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Your major helps you develop knowledge, skills and abilities that employers seek.
To identify additional skills and abilities you have developed through your coursework, activities and work, consider using the reflection worksheets (accessible via B.hired > Resources) and/or Type Focus (accessible via B.hired > Resources).
Internships
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Just log on with your UNET ID and use the advanced search to search internships by major.
Language and Linguistics
Overview
First Destination Data
Alumni Career Paths
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Sample of Occupations
Internships
Language and Linguistics Web Sites
Graduate School Information
Overview
The Language and Linguistics Program is designed to offer students multiple perspectives on the study of language: as a universal cognitive faculty, as an interactive mechanism for human development and for constructing social identities, as a spoken and written medium for cultural expression, and as an object and means of philosophical reflection.
Majors find that their Language and Linguistics background serves them well in preparation for a diverse variety of graduate and professional careers. Previous majors have had profound influence on fields as diverse as philosophy, psychology, anthropology, computer science, and linguistics.
First Destination Data
The Hiatt Center is pleased to provide a list of organizations, titles and fields of alumni who majored in your discipline. Click here to download a sortable spreadsheet listing the first destination graduate programs and employment opportunities that Language and Linguistics alumni from the classes of 2008-2012 secured within six months of graduation.
The diverse list is indicative of the wealth of transferable skills students cultivate as a Language and Linguistics major at Brandeis.
Language and Linguistics Alumni
The Hiatt Center is pleased to provide a list of organizations, titles and fields of alumni who majored in your discipline. The list represents a wide array of professions, which is indicative of the wealth of transferable skills students cultivate as a Language and Linguistics major at Brandeis.
| Year |
Company |
Title |
Industry |
| 1999 | Marymount Manhattan College | Admissions Advisor | Education, Higher |
| 1999 | Comverse Technology | Engineering Linguist | Other |
| 2000 | Prague Open Jewish Community | Religious Education Director | Religion |
| 2000 | Verizon | Usability Engineer | Engineering |
| 2001 | Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts | Attorney | Law |
| 2001 | The Talent Group | Actress | Media and Entertainment |
| 2005 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Business Development Specialist | Consumer and Industrial Products |
| 2005 | Roundabout Theatre Company | Special Events Assistant | Arts |
| 2006 | Solomon Schechter School of Westchester | Teacher | Education, PreK-12 |
| 2007 | Rosie’s Place | Public Policy Coordinator | Social Services |
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Your program of study at Brandeis University provides both field-specific knowledge and a broad range of transferable skills, abilities and knowledge that are sought after by all employers in all fields and enhance your experience and success in the world of work. To identify additional skills and abilities you have developed through coursework, activities and work, take TypeFocus.
Internships
In addition to you coursework, internships can be extremely beneficial as you develop academic and professional skills. The Brandeis Internship Exchange is an easy and convenient online tool for you to find and share real internship opportunities. Just log on with your UNET ID and use the advanced search to identify majors' internships.