Career Possibilities

After completing an undergraduate qualification in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, you will:

• Be well-qualified, with a recognised university qualification
• Be able to engage critically with information presented in a range of media styles
• Have effective communication skills
• Have skills of research and analysis, with the ability to use these skills to make informed decisions
• Be able to provide informed reason in areas of discussion or dispute
• Be an independent thinker, with the flexibility to adapt to a variety of situations
• Have knowledge of how people behave, and how society works.

The large range of subjects on offer in the Faculty leads graduates to a wide range of professions:

Arts, Media and Communication
Community and Social Service Professions
Languages and Education
Local and Central Government Professions
Business Related Professions

Arts, Media and Communication

• Advertising Account Manager
• Advertising Art Director
• Archivist
• Artistic Director
• Author
• Communications Adviser
• Composer
• Conductor
• Copywriter
• Digital Media Specialist
• Director (Film / TV / Theatre)
• Editor
• Historian
• Interpreter
• Journalist
• Lighting Technician
• Linguist
• Marketing and Sales Coordinator
• Marketing Manager
• Media Planner/Buyer
• Media Relations Adviser
• Media Technician
• Museum Curator
• Musician
• Performer
• Producer
• Production Assistant
• Production Manager
• Publishing Editor
• Reviewer/Critic
• Singer
• Sub-Editor
• Technical Communicator
• Website Developer
  
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Community and Social Service Professions

• Career Consultant
• Child Support Officer
• Clinical Psychologist
• Collections Officer
• Community Centre Manager
• Community Psychologist
• Community Relations Adviser
• Community Services Worker
• Criminal Justice Psychologist
• Demographer
• Family Support Worker
• Funeral Director
• Geographer
• GIS Technician
• Map Maker
• Mental Health Support Worker
• Social Worker
• Sociologist
• Support Worker
• Teen Parent Advocate
• Youth Worker
  
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Languages and Education

• Anthropologist
• Adult Educator
• Careers Adviser
• Education Adviser
• Educational Psychologist
• Environmental Education Officer
• Interpreter
• Lecturer
• Librarian
• Linguist
• Music Teacher
• Primary Teacher
• Research Assistant
• Researcher
• Review Officer
• Secondary School Teacher
• Second Language Teacher / ESOL Teacher
• Student Adviser
• Teacher Aide
• Translator
  
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Local and Central Government Professions

• Arts Council Adviser
• Case Manager
• Consents Officer
• Defence Strategist
• District Health Board Adviser
• Economist
• Education Review Officer
• Electoral Officer
• Environmental Officer
• Family Violence Adviser
• Foreign Affairs and Trade Commissioner
• Foreign Policy Officer
• Hazards Analyst
• Health Promoter
• Immigration Officer
• Iwi Adviser
• Local Government Representative
• Māori Development Adviser
• Member of Parliament
• Ministerial Secretary
• Planner
• Police Officer
• Policy Analyst
• Policy Adviser
• Political Scientist
• Press Secretary
• Probation Officer
• Recreation Planner
• Research Analyst
• Researcher
• Resource Consents Adviser
• Statistical Analyst
• Strategic Policy Adviser
  
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Business related professions

• Business Analyst
• Business Development Coordinator
• Client Relationship Adviser
• Corporate Partnerships Coordinator
• Debt Collector
• Employment Consultant
• Employment Relations Manager
• Equal Employment Opportunities Practitioner
• Executive Assistant
• Flight Attendant
• Human Resources Manager
• International Trade Officer
• Marketing Executive
• Market Researcher
• Office Manager
• Organisational Psychologist
• Personal Assistant
• Project Manager
• Recruitment Consultant
• Small Business Owner
• Tour Guide
• Tourism Managers
• Union Organiser
  
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