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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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European Cultural Studies

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

Overview 

In the tradition of the liberal arts, the European Cultural Studies concentration integrates and unifies many discrete aspects of European culture.  The ECS curriculum is multi-disciplinary.  Faculty are drawn from the spectrum of areas of study in the liberal arts and provide students with a broad perspective of what constitutes “culture” and the skills to keep abreast with current and future events.  Students achieve a well-rounded view of the literature, art, history, politics, and philosophy of Europe since the Middle Ages.

A degree in European Cultural Studies can lead in many directions. Some graduates have gone on to professional school (e.g., law, business, and even medical school). Some have enrolled in graduate programs in literature or in one or the related areas studied (for example, history, politics, and fine arts). Some have found positions in museums, international business, and school systems.

The department link contains career-related resources, specifically information about study abroad.

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 spreadsheet listing the first destination graduate programs and employment opportunities that European Cultural 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 European Cultural Studies major at Brandeis.

European Cultural 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 European Cultural 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 European Cultural Studies (.pdf)

Sample of Possible Occupations

 European Cultural Studies Web Sites

•  Vault Guides (accessible through Resources in B.hired)
• 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 Hiatt NACElink)
• Peace Corps
• Riley Guide International Resources
• State Department
• Transitions Abroad
• 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