CAREER EXPLORATION

This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Linguistics career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Linguistics alumni have studied.

To conduct more research, select National Resources are included at the bottom of the page. You can also schedule an appointment with an Exploratory Advisor or a Career Coach.

 

SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES

(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)

Audio Visual Specialist

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Varsity Crew Captain (four-year letter winner)

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President

UConn Representative for Big East Conference SAAC

President's Athletic Advisory Committee

Vice President’s Student Leadership Cabinet

Female Athletic Performance Committee

Legal Department Intern -- International Trade Compliance

 

SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

University of Connecticut, Linguistics Department

University of Connecticut, Student Union

On-campus research labs

Pi Beta Phi

Drop the Bass

UCONN Lions Club

Oak Hill Players

 

SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES

(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)

HR Representative

Marketing Coordinator

Paraprofessional

Recruiting Coordinator

Teacher

Therapeutic Support Staff

Legal Department Intern -- International Trade Compliance

Seasonal Resource Assistant

Principal Consultant for Data & Analysis

Account Executive, Associate Project Manager

Greater Philadelphia Area

Senior Scientist, Associate Scientist, Consultant

Business and Technology Consulting Analyst

Specialist, Strategy

Senior Associate, Strategy

Program Coordinator [Adult Transition & Program Services], Lead instructor, Applied behavior Analysis Instructor

Cashier, Produce, Grocery

 

SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES

(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)

Communications Manager

Corporate Communications Manager

Senior Communication Specialist

Vice President, Internal Communications & Talent Strategy

Senior Strategy Consultant

Education Specialist, Team leader

Director, Workforce Diversity

Senior Manager, Workforce Diversity & Inclusion

Manager, Employee Engagement and Inclusion, Executive Director, Internal Communications & Talent Strategy

Sr. Director, HR

Freelance Photography

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK

Bank of America

Boys & Girls Village

Cigna

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Creative Potential, LLC

Griswold Elementary School

Player 2 Studios

Success Academy Charter Schools

The Hartford

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Comcast Business

Deloitte

Poway Unified School District

Self-employed

Dave Braze Consulting

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Master of Arts (M.A.), Communications Disorders 

Master of Arts (M.A.), Concentrations

Master of Social Work (M.S.W)

Master of Science (M.S.), Education

Master of Science (M.S.), International relations and affairs

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Speech, Language, and Hearing Science

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED

Columbia Law School

Springfield College School of Social Work

University of Hartford

University of Massachusetts Amherst

City University of New York

University of Chicago

Saint Joseph's University

 

NATIONAL RESOURCES

For further insight into industry specifics, use O*NET, Vault, or LinkedIn search functions to locate more titles, alumni, and career options for this major. “What Can I do with this Major?” contains additional content, including professional associations and job boards. (Please note: internships and jobs on these sites do not necessarily reflect UConn students from this major).