After the Studies
The interdisciplinarity of the South Asia Institute generally offers the students a wide range of career opportunities. These may vary depending on the study programme, the specialization (especially within the study programme South Asian Studies) as well as the choice of lectures, thus the below suggestions are given as guidance. Principally, the students also have the option for an academic career.
Based on the BERUFENET of the Federal Employment Agency we have compiled the following list with career opportunities for those students who pursue a career other than research (for example in governmental and non-governmental organizations or private companies):
- Regional studies - Asia: arts and cultural management, press and public relations, editorial work and journalism, business consultancy, intercultural training
- Indology: language interpretation and translation, language teaching, arts and cultural management, editorial work and journalism, adult education
- General and comparative literary studies: press and public relations, editorial work and journalism, adult education, lectorate
- Cultural and social anthropology: editorial work and journalism, press and public relations, arts and cultural management, development cooperation
- Geography: data acquisition and analysis, urban, regional and traffic planning, environmental consulting ang management, economic promotion, development cooperation
- History: arts and cultural management, press and public relations, editorial work and journalism, lectorate
- Art history: exhibition management and planning, finance and accounting, art and antique trade, expertise
- Political science: press and public relations, market research and opinion survey, adult education, development politics
- Economics: Controlling, finance and accounting, market research and opinion survey, financial audit, development politics
Generally, for acquiring leading positions a Master's degree is expected.