user interface and query softwareComputer based training softwareForeign language softwareWeb platform development softwareMobile messaging service softwareDevelopment environment softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareElectronic mail softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareDesktop publishing softwareMusic or sound editing software

Tools

Compact binocularsDesktop computersDigital audio recordersFM transmission equipmentHeadsetsInfrared transmission equipmentInterpreter consolesLaptop computersPersonal computersPortable calculatorsTablet computersTie clip microphonesBunsen burnersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersDigital video camerasDissection scalpelsDocument camerasGlass beakersInteractive whiteboardsLaboratory heating platesLiquid crystal display LCD projectorsMultimedia projection equipmentOptical compound microscopesPencil compassesCarousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer projectorsConference telephones

Work Values

RelationshipsWorking ConditionsRecognitionAchievementSupportIndependence
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Interpreters and Translators27-3091.00
  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-2031.00
  • Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-1124.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Strict ethical and confidentiality standards — enforce across all assignment types, including high-security legal proceedings and sensitive medical consultations, without oversight.
  • Simultaneous interpretation across the full range of message complexity — perform autonomously in live conference, courtroom, or broadcast environments while preserving style and intent.
  • Rapid real-time speech comprehension across diverse accents and registers — achieve consistently using advanced electronic listening systems in high-pressure multilingual settings.
  • Comprehensive, reusable terminology resources covering multiple technical domains — develop and curate to support both personal workflows and team-wide translation quality.
  • Complex conflicts in meaning, concept, or cultural practice — independently analyze, research, and resolve using critical thinking and deductive reasoning across unfamiliar subject matter.
  • Translations of specialized legal, medical, or technical materials — produce at publication quality, maintaining conceptual fidelity and stylistic equivalence throughout.
  • Terminology accuracy and cross-document consistency — audit rigorously across large multi-revision projects, applying systematic quality-control procedures.
  • Contextual and audience intelligence — synthesize from multiple sources to calibrate language formality, cultural references, and persuasive impact in high-stakes translated content.
  • Database and spreadsheet tools for translation memory and project tracking — leverage to optimize throughput and traceability across concurrent assignments.
  • Complex problem-solving in non-routine linguistic situations — apply structured reasoning to determine best-fit solutions when standard reference materials are insufficient.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

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Completion Rate
83%
Placement Rate
Not reported