Careers For Classicists
Graduates of Notre Dame’s Classics program enjoy success in a variety of careers. While many pursue graduate degrees in law, medicine, or education, others go on to trade stocks on Wall Street, decipher documents for the CIA, or write dissertations in art history.
Study of the classics is more than just mastery of ancient languages. It is immersion in history, humanity, and linguistics—an experience that translates to life both in the classroom and out.
A Sampling of Careers:
- Central Intelligence Agency Translator
- Defense Contractor
- Investment Banker
- Latin Instructor for elementary and/or secondary school
- Lawyer
- Medical Doctor
- Professor
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Classics
- Philosophy
- Theology
- Stock and Bond Analyst
- Academic Librarian
If you are interested in pursuing a career as a high school teacher, here are some organizations to check out. There is a shortage of elementary and high school Latin teachers in the USA, so you should be able to find good employment if you spend some time researching options. Make an appointment to see Prof Tadeusz Mazurek if you have further questions about secondary school teaching with a Classics diploma.
Learn more:
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~ugclass/LPS/
