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Your major helps you develop knowledge, skills and abilities that employers seek.

To identify additional skills and abilities you have developed through your coursework, activities and work, consider using the reflection worksheets (accessible via B.hired > Resources) and/or Type Focus (accessible via B.hired > Resources).

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East Asian Studies

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

Overview 

East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary program – affiliated with the department of German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literatures – that seeks to give students broad yet intimate knowledge of the history, politics, economics, art, and languages of the major areas of East Asia. It allows students to concentrate in a single program while at the same time enlarging their knowledge of East Asian civilization by taking related courses in other disciplines. At the crux of the program is the language requirement that provides the basis for postgraduate study or careers dealing with East Asia.  Courses offer a full range of instruction in Japanese and Chinese, helping to create a foundation for your career background in government, academics, international relations, international business, journalism, trade, finance, manufacture, law, or diplomacy in the 21st century.

The program website also contains career resources, in particular an “Events” section to keep current on and participate in a range of field-related activities.

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 East Asian 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 an East Asian Studies major at Brandeis.

East Asian 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 an East Asian Studies major at Brandeis.

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. 

What to Do with a Degree in East Asian Studies 

You may wish to explore the career information related to degrees in international studies and the study of foreign languages. 

Sample of Possible Occupations

East Asian Studies Web Sites

• Vault Guides (accessible through Hiatt NACElink)
• American Translators Association
• Dave’s ESL Café
• Escape Artist
• Europages
• Foreign Policy Association Students Corner
• Idealist
• International Bureau of Chambers of Commerce 
• Going Global (accessible through Resources in B.hired)
• Peace Corps
• Riley Guide International Resources
• State Department
• Transitions Abroad
• United States Government
• University of Michigan Work Abroad
• World Affairs Councils of America
• World Economic Forum

Graduate School Information and Resources

• MBA, M.S., and Ph.D. information