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The World is at Your Door

Wondering what you can do with a degree in modern languages? The possibilities are endless. Our solid academic program prepares students for all careers, including business, education, international relations, among many other fields. Our graduates work in small communities and large cities, throughout Kansas and around the country. Particularly when you couple a degree in modern languages with another degree program at FHSU, you will be able to use your skills in your future career.

Modern Language Graduates pursue careers such as:

Communications 

  • foreign correspondents
  • reporters
  • translators
  • interpreters
  • public relations agents
  • Foreign Trade and Banking
  • international lawyers
  • export managers
  • overseas sales representatives
  • bilingual management
     
  • international consultant

Government 

  • foreign service officers
  • librarians
  • United Nations translators or interpreters
  • customs officials

Teaching and Library Services 

  • High School language teacher
  • academic
     
  • research librarian

Still not sure what to do with a degree or minor in Spanish, German or French? To learn more, visit the Academic Advising and Career Exploration Center’s site or contact the Department of Modern Languages to speak with a faculty advisor.

FHSU Modern Languages graduates - out in the world
M. Dolores Marquez (1993)
Human Resource Manager
St. Louis, MO
FHSU was close to home so I could visit my family, but sufficiently far away to start “flapping my wings.” I grew up speaking Spanish and my parents taught me to be politically and civically involved. At FHSU, my growth came not only from academic coursework, but also from meeting people from other cultures, different ethnicities, varied beliefs. I was involved in the International Student Union, HALO and the Exchange program at FHSU. Because Human Resources is all about diplomacy, my bilingual skills and academic experiences helped me land a job in Mexico with a major international company. Going to FHSU was the first time I had been away from home longer than a month; it was the first time I had to pay my own bills; the first time I had to take care of myself - a lot of firsts. The school was small enough for me to do all of these without losing course and I met key people in my life that helped with this transition.

Weston Moody (2007)
English as a Second Language K-12 Teacher
Warrensburg, MO
The people at FHSU went out of their way to make me feel at home. I not only met my wife at FHSU, but also life-long friends. I received athletic and academic scholarships that set me up for almost no school loan debt. I also enjoyed meeting the professors that would be teaching me. At FHSU, I was involved in baseball, football, HALO, Diversity Committee and Spanish Club, and studied abroad in China, Mexico and Ecuador. It helped me learn how a second language is acquired. I can now help my students who are newly arrived immigrant from Mexico and other countries. They feel comfortable knowing that I speak more than one language and that I know how it feels to adapt to a different culture. I can now build my students English abilities with this knowledge. FHSU gave me the opportunity to get involved in a variety of activities, which have prepared me to be an effective educator and seek out different opportunities to be more successful in my career. I am notorious for saying, "think about the amount of people you can communicate with if you know more than the English language."