Graduate Destinations
How does a degree in the Languages and Cultures of South East Asia help with my career?
With a degree in Languages and Cultures of South East Asia from SOAS, students gain 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 seek 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 South East Asia 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:
- SCB Partners: Research Executive
- Deloitte: Audit Associate
- Suan Dusit Rajabhat University: University Lecturer
- British Council: Teaching Assistant
- Medical Defence Union: Correspondence Officer
- SOAS: Vietnamese Teacher
- Penhaligons: Account Manager
- Human Rights Watch: Intern
- Migrant Helpline: Case Worker
- UCL: MA Film Studies
- University of Pedagogy in Vietnam: PhD Cultural Studies
- Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok: MA Asian Languages
- SOAS: MA Social Anthropology
- University of Cambridge: MSc Development Economics
- Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau: Business Development Executive
- Self-Employed Journalist
- Yunnan Local Government: Intern
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies: Research Associate
- Thamassat University: Lecturer
- Odgers Ray and Berndtson: Associate Consultant
- Samvo Entertainment: Trader
- Taiwan Foundation for Democracy: Researcher
- University of the Philippines: Assistant Professor
- OFGEM: Communications
- Wycombe Abbey School: Teacher
- Indonesian Embassy: Speech Writer & Researcher for Ambassador
- SOAS: PhD History - Colonial History & Politics
DLHE Statistics
The chart above shows that SOAS Languages and Cultures of South East Asia 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.
Further information about DLHE is available on the Careers Service website.
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: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
- For more information about careers, visit Careers Tagged
