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Careers in Curriculum

Modern Languages

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Modern Languages

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What do Modern Languages graduates do?

Teaching professional is the top job held by modern languages graduates in employment in the UK.

Other jobs in the top ten include:

business, research and administrative professionals, sales, marketing and related associate professionals, artistic, literary and media occupations, finance professionals, welfare and housing associate professionals, business associate professionals and media professionals.

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Modern Languages as a Career

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Typical Employers

Some modern language graduates work on a self-employed basis as interpreters or translators. However, many others are employed by companies who trade or offer services internationally, or to non-English speaking customers and suppliers.

Language graduates are therefore employed by a wide variety of employers and sectors, including:

  • business services
  • charity work
  • engineering
  • media
  • museums and libraries
  • public administration
  • teaching
  • tourism
  • transport and logistics.

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Jobs related to a Modern Languages Degree

Job profile examples including Labour Market Information click on links below:

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Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here:

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Modern Languages Degree

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Studying a Modern Languages develops skills in:

Studying a modern language degree will help you to develop good oral and written communication skills, and will also enable you to:

  • effectively gather, assess and interpret information
  • lead and participate in discussions and groups
  • organise your workload to meet deadlines
  • develop opinions and propose ideas
  • read pages of text and pick out the essential points.

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Why study Modern Languages