Careers and Employability Centre

Using your degree

Careers with your degree

Use your degree subject to start your career planning. It's a good place to begin, as you are building a range of skills and knowledge throughout your course. Employers will increasingly look for wider life skills, too. We have highlighted some career areas to think about, based on your subject.

These are just starting points for generating ideas and exploring your options, you are not tied to them!

Arts and Humanities

School of Media, Film & Music

Film - Media Studies - Music - Cultural Studies

School of English

Drama - English - English Language- Languages - Linguistics

School of History, Art History & Philosophy

American Studies - Art History- History - Philosophy

Social Sciences

School of Business, Management & Economics

Business & Management Studies - Economics

School of Global Studies

Anthropology - Development Studies- Geography - International Relations

School of Law, Politics & Sociology

Contemporary European Studies - Law- Politics - Sociology

School of Education & Social Work

Social Work

 

For full information on degree combinations see the undergraduate prospectus

See also

  • What Our Graduates Do - find out what Sussex graduates have gone on to do (by year and subject)
  • Interests and motivations - As well as your degree skills, think about your abilities, interests and values
  • Skillclouds - think about the skills you are developing on your degree
  • Profiling for Success - includes a personality questionnaire (Type Dynamics Indicator). A full career report is emailed.
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  • Targetobs Careers Report - explore your interests, strengths, personality and abilities with a personalised report
  • Prospects Planner - identify your skills, find out what motivates you and match these to job profiles, from Graduate Prospects
  • Psychometric Tests - includes our list of useful personality tests