Overview of Major
Potential Job Titles
Examples of Internships
Possible Career Fields
Possible Work Settings
Important Skills and Abilities
Sample Web Resources
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by French Majors
Overview of Major
Elementary and intermediate language courses provide balanced practice of the four language skills, —reading, writing, speaking and listening— in meaningful and real-world contexts, as well as an introduction to French and Francophone literatures and cultures. Advanced French courses are designed to help students gain an understanding of and appreciation for French and Francophone language, history, culture, and literature.
Resources
Potential Job Titles
Examples of Internships
- Governor's Commission on African Affairs and Caribbean Affairs
- Arc of Maryland School of Medicine
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Baltimore & Howard County Public Schools
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Villa Maria
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Health and Human Services
- U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- UNICEF
- Agora Publishing
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Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs
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Baltimore Magazine
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John’s Hopkins Medical International
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Conde Nast Publications
- U.S. Department of State
- CNN
- World Trade Center Institute
- GMBC
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Beans and Bread Outreach Center
- Mayor’s Office of International Affairs and Office of Communications
Possible Career Fields
Government
- Translation/Interpretation
- Journalism/Broadcasting
- Linguistics
- Diplomacy
- Civil service
- Foreign service
- Customs
- Immigration/Naturalization
- Intelligence/Law enforcement
Arts, Media, Entertainment
- Advertising
- Publishing/Editing
- Public relations
- Journalism/Broadcasting
Industry & Commerce
- Banking/Finance
- Sales
- Customer service
- Manufacturing
- Research
- Operations management
- Consulting
- Imports/Exports
- Engineering/Technical
- Administrative services
Interpretation/Translation
Travel & Tourism
- Airline services
- Management
- Booking & reservations
- Travel service/Guidance
Service & Education
- Educational administration
- Social & mission work
- Library science
- Health services
- Civil service
- Linguistics
- Teaching
Possible Work Settings
- Federal government
- Overseas aid agencies
- Customs service
- Armed forces
- Museums
- Foreign new agencies
- TV/Radio stations
- Publishers
- Banks
- Import/Export companies
- Manufacturers
- Travel agencies
- Hotels & restaurants
- Convention centers
- Tour companies
- Educational services
- Courts
- Hospitals
- Religious & social service agencies
- Law enforcement agencies
Important Skills and Abilities
- Communication
- Active listening
- Critical thinking
- Instructing
- Learning strategies
- Persuasion
- Reading comprehension
- Social perceptiveness
- Writing
- Research
Sample Web Resources
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by French Majors