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Hello Sir, I have completed English honors and now I have taken admission in MA Linguistics. I wanted to ask that to be in educational sectors can degree in Linguistics can be helpful as I have done my B.Ed also? Please guide me in reference to this as soon as possible.

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. If you are interested in linguistics and want to make a career in teaching profession in linguistics, then M.A (Linguistics) is better study option as you have completed B.Ed. You can also choose the specialization in which you are most interested and make a career in that. Most institutes offer admission based on performance of candidates in entrance exam.

M.A (Linguistics) Eligibility
You must have passed bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate from a recognized university.

M.A.(Linguistics) Specializations
- General Linguistics and General Phonetics
- Phonology, Morphology, Syntax and Semantics
- Historical Linguistics
- Indo-European Linguistics
- Indo-Aryan Linguistics
- Socio-linguistics
- Field Methods
- Compative Grammar of the Persian Languages
- Advanced Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Austro-Asiatic
- Advanced Linguistics and Trends in Modern Linguistics

Top Institutes Offering M.A. (Linguistics)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
- Bananas Hindu University, Varanasi
- North Eastern Hill University, Shillong
- Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
- Manipur University, Imphal
- Jadavpur University, Kolkata
- Barkatullah University
- Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
- Delhi University, Delhi
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra
- Calcutta University, Kolkata

Career Scope
After completion of M.A. (Linguistics), Various Job profiles are available such as Linguist, Editor, Proof Reader, Dictionary Compiler, Speech Therapist, Speech Trainer, Lecturer etc.

Employment Areas
- Media Organizations
- Media Transcriptions
- Government Language Departments
- Corporate Communication
- Journalism
- Call Centres
- Hospitals
- News and Media
- Advertising Agencies
- Speech and Language Therapy Centres