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Classical Studies

Overview
 First Destination Data
Alumni Career Paths
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Internships
What to do with a degree in Classical Studies
Sample of Occupations
Classical Studies Web Sites
Graduate School Information

Overview 

The Department of Classical Studies offers courses in the languages, literatures, history, and archaeology of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, two cultures that are the intellectual, social, political, legal, scientific, and artistic origin of Western civilization.

First Destination Data

The Hiatt Center is pleased to provide a list of organizations, titles and fields of alumni who majored in your discipline. Click here to download a sortable excel spreadsheet listing the first destination graduate programs and employment opportunities that Classical Studies alumni from the classes of 2008-2012 secured within six months of graduation.

The diverse list is indicative of the wealth of transferable skills students cultivate as a Classical Studies major at Brandeis.

Classical Studies Alumni

The Hiatt Center is pleased to provide a list of organizations, titles and fields of alumni who majored in your discipline. The list represents a wide array of professions, which is indicative of the wealth of transferable skills students cultivate as a Classical Studies major at Brandeis.

Year
 Company
 Title
 Industry
2010 Boston Latin School Latin Teacher Education
1976 Association of Art Museum Directors Co-Director of Government Affairs Museums and Institutions
2007 Universidad Católica del Maule Professor Higher Education
2010 Snowbow.com Director of Strategic Marketing Marketing and Advertisement
2009 City of Cambridge Consumer Information Specialist Government Administration
2011 Boston Startup School Product Design Design
2009 Ma Properties Marketing/Internet Services Real Estate
2011 Millennium Pharmaceuticals Clinical Research Coordinator Pharmaceuticals
1994 KentHospitalists Physician’s Assistant Medicine
1994 Smith & Nephew IT Help Desk Manager Technology
1996 California Pacific Medical Center
Doctor of Internal Medicine Medicine
1998 Millennium Pharmaceuticals
 Research Associate Scientific Research
1998 Artlite Office Supply Company Assistant Sales Manager Sales
2000 New YorkPress Editor-in-Chief Publishing and Journalism
2000 Random Walk Computing Associate Consultant Technology
2001 American Federation of Arts
 Communications Coordinator
 Arts
2001 X-Feds., Inc. Lead Senior Systems Engineer/Consultant Engineering
2001 Wentworth Institute Of Technology Assistant Professor Education
2002 BFB Photography Photographer

 Arts
2003 Westchester Medical Center Psychiatry Resident Health
2006 New York University Graduate Student Art History, Archaeology
 2007 Sustainable Living LLC Owner, Consultant

Environmental Services

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge  

Your program of study at Brandeis University provides both field-specific knowledge and a broad range of transferable skills, abilities, and knowledge  that are sought after by all employers in all fields and enhance your experience and success in the world of work. To identify additional skills and abilities you have developed through coursework, activities and work, take TypeFocus. 

Internships 

In addition to you coursework, internships can be extremely beneficial as you develop academic and professional skills.  The Brandeis Internship Exchange is an easy and convenient online tool for you to find and share real internship opportunities.  Just log on with your UNET ID and use the advanced search to identify majors' internships.

What to Do with a Degree in Classical Studies (.pdf)


Sample of Possible Occupations

  Classical Studies Web Sites

 

Graduate School Information and Resources