French and Italian

Dartmouth Alums With This Major

• International Consultant and Project Manager for funding and scale-up within and across developing countries, World Bank
  (Dartmouth '85)
• Analyst, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
  (NY, Dartmouth '02)
• Communications Assistant, National Football League
  (NY, Dartmouth '06)
• Television Writer Producer, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
  (CA, Dartmouth '60)
• Marriage and Family Therapist, Christian Counseling Center
  (CT, Dartmouth '77)
• Senior Scholar, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
  (CA, Dartmouth '80)
• Chef & Caterer, Garnish
  (OH, Dartmouth '88)
• School Library Media Specialist, Hendrick Hudson High School
  (NY, Dartmouth '89)
• Product Manager, Nihon L'Oreal
  (Japan, Dartmouth '03)
• Curator, Giuliano Gori
  (Italy, Dartmouth '86)
• Major Gifts Officer, WGBH Educational Foundation
  (MA, Dartmouth '95)
• U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, U.S. State Department
  (Dartmouth '73)

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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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