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Careers & Student Success

Classics & Religious Studies Careers and Student Success

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.

Individualized Career Coaching for Arts & Sciences Students

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.

Learn more about Career Success at OHIO, or use Handshake to schedule an appointment with a career coach to get started.

Classics & Religious Studies Career Options

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

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:

  • Business
  • Art gallery curatorship
  • Heritage tourism
  • And many more

Classical Languages Graduates

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:

  • Law school
  • Business school
  • High school teaching
  • Teaching English as a foreign language

World Religion Graduates

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 ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ. Our graduates have gone on to:

  • Prepare for careers in:
    • Journalism
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Government
  • Serve in leadership roles in religious communities
  • Work for the Peace Corps
  • Become counselors and therapists
  • Study in religious studies graduate programs

Internships & Service Learning

Students in Classics & Religious Studies find plenty of internship and service learning opportunities in Athens, around Ohio, and in the world. Some opportunities go together with studying abroad.

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    Internships

    Recent undergraduate student internships included:

    • Editorial Intern at ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Press
    • "Interfaith Passport," a program of United Campus Ministry at ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ

    For more information about internships, visit the Career Services website.

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    Service Learning

    Recent undergraduate students engaged in service included:

    • Curatorial Assistant at Alden Library
    • Archaeological training at the Tel Hazor archaeological dig (Archaeology in Israel study abroad program)

Prepare for Graduate School with Classics & Religious Studies

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:

  • Harvard Divinity School
  • University of Chicago, Biblical Studies
  • University of Texas at Austin, Classics and Philosophy
  • Ohio State University, Anthropology
  • University of Cincinnati, Law
  • University of Newcastle, UK, Frontier Studies