Careers in the Liberal Arts

Great Careers and Bright Futures.

Students who are concerned about a career stemming from the Liberal Arts should not be. For many hundreds of years students have studied the Liberal Arts and have gone on to rewarding and successful careers. Remember on completion of your course you will have a flexible, analytical and creative degree. You will be able to think, research, analyse and argue your case in any work circumstances.

Typical careers based on a Liberal Arts education are in communication and media, teaching in schools (see scholarships) , TAFE and University when combined with a Dip Ed and educational administration, church and faith-based work, government and administrative work, social services, writing, editing and publishing, advertising, politics, public relations, diplomacy, theatre arts management, research and policy writing in the public service and in industry.

Students who study the Liberal arts want to know more about what life is about before they plunge into a career. Many start their careers, realise what they are good at and what they enjoy doing and then achieve their career area through post graduate work. Learning about the history and philosophy of western civilization is a great grounding for life and work.

Industry wants you.

Increasingly, employers are seeking graduates who can be flexible in their outlook and who have some context in the environment in which they work.

David Murray, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Bank, has commented on the value of the Liberal Arts in preparing Australians for the challenges of the future. He told the higher education newspaper, the Campus Review

"I would like to see a much bigger emphasis on the Liberal Arts, philosophy and thinking skills, followed by some specialisation rather than the other way round.

You have to question taking some of the best minds in the country through commerce/law so they can be better than you or I at interpretating 13,000 pages of tax legislation. Can we do something more with that mind?"

Campus Review, 19 October 2005, p.4

Business and industry are now demanding more than just technocrats. Innovative thinkers  become innovative leaders.

A degree in Liberal Arts gives you the opportunity to decide what is best for you before moving into postgraduate vocational studies. In 2010, Campion intends to offer a Bachelor of Teaching/ Master of Teaching program. Beyond this there are plans for postgradiaue courses in communications and business.

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