Study and career guidance
Do you want to learn more about our programmes and what you can do after graduation? Contact one of our study counsellors, who can help guide you further. Current students at the Faculty of Humanities are also welcome to speak with our study counsellors about future studies and career paths.
The study counsellor is impartial in relation to the university. All conversations are centred on you as a student and are confidential. A study counsellor listens, summarises, asks questions, challenges you, and helps broaden your perspectives. During a guidance session, you have the opportunity to ask questions about your studies and discuss your study situation. This might involve planning your studies or thinking about what you would like to work with in the future.
You are welcome to contact us even if you do not have a specific question. It is common for students who come to us not to know in advance what they want to talk about. During the guidance session, we ask questions and invite you to talk about your situation.
Common questions include:
- Which courses can I apply for?
- How can I combine courses into a degree?
- How can exchange studies fit into my education?
- What opportunities do I have to do an internship?
- How can I plan my studies?
- How can I study effectively?
- What competencies do I gain through my studies?
- What could I work with in the future?
- How can I complete a course that I previously started?
Contact us to book an appointment to meet either in person at Humanisten, via Zoom, or by phone.
Careers for Humanities Graduates
What can you work with after studying at the Faculty of Humanities? What are former students (alumni) doing today? On this page you will find tips and inspiration for your future career.
Fields of work
Here you will find fields of work and common job titles within areas that are often relevant for those studying the humanities. Keep in mind that many jobs exist across different sectors. For example, communications professionals work in almost every industry. Also remember that behind many job titles there may be tasks and responsibilities that suit your education.
What kinds of tasks does a project manager or a strategist have, for example? Can you work as a project manager whether you are an archaeologist, a cultural studies graduate, or a linguist? The role may look very different depending on where you work as a strategist or project manager. Other factors that can influence the job include whether the workplace is large or small, whether it is very local or global. What kind of environment do you think you would thrive in?
In other words, the same job title can involve very different responsibilities depending on various factors. Depending on how you combine courses in your degree, there may also be industries and professions available to you that you had not initially considered. Be open to thinking outside the box and explore what employers are looking for.
Examples of professions
Publishing / Media
- Information officer
- Communications officer
- Project manager
- Editor
- Language adviser
- Strategist
- Web editor
Communication
- Art Director
- Copywriter
- Information specialist
- Information officer
- Information architect
- Information broker
- Journalist
- Communications officer
- Communications strategist
- Marketing professional
- Project manager
- Language consultant
- Language adviser
- Strategist
- Terminologist
- Interpreter
- Web editor
- Translator
Education
- Course leader
- Mother tongue teacher
- Museum educator
- Special education teacher
- Special educational needs teacher
- Subject teacher
Government, municipalities, and regions – Public administration
- Administrator
- Heritage officer
- Archivist
- Archaeologist
- Guide
- Case officer
- Museum educator
- Ombudsman
- Press secretary
- Project manager
- Secretary
- Strategist
- Study counsellor
- Investigator / Analyst
- Web editor
Religious organisations
- Administrator
- Archivist
- Guide
- Case officer
- Ombudsman
- Press secretary
- Priest, pastor (also requires training from the church)
- Project manager
- Secretary
- Strategist
- Investigator / Analyst
- Web editor
Cultural sector
- Administrator
- Heritage officer
- Archaeologist
- Archivist
- Built heritage officer
- Librarian
- Playwright
- Dramaturg
- Ethnologist
- Adult education facilitator
- Guide
- Case officer
- Curator
- Conservator
- Art historian
- Cultural mediator
- Cultural heritage manager
- Cultural critic / writer
- Museum educator
- Ombudsman
- Press secretary
- Project manager
- Secretary
- Strategist
- Theatre consultant
- Theatre educator
- Theatre producer
- Investigator / Analyst
- Exhibition producer
- Web editor
Private sector
- Administrator
- Archivist
- Archaeologist
- Case officer
- Press secretary
- Project manager
- Secretary
- Strategist
- Investigator / Analyst
- Web editor
Academia
- Administrator
- Archivist
- Doctoral student
- Researcher
- Senior lecturer
- Professor
- Web editor