What Can I Do With a Major in... French and Italian

French and Italian are fields of study that open wide doors to international opportunities and cross-cultural work here at home. Studying foreign language demonstrates an openness of mind and devotion of spirit to learning about differing ideas and ways of life not common in American culture. These attributes are highly sought by firms foreign and domestic.

A degree in French or Italian offers a wide array of career opportunities. Fields as diverse as business, human rights, and even airlines seek polyglot employees, and these majors offer a leg up on the competition. In addition to immediate career aspirations, many volunteer organizations and certainly graduate programs desire attributes learned in the study of foreign tongues. Law, business, and medical post-graduate programs seek French and Italian majors to help add diversity to their ranks. A degree in these fields creates opportunities in a dynamic global environment to advance and explore all our planet has to offer.

General Career Information
 
Sample Job Titles

Entry Level

  • Customs Officer
  • Interpreter 
  • Language Teacher
  • Peace Corps Volunteer
  • Social Worker

Education + Experience

  • Border Patrol Officer
  • Foreign Service Officer
  • Professor
  • Translator

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These job titles are not an exhaustive list, but rather, represent the types of positions most widely recruited for.

  • Bilingual Administrative Assistant
  • Border Patrol Officer
  • Cultural Officer
  • Customs Officer
  • Defense Language Institute Officer
  • FBI Agent
  • Foreign Correspondent
  • Foreign Service Officer
  • International Consulting
  • International Development Officer
  • International Journalist
  • Interpreter
  • Language Librarian
  • Language Teacher
  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • Missionary
  • Peace Corps Volunteer
  • Press Officer
  • Professor
  • Program Specialist
  • Social Worker
  • Tour Guide
  • Translator
  • United Nations Officer
  • United States Information Service Officer
  • U.S. Department of State Officer
  • World Health Organization Officer

 

 
Employment Areas
  • Academia
  • Government
  • Private Corporations
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Publicly Traded Corporations
 
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Professional Organizations
 
Organizations That Have Hired UI Students and Alumni
  •  Department of State-Consular Affairs
  • The University of Iwoa French/Italian Department
  • The Univerisity of Iowa Center for Human Rights

This is only a partial list - to view a complete list of organizations that recruit UI students and alumni, please visit: www.careers.uiowa.edu/students/uirecruit.html

 
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