French
UNB’s Department of French offers a variety of courses in literature, linguistics, oral communication, and expository writing.
What Can You Be With a Major in French?
A major does not dictate your career; it provides you with invaluable skills and knowledge that you can apply to many areas of life and work. Here are some the careers you may want to consider pursuing with your major:
- Bilingual
- Public Relations/Information Specialist
- Writer/Editor
- Radio/Television/Government Researcher
- Civil Servant
- Search for Careers for more career possibilities
With additional education/training…
- Teacher/Professor
- Speech Pathologist
- Translator
- Interpreter
- Librarian
- Publicist
- Civil Servant
Where Can You Work?
- Language Institutes
- Elementary/High Schools
- Universities and Colleges
- Government Agencies
- International Development Agencies
- Publishing Companies
- Advertising/Marketing Agencies
What Skills Can You Develop?
An Arts degree helps you develop transferable, functional skills such as writing, critical thinking and communication skills that employers and most work situations require. Concentrating your studies in a major allows you to gain specific transferable skills, such as those below, which are attractive to particular employers and industries.
- Becoming fluent in French
- Arguing logically
- Writing clearly
- Reading analytically
- Thinking creatively
- Summarizing effectively
- Listening analytically
- Oral presentation skills
- Evaluating ideas and presentations
- Translating written material
- Understanding and interacting effectively with diverse populations
- Adjusting to new environments
- Research/Editing skills
Professional Associations
Professional associations can be a great way to meet, learn from and network with professionals in your field of interest. Some associations offer student memberships, often at a reduced rate. Below is a sample of professional associations you can explore.
- Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
- Association des professeurs des littératures acadienne et québécoise de l’Atlantique
Contact the Department
UNB Department of French
Tilley Hall, Room 231
University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 4400
Fredericton NB E3B 5A3
