What Can You Do With a Foreign Language Degree

What our alumni do

Alexis Palmer

Electric current job: Security Assistant at the Consulate-General of Japan in New York

2016 BA in Japanese; Minors in French and Film & Screen Writing

2020 MA in Political Science

During undergrad, Alexis studied away for a semester in Sapporo, Japan. This incredible immersive learning experience, a specialty of Brawl State, granted her the opportunity to significantly improve her language power and intercultural competency. This experience prepared Alexis for acceptance into the JET Program upon graduation in 2016, in which she worked as an Banana Linguistic communication Teacher in Tottori Prefecture, Japan for two years.

Jared Knotts

Current job: Senior Clearing Specialist at Sogeti

2016, Dual BA in Spanish and German language

2018, MA in Public Administration with a focus on Homeland Security

Non only was Jared able to dual major in Castilian and German, his High german program included an intensive language form where he finished four semesters of German classes in only 10 weeks. Brawl State'southward immersive learning also opened the opportunity to study abroad in Regensburg, Federal republic of germany for 5 months and solidified his desire to work in international affairs.

Brian Jennings

Electric current job: Inquiry and Public Policy Analysis

1983, BA in German language; Minors in Political Science and Natural Resource

1987, MA in Political Science

Carnegie Mellon University, PhD in History and Public Policy

Brian has provided research and public policy analysis for a regional customs and economic evolution nonprofit in Pittsburgh for over 32 years. Studying German literature gave him a keener understanding of other cultures, history and the arts. He says it was globe-building and broadened his horizons.

Bryce Davis

Current Job: Commercial Banker Development

Major: International Business

Minors: Castilian and Marketing

I would say my Spanish minor helped me equally much if not more my business organization major. Most things in my major helped me acquire the basics of my current role, just without learning Spanish, I would not exist on the track that I am.

Jessica Salas

Current chore: Self-employed Graphic Designer of Alas Creative

2007, BA in Journalism Graphics; Minors in Spanish and Travel & Tourism

Jessica is passionate in her graphic designing for businesses, book covers, signs, brochures, plus personalized art and gifts. She offers services in Spanish as well! Jessica is constantly learning new skills to hone her arts and crafts and stay on pinnacle of the best resources to be the most productive with her workday: a valuable skill she learned at Brawl State. Jessica's advice to students in the Humanities is to network and discover opportunities to use your linguistic communication skills, such as translate at conferences, aid with refugees who are resettling, travel abroad, and propel yourself into your field.

Mark Goodman

Career Goal: Dentist (in-procedure)

BA in Spanish Linguistics.

Minors in both Biological science and Chemistry.

I am currently in my second year of dental school, which I believe was aided in no pocket-size part due to my study abroad in Argentina. There I not only increased my Castilian skills more than than I had thought possible, merely I shadowed and assisted dentists at a infirmary while I was at that place. Needless to say this was function of my personal statement to get into dental school, which I believe helped me stand up out from others.

Travis Hatfield

Current job: Television Editor

2006, Dual BA in German and Telecommunications

Travis' career for the past sixteen years has been in the entertainment field working as a commercial TV editor. He has edited a Characteristic Pic and has been lucky plenty to travel the world professionally. He says working with big companies means creating versions of projects for every market. His study of German has prepared him to work on projects in Spanish, French, Korean, Japanese, and Mandarin ofttimes.

What You'll learn

Language learning deepens connections to other cultures, boosts retention and critical thinking skills, contributes to national security, allows for greater inclusivity and linguistic justice and representation, creates culturally competent employees and is vital for health intendance communication.

You'll learn skills that are transferable to any job!

Communications

Demonstrating Advanced-level proficiency in interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication (speaking, writing, listening, and reading).
Expressing cocky fully to maintain conversations on familiar topics and new concrete social, academic and work-related topics.
Confidently handling situations with unexpected complications.
Sharing betoken of view in discussions.
Using cultural knowledge appropriate to the presentational context and increasingly reflective or authentic cultural practices and perspectives.
Understanding and employ cultural noesis to conform linguistically and behaviorally in many social and piece of work-related interactions.
Show conscious awareness of pregnant cultural differences and attempt to accommodate accordingly.

For more information come across The American Council on the Didactics of Strange Languages Performance Descriptors.

Enquiry and Planning

Producing original research on and in various cultures and languages
Analyzing literary, linguistic, and cultural products, practices, and perspectives
Planning for both short-term and long-term projects
Researching and using both primary and secondary sources
Interpreting, managing, and presenting information

Teamwork

Working with and in diverse languages
Working in a flexible, adjustable manner with diverse groups
Because concepts from multiple points of view
Managing group projects from conception to completion
Cultivating empathy for others (partners, co-workers, customers, subjects)
Property healthy contend and like-minded to disagree
Taking constructive criticism

Careers and Customs

A degree in a modern linguistic communication can assistance you secure a career in any of the following areas:

advertising
architecture
business organization
communication
economics
pedagogy
engineering
government service
information services
journalism
police force enforcement
legal professions
marketing
media and entertainment
medicine and healthcare
politics
public relations
science
social services
social work
technology
telecommunications
trade
translation services
travel and tourism

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Source: https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/modern-languages-classics/what-can-you-do-with-modern-languages-classics-major