I’ll be studying a linguistics BA this year and hope to go into PR/Communications in the future.
However, I’m considering switching to an English Language and Linguistics BA as it seems having English language might make it progression easier.
I‘d like to know, will doing pure linguistics really impact my future job prospects in PR/Communications (in comparison to doing it with English Language)? For additional context, I‘m supposed to be studying Linguistics at UCL, which focuses more on micro linguistics than macro linguistics (in which the latter overlaps more with PR…).
Additionally, if there’s any people currently in PR/Communications from either of these degrees, I’d love to hear how you got into it and what you were doing to prepare during Uni!
More context - This is for Univeristy in the UK, though advise from other countries is also much appreciated!