Educational Program "Applied Linguistics" is a specialty for those who love languages, computer technology, and want to work in the field of the future. It combines foreign languages, IT, artificial intelligence, translation, media, and communications. You will learn not just to communicate in two European languages and program in Python, but you will also be able to work with language on a professional level in the digital world.
The goal of study is to train a specialist who is equally fluent in foreign languages and programming languages, as well as capable of working in a technological environment. We will teach you mathematical modeling of language, automatic text processing, corpus linguistics, and computer lexicography. You will master Python, SQL, regular expressions, and computer-assisted translation tools (CAT-tools). You will learn how to work with languages professionally: communicate fluently in English/German with international clients; translate and localize texts and digital products; process any texts and create content in different languages; conduct business correspondence correctly; skillfully create websites, and more. The "Applied Linguistics" specialty is a combination of humanities knowledge and digital skills that are highly in demand in the modern world.
Your superpower: in the age of artificial intelligence, your professional arsenal of skills and qualifications will include:
- Computational Linguistics: developing algorithms for search engines, smart translators, and voice assistants (Siri, Alexa);
- Technical Translation & Localization: adapting software, games, and websites for global markets, taking into account cultural nuances;
- Content Engineering: creating content strategies that are perfectly optimized for both people and search engines;
- Translation Technology Specialist: working with digital platforms and translation software.
You will become a specialist who combines languages, technologies, and creativity.
Our graduates are language teachers, translators, technical writers, copywriters, tutors, computer translation operators and editors; text data analysts; office managers, localization managers, content managers, project managers, technical support specialists, customer support specialists, foreign lead generation specialists, and communication and media specialists. Many of them work in international companies, IT companies, media, and educational projects.
Objects of professional activity for bachelor's graduates include natural and artificial languages; computer systems for linguistic information processing; corpus linguistics and glossaries; as well as automated translation technologies.
Field of study: B "Culture, Art and Humanities"
Specialty: B11 Philology (by specializations)
Specialization: B11.10 Applied Linguistics
Educational Program: Applied Linguistics
Competitive offer: Applied Linguistics
Accreditation Certificate: №14743 dated June 19, 2025. Valid until July 01, 2028.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Law
Graduating Department: Department of Applied Linguistics (703)
Part-time study form available: yes
Training of foreign citizens available: yes
By enrolling in "Applied Linguistics" at KHAI, you choose:
- a confident future;
- modern knowledge of languages + IT;
- international opportunities;
- a highly requested profession on the global labor market.
It is our graduates who work in IT companies and translation agencies with decent pay; it is our students — from 2nd to 4th year, as well as Master's students — who travel and work in European countries, study for free on exchange between European universities under the Erasmus+ program (Italy, Czech Republic, Latvia, etc.).