The career opportunities for graduates with a BA in Applied Languages are very diverse. Depending on where your interests and strengths lie, you can gain a foothold in a wide range of areas. Whether you work as a mediator or translator between cultures and languages, as a communicator in the international business world, as a designer of visual user interfaces, as a writer of user manuals, as a usability expert, as a subtitler of films and television programmes or as a translation project manager – your primary role is to ensure understanding and communication.

An interview with BA programme co-director Anna-Katharina Pantli, videos featuring our graduates (in German only) and the career profiles on our blog give you an idea of the range of career opportunities available.

Apart from opening the door to a wide range of professions, a BA in Applied Languages allows you to pursue specialised postgraduate studies by completing a Master’s degree or continuing education programme. The School of Applied Linguistics offers the following options:

• MA in Applied Linguistics, with specialisations in Professional Translation, Conference Interpreting or Organisational Communication.
• Continuing education programmes in various (specialised) fields.

You can also complete a Master’s degree in the field of language and communication at a different university here or abroad.