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Jobs with a degree in Classics

Hey! I'm not exactly planning on studying Classics at uni but it is a subject that I think is very interesting.

I just don't think there are a great deal of employment opportunities available (all I can think of is Secondary School teaching or University Lecturing; I suppose if you took Classical Archaeology you could get into that...)

I think Classics and really any subjects similar to that are pretty infamous due to their lack of opportunities. I'm more curious than anything (as I said earlier I'm not planning on studying Classics at uni), so please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks!
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it will have transferable skills which employers seek out, so there will be job opportunities you won’t expect
Original post by spqr101
Hey! I'm not exactly planning on studying Classics at uni but it is a subject that I think is very interesting.

I just don't think there are a great deal of employment opportunities available (all I can think of is Secondary School teaching or University Lecturing; I suppose if you took Classical Archaeology you could get into that...)

I think Classics and really any subjects similar to that are pretty infamous due to their lack of opportunities. I'm more curious than anything (as I said earlier I'm not planning on studying Classics at uni), so please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks!

Depends on which uni you go to study Classics.

If Oxbridge or G5, you'll have solid opportunities outside of those you mentioned.

Below that, even in RG unis, you'll have a hard time.
Do a degree in PPE....that's similar but has much better prospects.

If you must then do a master's in classics later. That's my advice.
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Depends on which uni you go to study Classics.

If Oxbridge or G5, you'll have solid opportunities outside of those you mentioned.

Below that, even in RG unis, you'll have a hard time.

Could you maybe give some examples of the opportunities you mentioned? Thanks!
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Could you maybe give some examples of the opportunities you mentioned? Thanks!


Not being funny, but can't you look it up yourself? There are thousand of jobs that don't need any specific degree. Nearly all civil service roles, nearly all Armed Forces roles, most marketing roles, all administrative roles, most consulting roles, anything in retail management, loads of manufacturing management roles.

A degree in Classics is no different to a degree in English, History, Geography, Fine Art etc etc, it's fine for any job that doesn't require specialist knowledge taught through a degree programme.
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Not being funny, but can't you look it up yourself? There are thousand of jobs that don't need any specific degree. Nearly all civil service roles, nearly all Armed Forces roles, most marketing roles, all administrative roles, most consulting roles, anything in retail management, loads of manufacturing management roles.

A degree in Classics is no different to a degree in English, History, Geography, Fine Art etc etc, it's fine for any job that doesn't require specialist knowledge taught through a degree programme.

Thanks for the help. I just was more interested in looking into jobs actually related to classics, but I suppose my original hypothesis was correct.
One of my school friends who did classics at uni is now a lawyer.
Author - JK Rowling and JRR Tolkien both read classics
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Thanks for the help. I just was more interested in looking into jobs actually related to classics, but I suppose my original hypothesis was correct.


I mean, the same can be said for most arts and humanities degrees . . .
At Scottish universities, you usually do 3 subjects equally in your first 2 years. If your degree was in Philosophy, you could take your 2 outside courses in Ancient Roman History as well as Ancient Greek History. Equally, you could do a Classics degree and then take your outside courses in something more vocational(?) like Economics and/or Business! :rambo:
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I mean, the same can be said for most arts and humanities degrees . . .

Haha yh... It's kind of sad because it's really interesting but it's not really a subject that you can help the world move on with (if that makes any sense??)
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Haha yh... It's kind of sad because it's really interesting but it's not really a subject that you can help the world move on with (if that makes any sense??)


I mean, the same can be said for many subjects, but I wouldn't say that was true for Classics - it certainly can help you with critical thinking and a perspective on the world.
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At Scottish universities, you usually do 3 subjects equally in your first 2 years. If your degree was in Philosophy, you could take your 2 outside courses in Ancient Roman History as well as Ancient Greek History. Equally, you could do a Classics degree and then take your outside courses in something more vocational(?) like Economics and/or Business! :rambo:

So PPE, like i suggested 😂
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So PPE, like i suggested 😂

PPE doesn't include the option of doing Classics, surely? :tongue:
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PPE doesn't include the option of doing Classics, surely? :tongue:

😊😂 I'm grouping philosophy and classics lmao...probably scandalous, and not accurate... But similar surely.

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