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These degree profiles look at potential jobs, key skills & atributes, associations & professional development and great books which relate to each degree and its potential career path.

Linguistics and Language

Linguistics and Language provides a foundation in analyzing how language functions and evolves, while strengthening your analytical abilities and communication skills.

Key Skills & Knowledge

Language Analysis & Structure: Understanding of phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and morphology; ability to analyze how languages are formed, structured, and interpreted.

Cross-Cultural & Intercultural Communication: Awareness of cultural diversity in language use; sensitivity to how language shapes identity and interaction.

Research & Data Interpretation Skills: Experience collecting linguistic data, using evidence-based research methods, evaluating patterns in language, and presenting findings clearly.

Critical & Analytical Thinking: Ability to identify patterns, evaluate linguistic arguments, interpret language behavior, and assess how language is used in social contexts.

Second Language Competency: Development of proficiency in at least one language other than English, including sound systems, grammar, and vocabulary.

Written & Verbal Communication Skills: Clear articulation of complex language concepts; ability to explain linguistic ideas to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Problem-Solving & Pattern Recognition: Applying logic to decode language patterns; recognizing systematic structures in spoken and written communication.

Academic Writing & Editing Skills: Ability to summarize research, organize arguments, synthesize multiple sources, and edit for clarity and precision.

Sample Job Titles

Please note some of these positions may require further training, certification or education. Check out the occupational profiles to review the full details for the occupations that interest you at alis.alberta.ca/occinfo

  • Academic Advisor (Languages/Linguistics focus)

  • Accessibility & Inclusive Communication Specialist

  • Applied Linguist

  • Artificial Intelligence Specialist

  • Bilingual Program Coordinator

  • Computational Linguist

  • Corpus Linguist

  • Cross-Cultural Communication Consultant

  • Curriculum Developer

  • Educational Technologist

  • Editor / Proofreader

  • ESL Instructor

  • Foreign Service Officer

  • Language Consultant

  • Language Data Analyst

  • Language Tester 

  • Lexicographer

  • Linguistic Anthropologist

  • Phonetics Researcher

  • Policy Analyst

  • Research Coordinator

  • Sociolinguistics Researcher

  • Speech Language Assistant

  • Technical Writer

  • Terminologist

  • Textbook Developer

  • Translator

Potential Industries

  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

  • Bilingual Education

  • Communications

  • Computational Linguistics

  • Consulting Firms

  • Cross-Cultural Communication

  • Data Science & Language Technology

  • Digital Humanities

  • Education

  • Government Departments

  • Healthcare (Speech & Language Services)

  • Immigration & Refugee Services

  • International Organizations

  • Language Assessment & Testing

  • Language Documentation & Revitalization

  • Language Schools

  • Lexicography & Dictionary Publishing

  • Media & Publishing (TV, print, radio, digital)

  • Museums and Heritage

  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)

  • Oil & Gas

  • Non-Profits & NGOs

  • Policy & Research Institutes

  • Post-Secondary Institutions

  • Public Relations

  • Speech & Hearing Sciences

  • Technology Companies

  • Tourism & Cultural Exchange

  • UX Design & Voice Technology

Key Contacts

Faculty Contact

Arts Students' Centre
Social Sciences Building, SS102
T: 403.220.3580
E: ascarts@ucalgary.ca
W: arts.ucalgary.ca/advising

Clubs on Campus: 

French Centre

Centre for Career & Personal Development
MacEwan Student Centre, Room 188
T: 403.220.8020
E: csstdnt@ucalgary.ca
W: ucalgary.ca/careers

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