Modern Languages
Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
The study of modern languages offers students intensive language, culture and literature classes with experienced professors. Students will be able to broaden their cultural horizons with studyabroad experiences, engage in cultural events and practice their skills at weekly language tables. Modern languages majors can earn internationally recognized certificates in oral proficiency from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, a value-added credential positioning them for the workplace or graduate study.
Meet Dr. Dr. Patricia Nuriel
Dr. Patricia Nuriel, professor of Spanish, teaches intermediate and advanced language courses as well as courses on 20th and 21st century literature and cultures of Latin America. In class, she emphasizes task-based language acquisition, minority voices and underrepresented topics to create an inclusive environment for collaborative learning. Her research focuses on Latin American literature and film and Latin American Jewish studies.
Meet Katie Sullivan ’25
Katie Sullivan double majored in Chinese and international affairs. She was an ROTC cadet, honor graduate and member of Phi Beta Kappa. She studied abroad in Taiwan and Beijing and was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for the 2025-26 year in Taitung, Taiwan.
Recent graduates in modern languages are working with:
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
Diplomacy
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
Forsythe Immigration Law
Fulbright Foundation, Taiwan
Greenville News
Microsoft
Peace Corps
Prisma Health
PwC
Spartanburg County Democratic Party
Teach for America
Modern languages students have completed post-graduate studies at:
Emory University School of Law and School of Medicine
Florida State University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Medical University of South Carolina
Middlebury College
New York University
The Ohio State University
University of Chicago Divinity School
University of Georgia
University of New Hampshire School of Law
University of South Carolina School of Law
Vanderbilt University Law School
Wake Forest University School of Law
Washington and Lee University School of Law