Careers and Opportunities with Linguistics Degrees
(COLD) Series
Presented by the LSU, the COLD Series (Careers and Opportunities with Linguistics Degrees) aims to inform students about various paths available with their Linguistics degree, via presentations by Â鶹ÊÓƵalums who have faced the same questions and uncertainties that current students are facing.
Additionally, the LSU works to draw attention to other Â鶹ÊÓƵevents of relevance to career pathways for LING students, such as the Workshops & Events series presented by Career and Volunteer Services.
See also the department's Linguistics Careers webpage to explore options based on your unique talents and perspective.
COLD 2025
This edition of COLD (see video below) featured , Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathologist, and , Scoring Specialist for language proficiency exams. Michelle and Linh shared career advice and insight into the skills and experience needed for their career paths. Learn more about this edition.
Emerge 2021
For the Emerge Â鶹ÊÓƵ2021 career event, this student-run organization provided free online workshops covering skills that employers want in graduates. Subjects included many topics relevant to Linguistics students, ranging from UI/UX design to digital marketing to financial literacy. Learn more about the event.
Career Event Series 2020: Interpretation and Translation
This event series discussed career pathways such as foreign language interpretation, medical translation, legal translation, and the many benefits of multilingualism for your career. Learn more.
COLD 2019
This edition of the Careers and Opportunities with Linguistics Degrees (COLD) Series was a panel event featuring five speakers with careers in industries such as translation, security and intelligence, computational linguistics and accessibility services. Learn more about this edition.
