Why Study French?

A question you’ve probably been asked by well-meaning relatives who don’t see how a French degree will translate into a job. Maybe you’ve even wondered about it yourself. Keep reading to see where your French studies can take you.

Study accounting, you’ll become an accountant; engineering an engineer. There are some educational tracks that point directly to a specific career.

Generally speaking, a French degree does not. But that’s not a bad thing! Studying French opens many doors…

Humanities majors generally are being sought out by major tech and finance companies because they bring different skills and perspectives.

In their periodic survey of business leaders, the IBM Institute for Business Value discovered that foreign language proficiency is among the top skills businesses are looking for in new employees—in fact, it’s becoming more important every year!

But that’s not all! What other skills on this list are developed better in the humanities than in other disciplines? Ability to communicate effectively, creativity, adaptability…

It’s not just talk. Businesses really are looking for you.

Thinking of other professions? Medicine? Law? In many cases humanities majors have higher relative acceptance rates to professional school programs than students who studied directly related disciplines.

Why is that? Students in French and other humanities programs develop a unique set of transferable skills. Here’s a short list.

Anywhere you want!