Department of Modern Languages

Career Opportunities

A degree in modern languages may lead you to a career in international business, international law, the travel industry, education — teaching language, culture, and literature at elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels, as well as to a variety of government positions. You can enhance your professional chances further by pursuing a modern language degree as part of a double major — an especially attractive combination for today's job market in the global community.

French

Business
Marketing
Sales/Retail
Health Professionals - Medical Research
Computer/Technology Fields

Here is what our students, past and present, have to say:

Polo Ralph Lauren employee in Paris: "My daily office routine and most of my outside appointments are almost entirely in French, and without a solid grasp of the language, I could never function on the level my job requires."

A buyer of fine-quality horses in Burlington, N.C.: "I would be at a disadvantage with other traders is I could not communicate in French, since most of my customers in France prefer to use their own language."

A Dallas airline executive: "French has opened to me commercial, diplomatic, and cultural doors which would have remained closed otherwise."