Career Possibilities

The demand by employers for Asian Studies graduates is keen and ever increasing. Graduates who have undertaken a degree program in security analysis are especially well-placed to benefit from career opportunities which open up as Australia's relations with the nations of Asia develop. Corporations, governments, aid agencies and other major institutions are becoming keenly aware of ther need for a combination of high-quality security analysis and in-depth understanding of the Asia region. Major corporations and arms of government have looked to ANU graduates for expertise on regional issues for many years. Asian Studies graduates of the ANU are finding employment in areas such as the media, marketing, international trade, banking and finance, the tourist industry, and federal and state government departments with policy interests in Asia. This degree provides graduates with training in security and risk analysis that will open up employment opportunities in the business sector as well as government.

Faculty graduates have been employed by a wide range of organisations such as major national and international consulting firms, Non-Government Organisations (including aid, humanitarian and human rights agencies), the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Boral Asia, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, the Department of Defence, Cathay Pacific, Coopers & Lybrand, Deacons Graham & James, Hyundai Corporation, Japan External Trade Organisation, KPMG, Price Waterhouse and the World Bank.

Detailed advice on the career implications of particular degree choices is available from the University?s Careers and Employment Centre.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.