The University awards certificates for language and area specialization to students who have completed the requirements for a bachelor's degree in any field. Certificates are currently available in European Studies, Latin American Studies, Middle East Studies, Canadian Studies and Turkish Studies. The specific courses needed for a certificate in each area differ; interested students should consult the International Studies Program in East Hall, or area advisers:
Students in both the International Studies and certificate programs are encouraged to consider overseas study opportunities available through the Education Abroad Office (http://www.oia.pdx.edu/ea/), 101 East Hall 224, or edabroad@pdx.edu.
Language and area studies certificate programs focus on the study of a group of countries or a geographical area having common linguistic and/or cultural characteristics. The course of study is designed to broaden the student's understanding of a particular world area.
Students must take 24 units (two years) of one adviser-approved language appropriate to the geographic area of concentration (or demonstrate equivalent proficiency in that language); and they must successfully complete 28 units of specified area courses.
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