French and Italian

Dartmouth Alums With This Major

• Presidential Teaching Fellow and Senior Resident Assistant, Boston University
  (MA, Dartmouth '00)
• Founder and Software Engineer, Evolvis Corporation
  (CA, Dartmouth '99)
• Country Manager, ShopStyle, Sugar Publishing
  (CA, Dartmouth '03)
• Executive Director, New England Citizens for Right to Work
  (MA, Dartmouth '03)
• Manager of Publisher Solutions, Google
  (NY, Dartmouth '05)
• Account Manager, Facebook
  (NY, Dartmouth '05)
• Manager of Corporate Communications, NFL
  (NY, Dartmouth '06)
• Associate, J. P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
  (NY, Dartmouth '07)
• Manager, Membership and Events, Italy-America Chamber of Commerce
  (NY, Dartmouth '99)
• Teacher, Self-Employed
  (ITALY, Dartmouth '98)
• Senior Associate, The Parthenon Group
  (MA, Dartmouth '10)

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Major Description

The department offers students a choice between five majors - French, French Studies, Italian, Italian Studies, and Romance Languages (French) - and a broad range of concentrations within these majors such as Medieval and Renaissance Literatures and Cultures; 17th-18th Century Literatures and Cultures; 19th-20th Century Literatures and Cultures; French and Italian Cultural Studies; and Francophone or Italophone Literature.

Skills Acquired

What is this?

• Critical Thinking
• Cultural Competency & Adaptability
• Creativity and Creative Initiative
• Research Skills
• Oral & Written Communication

Possible Career Paths

• Government
• Arts, Media, Entertainment
• Industry and Commerce
• Travel and Tourism
• Interpretation/Translation
• Service and Education

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