Graduate Destinations
How does a degree in the Languages and Cultures of South Asia help with my career?
The department of Languages and Cultures of South Asia equips students with linguistic and cultural expertise along with a portfolio of widely transferable skills that employers seek. These include 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 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:
- Aviva: Insurance Advisor
- Ampersand: Consultant
- Barclays Capital: Analyst
- Eros International Plc.: Executive Vice President
- Future Leaders: School Network Officer
- Sparex: Quality Controller
- Climatechange.org: Intern
- Child in Need Institute (India): Intern
- First Conferences: International Marketing Executive
- Voyage Care: Support Worker
- Freelance Yoga Teacher
- Essex College: PGCE English Teaching
- King's College London: Accelerated Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing Studies
- British Wheel of Yoga: BWY Diploma Course Leader Training
- SOAS: MA Global Cinema & the Transcultural
- College of Law: Graduate Diploma in Law
- German Political Institute: Diplomatic Assistant
- Victoria & Albert Museum: Information Volunteer
- Blink Films: Researcher
- Bobbi Bear and Kids Company: Child Safety Officer
- Vestey Foods: Commercial Assistant
- Capita Education: Politics Teacher
- Freelance Translator: Freelance Interpreter
- BBC Worldwide: Media Coordinator
- John Hopkins University: Programme Coordinator
- Article 19: Project Manager
- La Rouche: Social Innovation
- Asia House: Programme Assistant
- Spink: Numismatist - Consultant
- Liberal Democrats: Research Assistant to MP
- BBC: Senior Broadcast Journalist
- QE School, Barnet: Teacher of Modern Languages
- BBC World Service: Broadcast Journalist
- Hamlyn: Editor
- University of Oxford: Research Fellow
- Open University: Associate Lecturer
- Audley Travel: India Specialist
- St. James Independent Schools: Sanskrit Teacher
- INSEAD: MBA Business & Management
- SOAS: PhD India-German Co-productions 1924-1939
DLHE Statistics
The chart above shows that SOAS Languages and Cultures of South Asia graduates are very employable. Graduate Destination Surveys from 2004-2011 show that 86% 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: India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
- For more information about careers, visit Careers Tagged
Relevant Links
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Asia Web Guide
- Africa & Asia Venture
- Pakistan Britain Trade and Investment Forum (PBTIF)
- IndiaMart
- Monster India
- Placement India
- Times Jobs & Careers in India
- Jobs in Bangladesh
- Info Nepal
- Jobs Nepal.com
- Bhutan Portal
- Sri Lanka Jobs
- Sri Lanka Job Bank
- Job Maldives
