Graduate Destinations
How does a degree in the Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East help with my career?
A degree in Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East from SOAS equips students with competency in language skills and intercultural awareness and understanding. Graduates leave SOAS with linguistic and cultural expertise along with a portfolio of widely transferable skills which employers including written and oral communication skills; attention to detail; analytical and problem solving skills; and the ability to research, amass and order information from a variety of sources
Former Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East students have gone on to employment in a range of professional roles in business and public sectors, as well as continuing in the field of research either at SOAS or other institutions
Destinations of recent graduates from this department immediately after graduation include:
- Ecotec: Translator
- Al Arabiya: Research Assistant
- Wyzil Primary School: Primary Assistant Teacher
- Rabbani Project: Community Worker
- European Council on Foreign Relations: Program Officer
- Al Jazeera: Teacher
- Qatas Commercial Court: Consultant
- Sky News: Head Producer
- Fire Service College: Interpretor
- Aga Khan University: Cataloguer
- The Ma'an News Agency: English Editor & Jerusalem Correspondent
- BBC World Service: Journalist
- Forum Against Islamophobia & Racism: Media Research Worker
- Syrian Airlines: Accountant
- Latvian Embassy: Cultural Attache
- Ways in Peace: Research Assistant
- Israel Nachrichten: Editor
- Mandani High School: Arabic Teacher
- United Nations: Arabic Translator
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Analyst
- Al-Jazeera English: Producer
- HH Saudi Marketing and Research: Media Researcher
- SOAS: MA Arabic
- SOAS: International Studies and Dipomacy
- Tel Aviv University: Law
- Azhar University: Kuran and Tasir
- University of Leiden, Holland: MA Philosophy
- University of Southern Denmark: MA Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies
- SOAS: MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- King's College London: Geopolitics, Territory and Security
- SOAS: MA Anthropological Research Methods
- King's College London: PGCE Religious Education
DLHE Statistics
The chart above shows that SOAS Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East graduates are very employable. Graduate Destination Surveys from 2004-2011 show that 89% of graduates who could be surveyed are either in work, further study, work and study or volunteering.
What do Graduates do?
- SOAS Alumni Spotlight
- Prospects: What do graduates do
- What London Graduates do
- London Graduates Idea Generator
Job Profiles and Careers Information
- Occupational profiles for 600 career areas on Prospects
- Postgraduate study information and database on Prospects
- Country profiles: Israel, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and United Arab Emirates
- For more information about careers, visit Careers Tagged
Relevant Links
- Directory of Development Organisations
- Arab World Online
- Arab-British Chamber of Commerce
- The Emirates Network
- Bahrain Chamber of Commerce
- British Business Forum Oman
- Saudi Arabia Information Centre
- World Education Service
- Department for International Development
- Middle East Careers
- British Iranian Chamber of Commerce
- Job search in Israel
- Jobs in Dubai
- Jobs in Eqypt
- Arab Recruit
- Gulf Jobs
- Times Jobs & Careers in the Gulf
