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Ali Gennaro, MA Classics and Ancient History (2014)
'The research, writing, and critical analysis skills I honed while at Exeter have been invaluable in my chosen field.'
Judicial Clerk, New Hampshire Superior Courts
What can I do with a degree in Classics and Ancient History?
The below offers a selection of the destinations University of Exeter graduates from Classics and Ancient History have gone on to. The information below is not exhaustive, however it does highlight the range of job and further study options available to you after your studies.
If you would like to learn more about any of the jobs listed below you may wish to browse the job profiles on the Prospects website.
Careers with a degree in Classics and Ancient History
Recent Exeter Classics and Ancient History graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include*
- Assistant Librarian
- Assistant Quantity Surveyor
- Business Consultant Graduate
- Case Manager for Genealogy
- Community and Events Fundraiser
- Collections Officer
- Digital Learning Developer
- Editorial Assistant
- Investment Analyst
- Junior Research Analyst
- Marketing Coordinator
- Ministry Assistant
- Paralegal
- Police Officer
- Publishing Assistant
- Recruitment Consultant
- Senior Background Screening Analyst
- Teacher of History
- Trainee Chartered Accountant
- Trainee Fingerprint Examiner
- Web Transformation Content Officer
- Woman's Rugby Development Coordinator
- Youth Worker
Many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Other resources:
- Employment sector pages
- Panopto - Classics and Ancient History students can explore their career options via this interactive webcast video.
- Prospects to find out more about job profiles
- Graduate Outcomes Data to do a deep dive into the data on what Classics and Ancient History graduates do after their degree
- LinkedIn Exeter Alumni Tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality). For a link to this tool and advice on how to use it visit our LinkedIn page.
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys (ordered from most popular to least).
Employers of Exeter alumni with a degree in Classics and Ancient History
Recent Exeter Classics and Ancient History graduates have joined a wide range of employers. Some recent example include*:
- Apple
- Austin Moore & Partners LLP
- British Army
- Cambridge University Press
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Devon County Council
- Dorset Museum
- Exmoor Property
- Grub Street Publishing
- Harper Collins Publishers
- Jackson Hogg
- Lloyd's
- Metropolitan Police
- Milk Publicity
- National Trust
- NHS
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Evelyn Partners
- University of Exeter
Other resources:
- LinkedIn Exeter Alumni Tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality). For a link to this tool and advice on how to use it visit our LinkedIn page.
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.
Skills
An Exeter Classics and Ancient History degree will arm you with some great employability skills including:
- Understand another culture and a complementary range of subjects like language, literature, linguistics, philosophy, history, art and archaeology
- Demonstrate bibliographical and library research skills, textual analysis, historical method, visual skills characteristic of art criticism, use of statistics, philosophical argument and analysis, and skills in translation from and/or into Greek and/or Latin
- Understand a range of viewpoints and critical approaches
- Gather, memorise, organise and deploy information, extract key elements from data and identify and solve associated problems
- Engage in analytical, evaluative and lateral thinking
- Present material orally and in writing
Further Study
Around 44% of Exeter graduates in Classics and Ancient History go on to pursue further study within 15 months of completing their undergraduate degree. Some recent progression routes include:
- MA Ancient History
- MA Classical Languages and Literature
- MA Classics and Ancient History
- MA Creative Writing
- MA English Literary Studies
- MA European Interdisciplinary Studies
- MA International Relations
- MA Society and Culture
- MA TV Journalism
- MPh Classics
Some went on to study other degrees including:
- Graduate Diploma in Law
- PGCE / TeachFirst / School Direct
Useful resources:
- Find a Masters
- Masters Compare
- Masters Portal
- Prospects
- University of Exeter PG Study
- LinkedIn Exeter Alumni Tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality). For a link to this tool and advice on how to use it visit our LinkedIn page.
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys
**Individual course names were taken from the University of Exeter's Career Destination survey (2018/19 & 2019/20) as this information is not collected within the Graduate Outcomes survey.