The Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Languages and their Literatures trains students to access various professional sectors in the world of work, providing them with knowledge, skills and abilities that enable them to work and allow them to adapt dynamically to any professional environment, as they have adequate and competent training for this and have worked on the different skills required in the BA program.
In general terms, the frequent areas of professional opportunities for Graduates in Modern Languages and their Literatures are:
- Teaching modern languages and their literatures, mainly German, French or Italian, together with other languages chosen as minor studies.
- Research in both the language and literature of the different languages of the degree in which the students have been trained.
- Cultural management in administration or private companies.
- Linguistic and cultural consultancy in public or private entities, such as administrations, publishing houses, companies, etc.
In relation to teaching in modern languages and literature, the BA Degree provides direct access to the University Master’s Degree in Secondary Education Teaching, which complements their training and enables them to teach in compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, in its different courses and levels, as well as in the training of adults and professionals. As far as this teaching field is concerned, the students are highly prepared in all related aspects: preparation of syllabuses, organisation of assessment, innovative teaching-learning methodologies, use of ICT for the benefit of teaching. Therefore, their training is highly suitable for teaching at any level and for students of all educational levels and characteristics.
The Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Languages and their Literatures provides students who wish to start out in the field of research in languages and literatures with knowledge and skills, having achieved an excellent knowledge and good training in the languages and their literatures, including experimental methodologies of qualitative and quantitative analysis, which allows them to start their research career. In addition, they can complete their training with the Master’s Degree in Research in Languages and Literatures, to which they also have direct access.
Regarding professional opportunities in the field of cultural management, their scope of action can be broad and varied as cultural managers, organisers and promoters in different areas of knowledge: museums, libraries, tourism, town councils, etc.
Finally, about linguistic consultancy, their field of activity is developed in sectors such as public administration, private enterprise or in publishing houses where grammatical correction, philological editing of texts, knowledge of literatures and cultural intermediation are relevant.
Graduates in Modern Languages and their Literatures, together with the complementary master’s degree chosen according to their interests, can direct their professional future towards a variety of professional activities related to the four axes outlined above. In addition, the Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Languages and their Literatures provides a solid basis for professional development in the field of literary creation, opening up new career paths.
