Majoring and career prospects

Majoring, double majoring and minoring in the department can help improve career prospects. Having a deep knowledge of a region and its key languages, in an increasingly competitive global job market, gives graduates a competitive edge over others with more generic skills. For this reason, declaring a Major in a topic that will lead to a job or to Graduate School studies is essential and improves the chances of post -graduation success.

 

Those students who want to develop a career with an international aspect, they can pick from nine South Asian languages from beginners, intermediate and advanced level; and instruction is tailored to meet the students’ individual needs.  

 

A majority of our students choose to double major in the department. Possessing two majors’ topics may help broaden the number of professions students can enter. The topics if Majors do not necessarily need to have be closely linked – the SAST courses are mainly in the humanities and can complement other types of study fields. The requirements for the major and double major, are the same.

 

Our alumni have been able to leverage the course offerings from the department — both at home and abroad— and entered exciting and high-flying careers in sectors as diverse as medicine and care, policy-making and diplomatic services, academia and research, and investment banking and international marketing.