Career prospects
After your studies
With a degree in American Studies, you will find a range of jobs to choose from.
Possible occupations
- International relations
- Civil Service (government)
- Business & government consultancy
- International educational organizations
- Journalist
- Publisher and translator
- English teacher
- Museum curator
In which fields do our students find work?
Continuing your studies
After obtaining your Bachelor's degree you can enter the job market. However, most students opt to continue on to a Master's degree. Obtaining a Master's degree gives you several advantages, including increasing your career opportunities. With a bachelor's degree in American Studies at Radboud University you can progress to:
- Transatlantic Studies: History, Culture and Politics
- Literary Studies (selective Research Master)
- Literatuur en Samenleving (in Dutch)
- Literair Bedrijf (in Dutch)
- Tourism and Culture
- Language Variation and Multilingualism (with enough BA courses in Linguistics)
- Linguistics and Communication Sciences (selective Research Master's)
- Communication and Information Studies
Job market orientation: put your degree to work!
To prepare you for the job market, Radboud University offers various forms of job market orientation, so that you can start planning your future during your studies.
For example, every faculty has a Career Service, where you can go with questions about and help with job market orientation. They offer career advice interviews and skills training, among other things. You can also contact them if you want to gain a few months of practical experience by doing an internship.