Careers
Careers with Global Media and Languages BA
The programme is a response to the international demand for expert communicators, able to engage critically and creatively with the cultural, political, and aesthetic impact of media and communication on our interconnected, multilingual world. Studies of graduate employability repeatedly stress the career value of language degrees, which provide graduates with international experience and enhance cultural awareness, helping them to develop flexibility, resilience and resourcefulness.
As well as developing high-level mastery of the chosen target language, graduates of this programme will also have: an interdisciplinary understanding of how cultural and creative industries operate; an interdisciplinary understanding of the target cultures; critical, analytical, and interpersonal skills; independent thought and self-motivation.
You’ll graduate prepared for careers in areas including:
- media and communications
- marketing and digital media
- film and television
- creative industries and cultural organisations
- international organisations
- policy and think tanks
- translation and interpreting
- education and research
- business and finance
- law conversion pathways
You’ll also develop transferable skills in:
- cross-cultural communication
- digital communication
- research and analysis
- critical thinking
- collaboration and presentation
- language fluency