For tips and strategies about selling your major to potential employers, check out the Career Services Center handout.Students with a degree in Theology and Religious Studies
develop a number of practical skills that future employers find valuable: an
ability to analyze, organize, and present information; sensitivity to ethical positions
that can influence public policy; the ability to present a coherent argument;
and empathy with diverse religious and cultural expressions. These skills translate into valuable
resources that provide meaning and purpose for those investigating any career,
a role within organized religious traditions, or an advanced degree.
Possible Careers
Clergy and Other Religious Leaders Including:
Buddhist, Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, Islamic, Hindu, Greek Orthodox
Vocation as Monk or Nun
Chaplaincy:
Hospital
Military
Institutional
Mission Work:
Church Development
Community or Agricultural Development
Educational
Medical
Metropolitan
Local Ministries Including:
Youth Ministries
Adult Ministries
Leisure Ministries
Counseling/Recovery
Religious Education
Day Care, Children and Adult
Food Bank/Emergency Ministries
Family Life Center Management
Music-Oriented Ministries
Religious Camp Administration
Hospice Care
Humanitarian Services
Development:
Economic
Community
Disaster/Disease Relief
Policy Development
Program Administration
Volunteer Coordination
Peace Keeping or Peacebuilding
Conflict Resolution/Management
Diplomacy/Faith Based Diplomacy
Public Service:
Foreign Affairs
International Security
International Law
Teaching
Research
Student Affairs
Administration
Multicultural Programming
Programs/Study Abroad Administration
Library/Information Sciences
Religious Life Programming
Campus Ministry
Human Resources:
Training and Development
Recruitment
Equity and Diversity Functions
Sales
Management
Writing
Editing
Publishing
Television/Film
Radio
Advertising
Public Relations
Sales
Commercial Art
Website Design
Museum Work:
Curatorship
Exhibition Design
Case Management
Counseling
Rehabilitation
Administration
Vocational Training
Volunteer Services
Programming
Advocacy
Crisis Services (pregnancy, housing, etc.)
Church-based Organizing/Community Development
Fundraising
Grant Writing
Law
