Languages and Linguistics

A variety of language and linguistics courses are available to the University and community at large to provide language training for specific purposes, such as language for travel or language for special purposes (legal, medical, business). Coursework in other languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese and American Sign Language is also offered.

University of Tampa in Sevilla, Spain (Summer Study Abroad)

UT students study at the Centro Internacional de Estudios Culturales (affiliated with the Universidad de Sevilla) in Sevilla, Spain, during a six-week program from mid-May to late June. Each student may earn UT credit for two 3-credit courses on such topics as: Spanish for the Professions; Grammar and Composition; Cultural History of Spain and Its Empire; History of Spanish Art; Advanced Spanish Language; Spanish Literature; and Contemporary Spain.

UT in Sevilla is open to students who have completed Intermediate Spanish or have equivalent skills. This program includes lodging in a Spanish home, three meals daily, cultural excursions in Seville, daytrips to Córdoba and to the ancient Roman ruins of Itálica and a two-day cultural visit to Granada. A University of Tampa faculty member prepares the students and is group leader in Spain.

University of Tampa in Paris (Summer Study Abroad)

Over the summer, students participate in a three-week faculty led travel course to Paris studying the history of France by examining the architectural development of the City of Lights throughout the centuries. The city, its monuments and lesser-known landmarks are discussed in class in chronological fashion and then visited in Pars, with an emphasis placed on how Parisians interact daily with their history and how frames their mindset in the process.  the course enables students to experience these interactions and therefore, better comprehend Paris and the French way of life.

UT in Paris is open to students who have completed elementary level coursework or are able to demonstrate equivalent skill. The program includes lodging in Paris, airfare, metro fares, excursions in Paris, and day-trips to Versailles and medieval city of Rouen in Normandy.