Linguistics Graduate Destinations
A degree in Linguistics from SOAS gives students the ability to engage in analytical thought, to carry out research-like work on unfamiliar data and to control and understand the use of language. It provides students with a portfolio of widely transferable skills which employers seek including the ability to transcribe and analyse language; to present linguistic data in different formats and research analysis techniques. Graduates from the Linguistics department have found that their language skills are in demand from a wide variety of organisations.
Who do graduates work for?
SOAS Linguistic graduates have gone on to employment in a range of professional roles in both business and public sectors, such as national governments in many parts of the world, international organisations, and development agencies, educational and cultural establishments, non-governmental organisations, and academia, various United Nations organisations, publishing and media organisations.
Destination of 2016 graduates (Undergraduates)
All undergraduate students are contacted 6 months after graduation to find out what they were doing - working, studying or something else, such as travelling.
Example employers
| Blue Square Marketing |
| British Airways (BA) |
| Cratus Communications |
| Korea Trade Centre (KOTRA) |
| Rehash Studios |
Example occupations
| Assistant Manager |
| Communications Intern |
| Freelance Software Engineer |
| Marketing Campaigning Officer |
| Recruitment Co-ordinators |
Destinations of 2016 graduates (postgraduates)
All postgraduate students are contacted 6 months after graduation to find out what they were doing - working, studying or something else, such as travelling.
Example employers
| International Finance News | Precise Media |
| Japan Centre | Prince Sultan University College for Women |
| King Saud University | Selby District Council |
| Ministry of Defence (MoD | Timor Aid |
| Minority Rights Group | Zhejiang Normal University |
Example occupations
| Graduate Teaching Assistant | Policy Officer |
| Immigrations Adviser | Post-doctoral Researcher |
| Lecturer in Translation | Project Assistant |
| Media Analyst | Public Relations (PR) Account Executive |
| News Reporters | Senior Strategy Officer |
What do graduates do
Job Profiles and Careers Information
- Occupational profiles for 600 career areas on Prospects
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Relevant Organisations
- The Chartered Institute of Linguists
- The Institute of Translation and Interpreting
- The Association of Translation Companies
- The International Association of Conference Interpreters
- Civil Service Jobs Online
- BBC World Service
- National Centre for Languages
- Directorate General for Interpretation
- Directorate General for Translation (DGT)
- EU Careers
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR)
- National Languages Strategy
- National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI)