Modern Languages with Year Abroad

Program Overview & Highlights

  • Honours 4-Year Program
  • B.A.

Study Spanish or German and see the world! Students in this program spend a year abroad, allowing you to perfect the language while being immersed in its culture. Classes in this program are small and intimate. Study abroad is a transformative experience. You’ll become a better you.

open the door to other cultures and traditions
experience the transformative change of spending a year studying abroad
concentrations in Spanish and Italian

Learn More About Our Program

$2.53M
in scholarships and award money1
1 in FAHSS
95%
of our graduates are employed within 2 years2
2 (OUGS Humanities, 2020)
139K
hours of service contributed by our students in the community
200+
undergraduate students have published or presented original research
20+
exchange and study abroad opportunities offered in diverse destinations

What Lancers Are Saying

Craig Leopold - Student
Modern Languages is exactly the gateway to the rest of the world that I've always wanted. Ever since I joined the program, my year abroad in Germany is all I can think about. The small size of the program is a blessing rather than a curse, and it really feels like every professor is rooting for me to succeed. My experience in Modern Languages has been encouraging, illuminating, and so much more than I could have ever expected. 

Craig Leopold

Student
Modern Languages

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

Course Requirements: English/ENG4U (min. avg. 60% [70% for Fall 2026])
Minimum Average: 70%

High School Student from Outside Canada and the United States (International)

Course Requirements: Grade 12 English
Minimum Average: 70%

Language Requirements

Academic Calendars

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Career Tracks

  • Language advisor
  • immigration services
  • public relations officer
  • international business communications specialist
  • border services
  • editor
  • historical consultant
  • human resources manager
  • journalist
  • lawyer
  • librarian
  • marketing manager
  • museum director
  • professor
  • public official
  • speech pathologist
  • speech therapist
  • teacher
  • translator

Contact A Recruiter

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Plan Your Program

June 8, 9 & 10  5PM | 8PM

The University of Windsor’s Student Recruitment & Academic Advising Teams are collaboratively hosting online sessions to help first-year, first-term students plan their program for Fall 2026.

If you have questions about what courses you should take, how you register for your courses, or anything else UWindsor related, be sure to join us!