Language, Culture, and Society - BA

The Linguistics Department's major in Language, Culture & Society and the minor in Sociocultural Linguistics are interdisciplinary degrees that focus on language in its social and cultural context, combining aspects of sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, communication, and related fields. We especially recommend them if you’re planning to pursue a graduate degree related to language, culture, and society and if you’re interested in careers that connect to these topics.

• Education (K-12 and higher education)

• Media and technology

• Nonprofit organizations

• Linguistic Anthropology

• Education

• Social Work

• A number of our alums have exciting careers in the tech industry, which is eager for our students' sociocultural linguistic expertise

• Because our program is interdisciplinary, students can pursue graduate school in many different fields

• Sociology

• Anthropology

• Educational Studies

• Ethnic Studies (American Indian and Indigenous Studies, Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Chicana/o Studies, )

• Feminist Studies

• Social justice

• Intersectionality

• Racial justice

• Gender

• Social media

https://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu

https://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/undergrad

Society for Linguistic Anthropology: https://www.linguisticanthropology.org