Linguistics majors cultivate skills that are exceptionally well suited to the 21st-century workforce. Our Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics equips you with marketable expertise in communication, logic and information structure, qualifying you for jobs in up-and-coming sectors such as artificial intelligence, speech recognition and data science. In addition, linguistics majors excel at writing, research and team collaboration, while gaining specialized knowledge for linguistics careers such as speech language pathology, English language instruction, psychology, and other social science fields. Whatever direction your career takes, our linguistics degree provides you with versatility and technological fluency that have value in nearly every industry.
Linguistics majors cultivate skills that are exceptionally well suited to the 21st-century workforce. Our Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics equips you with marketable expertise in communication, logic and information structure, qualifying you for jobs in up-and-coming sectors such as artificial intelligence, speech recognition and data science. In addition, linguistics majors excel at writing, research and team collaboration, while gaining specialized knowledge for linguistics careers such as speech language pathology, English language instruction, psychology, and other social science fields. Whatever direction your career takes, our linguistics degree provides you with versatility and technological fluency that have value in nearly every industry.
Because of our location, Oakland’s linguistics major offers excellent opportunities for emerging careers in linguistics. Southeast Michigan is a hub of innovation in technologies that require linguistics expertise, including artificial intelligence, voice recognition and natural-language-based computing.
Linguistics majors enter the workforce with very broad career options. A degree in linguistics offers excellent preparation for jobs in speech language pathology, a rapidly growing and high-paying sector. Linguistics expertise is also in high demand among high-tech employers such as computer software companies, e-commerce firms, and website developers. Other attractive careers in linguistics include teaching English as a second language (TESL), audiology and foreign language translation.
Graduates of Oakland’s linguistics program have gone on to careers in fields such as:
The linguistics degree begins with five core courses that cover fundamental subjects such as syntax, phonology, and semantics. Linguistics majors also must study a foreign language or American Sign Language (ASL) and complete a required capstone course.
The remaining credits in the linguistics major consist of elective courses, with options covering a diverse range of subjects. Some examples include:
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