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Why Study Haitian Creole?

Where Will Your Education 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 Haitian Language Certificate does not. But that’s not a bad thing! Being a Certified Haitian Creole speaker can open doors…

Business Insider

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

Business are Looking for Your Skills

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…

Business Recruiting

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

Professional School

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.

Transferable Skills

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

So, where will your Italian education take you?



Please email the French Italian department if you are interested in signing up for the program or if you have any questions about studying Haitian Creole!