Language is fundamental to the human experience. Through study of how language works, students make contact with fundamental philosophical, socio-cultural, and psychological questions about what it means to be human. Linguistics students also gain the analytical tools of empirical science including the ability to break complex problems into components with tractable solutions and to evaluate theories on the basis of empirical facts. These skills prepare students for success in post-graduate studies and careers in research, analytics, business and law.

As a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Linguistics, you will be prepared for work in a range of professions where linguistics skills are required. You may work in government or non-government organisations and community-based industries, environmental education, information technology and the media, entertainment, industries, or social policy development. Possible job titles include administrator, writer/author, diplomat, cultural and public policy analyst/advisor, researcher, historian, editor, academic, consultant in media/advertising/film production, consultant in machine-human interface systems, consultant in communication interface systems, and interpreters and translators (with further training to obtain relevant accreditation).