<p>Is this major worthless? Or is there something marketable about it. Say, if it is combined with a French major, and a bunch of computer science classes.</p>
<p>Or what about double major in French/Computer Science, and taking as many Arabic classes as possible?</p>
<p>I advised my son to do the latter if he is really interested in Arabic. He is very fluent in French going into freshman year at W & M, and he will be in French 305 due to scoring 5 on the French AP test. So he really wants to major in French, but wants to combine it with other stuff he is interested in as well.</p>
<p>It's not worthless. He could plan to work in the UN, NGOs, WHO, WBO, or a think tank. I myself am majoring in International studies/Global studies and Public Health. Also, I'm studying Chinese and French.</p>
<p>I tried to talk him into Chinese, they are the real threat to us, if you want to look at it from that perspective. The Arabs are not a big threat really. I support him in whatever he decides.</p>
<p>My dad more or less made me major in accounting, and I hate it even though I support my family on it.</p>
<p>I have sworn to support my kids, no matter how wacky I think they are in their choices.</p>