Foreign Language

Studying towards a foreign language degree or taking foreign language course can open up your entire world. Learning a second language even for a one semester foreign language course can be the foundation you need to enable traveling to a foreign land and continuing your linguistic learning there on the ground. But if you get a foreign language degree and become fluent speaking and writing the language, the opportunities are endless. Upon taking foreign language courses, you can apply for jobs in that country or as a translator for companies who have a presence there if you prefer to stay in the U.S. Obviously the jobs available when fluent in a second language are most plentiful in the country of origin. Once you have mastered the language, you can work practically any job/career in that country. From retail sales, to corporate executive, and everything in between.
A foreign language degree program will begin with general studies and beginner language courses and then you can choose where you want to go from there and which one or more languages you want to specialize in and become a fluent writer and speaker of. When you finish your degree you will be ready to head to the country of your choice and have your pick of any job you like, or stay in country as a translator or such with a company with stations abroad.

Example Jobs Abroad for Foreign Language Degree Holders
- Pharmaceutical Sales - Pfizer, Abbott, Bayer, etc all have global presence
- Public Relations/Marketing for companies with foreign presence - McDonald's, Pepsi, Red Bull, Levi's, The Gap, Exxon etc
- Journalism - editor, writer, advertising sales, design
- Internet - sales, design, infrastructure, management
- Teaching - English as a second language, elementary, high school, college & private tutoring
- Retail/Fashion - sales, management, merchandising, clothing design
- Restaurant/Hotel - bartender, catering sales, management, front desk, chef, maintenance
- U.S. Consulate/Government Service - office management, public relations, security, armed forces
- Travel Industry - tour host, driver, sales, management, customer service

Whatever language you choose to learn, a whole world will open up to you. Be it Chinese, Japanese, German or Spanish, or even a lesser used language like Romanian or Hungarian - the opportunities are endless once you start to learn. And once you've mastered a second language, picking up additional languages gets easier as you nurture these parts of your brain. So invest in yourself and your future - sign up for a foreign language class or degree program today.