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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

French connects you to the world.
French is a global language spoken on five continents by more than 200 million people in 43 different countries. French is one of the official languages in Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and Canada, Cleveland's “neighbor” and most important international trading partner. Knowledge of French prepares students to compete in the global economy and enhances career opportunities in many fields.

Cleveland's French connections.
French was integral to Cleveland's past and plays an important role in the city's present. The French were the first to explore the Great Lakes region. Today, Cleveland has an active French American Chamber of Commerce, attesting to the many business links between our city and France. Cleveland is home to an active French-speaking community including a large number of international students on the Cleveland State University campus. French music, art, theatre, film and opera are a regular part of the city's rich art scene.

Cleveland State University's French connections.
In addition to our major and minor programs in French, proficiency in French may be a required component for majors in music, art history, international relations and international business. The University has an active French club, and our library is home to the Lafayette archive, an important microfilm collection of more than 25,000 documents, attesting to the historic links between our country and France. Cleveland State offers year-long and summer study abroad opportunities with our partner schools in France. Internship possibilities in France are available for students studying French through the James J. Nance College of Business Administration, and for those interested in teaching English in French schools. Our College of Education and Human Services offers a M.Ed. with a specialization in French

Visit CSU's French Department's website for more information

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RELATED CAREER TITLES

• FBI Agent
• Investment Analyst
• Advertising Manager
• Filmmaker
• Journalist
• Advertising
• Copywriter
• Finance Director
• Laboratory Technician
• Air Traffic
• Assistant
• Financial Planning
• Associate Lawyer
• Archivist Foreign Diplomat
• Library Technician
• Art Dealer Foreign Correspondent Linguist
• Auditor Foreign Exchange Trader
• Media Specialist
• Banking
• Correspondent Foreign Service Officer
• Missionary Bilingual Officers/Clerks and
• Tellers Foreign Service Peacekeeper Multi-Lingual Port
• Receptionist
• Bilingual Educator
• Foreign Service Specialist
• Museum Curator
• Bookkeeper
• Foreign Social Worker
• Musician
• Civil Service Employee
• Fund-Raiser
• National Security Agent
• Commercial Loan Officer
• Human Resources Director
• Negotiator
• Computer Systems Designer Importer/Exporter
• Overseas Personnel Manager Consultant
• Intelligence Researcher
• Overseas Plant Manager
• Copywriter Intelligence
• Specialist Paralegal Court Interpreter
• International Account Manager
• Peace Corps Volunteer
• Cultural Attaché

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RELATED MAJOR SKILLS

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CAREER PLANNING LINKS

• Careers in Foreign Languages
  http://www.oswego.edu/student/career/careersin/foreign.html
• International Careers Page http://www.duke.edu/~lpmaskel/international_page.html
• International Career Resources http://www.duke.edu/~lpmaskel/intl_general.html
• Department of State :  http://www.state.gov/employment/
• Best Bets for Working Abroad http://www.uci.edu/~cie/iop/work.html
• Careers in foreign language (from Stanford University)
  http://www.samford.edu/schools/artsci/wlc/career.htm
• Associations & Organizations:
  Foreign Language Associations (links to associations)
  http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Language/DF_lang_assn.shtml
• American Translators Association  http://www.atanet.org/bin/view.pl/181.html
• Modern Language Association  http://www.mla.org/
• American Association for Applied Linguistics  http://www.aaal.org/
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages  http://www.actfl.org/

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