Theology and religious studies

The commonest question I receive from TRS students is "Will employers be put off by my choice of Degree subject?"

This is very unlikely. Most employers we talk to are completely open about the degrees taken by applicants. What they do want to know is the rationale behind the choice, how the degree programme had developed the student, and what work experience, voluntary or otherwise did the candidate undertake during the degree.

Knowing where to start can be difficult and that’s where we come in. We can help you identify where you are and the decisions you need to make and come up with a plan. This might mean researching more occupations or perhaps understanding what employers are looking for and how to market yourself.

Equally, it may mean exploring what you mean by creative work or “using your degree” or understanding why you’re considering further study.

Taking practical steps such as internships or vacation work throughout your degree can really help. Deadlines apply for some schemes and also for some of the graduate posts or further study options you may wish to consider. These deadlines are often early in your final year of study so seeing us in your second year can be very helpful.

How do I find out more?
Here’s just a few of the services for Theology students:

• Find out what employers and alumni are saying by attending our events
  
• Attend specialist events at King’s such as the Media Forum, Human Rights Forum, Policy Forum
• Job Online and International Job Online provide details of part time, vacation, internships and graduate opportunities. These include the less obvious options that aren’t really covered in the standard publications. Through JobOnline you can also register for the Alert email service to receive additional jobs and news.

Speak to one of our careers advisers. We can help you talk through any further study or time out you are considering. We can help you draft or improve your CV, prepare for interview and research opportunities. You can also talk to our Information Officers about how to find the latest information on career options, and use the wide-ranging resources of the Careers Information Library in the Macadam Building to help you with your research.

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We follow up all graduates 6 months after graduation. The BA programmes show a pattern of careers which apart from a limited number of students taking holy orders shows patterns similar to other Humanities Disciplines.

• Church of England – Pastor
• Museum – Education Officer
• National Theatre – Human Resources Assistant
• Harper Collins – Editorial Assistant
• Jim Henson Productions – Assistant Producer
• Music Company – Recording Artist
• Shelter – Housing Aid Caseworker
• Council Housing Benefit Adviser
• Borough Council – Communication Officer
• Retail Manager
• Civil Service – Facilities Management Assistant
• Transport Research – Project Administrator
• NHS – Nurse
• Market Research Co – Researcher
• Investment Bank – Equity Trading
• Pharmaceutical company – Data Manager
• Recruitment Company – Human Resources Assistant
• University – Librarian
• Salvation Army – Officership Diploma

Prospects "options" offers some suggestions of jobs for T&RS graduates with links to further information.

Just a small selection of sites that will be of particular interest...

Jobs in Development
ELDIS

Politics and think tanks
Work for an MP

Civil Service and Public Sector
Civil Service
Local government National Graduate Development Programme