Classics & Religious Studies graduates can pursue most jobs and professional programs, as they have gained a solid research skills, a solid foundation in analysis and critical thinking, and familiarity with humanities.
Prior to graduation, our students have many opportunities to complete fieldwork, internships, service learning, undergraduate research, and study abroad — further preparing them to achieve their career goals.
As a student in the College of Arts & Sciences, students can take advantage of individualized career coaching, with many resources to help them prepare for successful lives. Students with liberal arts degrees are highly sought after because they are educated to think critically and become problem solvers for 21st century issues.
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All Classics & Religious Studies students gain skills in research, analysis, and critical thinking, which helps them pursue a wide variety of professional opportunities.
Click each concentration area to learn more about what students may go on to do after graduation.
Classical civilization graduates can apply skills in research, analysis and critical thinking, and familiarity with humanities to most jobs and professional programs. Students have gone on to graduate programs in classics, archaeology, and museum studies and made careers in:
The skills of recognition and critical thinking acquired from studying Classical Languages and cultures prepare our students for graduate programs in Greek and Latin philology, archaeology, history, philosophy, theology, linguistics, and education.
Outside the field of classics, the classical languages major provides the tools to analyze language, write more precisely in English, and apply skills in research, analysis and critical thinking, and familiarity with humanities to many jobs. Our graduates have also gone on to:
The demand for people knowledgeable in World Religions of this increasingly smaller globe is growing, and the United States also is becoming increasingly diverse religiously.
Often pre-professionals are encouraged to pursue a broad liberal arts education in which world religions may be a significant component. Courses in world religions are also of interest to many graduate programs at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University. Our graduates have gone on to:
Students in Classics & Religious Studies find plenty of internship and service learning opportunities in Athens, around Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, and in the world. Some opportunities go together with studying abroad.
Recent undergraduate student internships included:
For more information about internships, visit the Career Services website.
Recent undergraduate students engaged in service included:
Aside from professional careers, studying in the Classics & Religious Studies programs prepares students for many graduate programs. Students may also choose to participate in the Departmental Honors program, for which they will write a thesis, to help them prepare for graduate school.
Recent graduates have entered graduate programs in or earned a Ph.D. from graduate programs including: