Overview
Film and Television Studies and Modern Languages is offered widely in the UK, so the useful comparison is between departments rather than between countries. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.
Teaching in Languages and Area Studies lets you specialise in a period, an author or a region in the later stages.
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Careers opportunities
Very few graduates are employed to translate full time, and the ones who are usually specialise in law, medicine or technology as well. What the market actually buys is a second language attached to another skill, so the strongest destinations pair the language with commerce, policy or teaching.
Roles graduates go into
- Translator or interpreter
- Localisation specialist
- International account or project manager
- Language teacher
- Policy or research officer
- Communications officer
Where they work
- Translation and localisation agencies
- International companies and their export teams
- Government departments and diplomatic services
- Language schools and universities
- Publishing and media
After the course
For translators, membership of the Chartered Institute of Linguists or the ITI. For teachers, a recognised teaching qualification on top of the degree.