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General Celtic Language

Types of Degrees General Celtic Language Majors Are Earning

People majoring in General Celtic Language may pursue degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Bachelor’s Degree	3
Master’s Degree	4
Doctor’s Degree	5

What General Celtic Language Majors Need to Know

Studies in General Celtic Language emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that General Celtic Language graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

According to O*NET, a major in General Celtic Language emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Foreign Language — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.9 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Administrative — Importance 3.1 / 5; level 3.6 / 7.
• Sociology and Anthropology — Importance 2.8 / 5; level 3.5 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set developed in a General Celtic Language program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to General Celtic Language careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Speech Clarity — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, General Celtic Language graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.1 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	4.1 / 7
Thinking Creatively	4.0 / 7
Getting Information	3.9 / 7
Working with Computers	3.9 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	3.8 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	3.7 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	3.7 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	3.7 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by General Celtic Language professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Google Docs	Word processing software	—
Blackboard Learn	Computer based training software	—
Audacity	Music or sound editing software	—
Adobe Photoshop	Graphics or photo imaging software	—
Computer assisted language learning CALL software	Foreign language software	—
Blackboard software	Data base user interface and query software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for General Celtic Language graduates include:

• German Professor
• French Instructor
• Bilingual Teacher
• Italian Teacher
• Hebrew Teacher
• Foreign Languages Professor
• Professor
• Spanish Teacher
• Arabic Language Instructor
• Associate Professor
• French Professor
• Spanish Instructor
• College Faculty Member
• Foreign Language Instructor
• Chinese Teacher

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to General Celtic Language graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	44.6%
Bachelor’s degree	26.8%
Master’s degree	21.8%
High school diploma or equivalent	3.1%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	1.7%
Post-master’s certificate	1.4%
Postsecondary certificate	0.5%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in General Celtic Language?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 66.7% of General Celtic Language degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	8	66.7%
Men	4	33.3%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of General Celtic Language graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	9	75.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1	8.3%
International Students	2	16.7%

^{See minority definition below.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	16.13
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	16.0201
Albanian Language and Literature	16.0404
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	16.1001
American Sign Language (ASL)	16.1601
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	16.1103
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature	16.1202
Applied Linguistics	16.0105
Arabic Language and Literature	16.1101
Armenian Language and Literature	16.1801
Australian/Oceanic/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	16.1401

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.