Career options

Graduates of the degree can go on to a doctoral program and academic career or to a wide range of careers. The program provides grounding for careers requiring advanced written and spoken communication skills, skills in processing information and subject-specific knowledge.

An informal survey of graduates from the German Studies and English Studies departments reveals that graduates are employed in a wide range of occupations including the following fields:

(adult) education
publishing (cultural sector)
the media and journalism
public relations, marketing, sales and advertising
language teaching
cultural and academic management
public sector management
analysis and development
information technology
arts, design and culture
social welfare
administration
the law
language therapy
forensic linguistics
academic research
institutions and organisations of the national and European language and education policies.