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What you can do with a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature?
Proficiency in a foreign language can lead to careers in teaching at the high school and college level, translating, interpreting, and government positions.
International Organizations favor multi-lingual candidates in their recruiting. Similarly, in an economy driven by forces of Globalization, many businesses such as service industries (hotel, tourism industries), entertainment industries (films, radio, and sound production) require employees proficient in foreign languages.
Corporate offices with overseas accounts as well as not-for-profit non-governmental organizations often take into account foreign language proficiency in their hiring. Therefore foreign languages, notably in conjunction with another major or minor, will prove to be very useful to most students. Knowledge of a foreign language and culture can open the doors to an adventure-filled and rewarding life after college, both at home or abroad.
Graduates of this program have gone on to careers in:
Many students graduating from Plattsburgh State with a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature have gone on to master or doctoral programs at prestigious institutions. They and others have found satisfying careers in business, government, law, public relations, and education.
Recent graduates have found teaching positions in
- language institutes,
- high schools and colleges,
- and also careers in interesting fields outside of education, across the United States and in the European Community, South America, the Middle East, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
Plattsburgh State Career Development Center
Our Career Development Center provides services, resources, and programs designed to help students and alumni to better understand the career development process, and to enhance their professional preparation and employability. Visit the Career Development Center at Kehoe 202 or call 564-2071 to explore professional opportunities, and lay plans for your career after Plattsburgh State.
Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
For more information about the Foreign Languages and Literature program at Plattsburgh State please contact
Dr. Jean Ouedraogo, Chair
Associate Professor
Office : Champlain Valley Hall 315
Phone: (518) 564-3833
E-mail: jean.ouedraogo@plattsburgh.edu
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
Champlain Valley Hall 311
Plattsburgh, NY 12901