Career Possibilities

Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Studies

As Australia moves toward increased educational, trade, business, legal and cultural interaction with Asia, the demand for people with Asia-Pacific language training and knowledge of the area is increasing.

Career prospects for Asia-Pacific Studies graduates in both the public and private sectors are good. Asian Studies graduates find employment in marketing, international trade, banking and finance, teaching, tourism, as well as all areas of federal,state and overseas government departments with policy and operational interests in Asia and the Pacific.

Graduates who have combined their studies of Asia and the Pacific with vocationally oriented qualifications in, say, economics, international relations, political science or law, are especially well placed to find employment in Australia and overseas, and are well placed to benefit from career opportunities which are opening up as Australia's relations with the nations of Asia and the Pacific continue to develop.

Asia-Pacific language graduates obtain employment as translators and interpreters. There is a need for personnel who can communicate with non-English speakers, specifically in government departments dealing with immigration and ethnic affairs, foreign affairs, customs and excise, social welfare, health and consumer affairs. Further, a number of foreign language newspapers and radio programs employ translators.

Asia-Pacific language graduates who complete a postgraduate Diploma of Education can teach languages in primary and secondary schools.

Asia-Pacific Studies graduates are also employable in areas not directly related to their language and area studies because the training they obtain develops the ability to carry out research, communicate ideas and suggest solutions to problems. Employers value their high level of intellectual training.

 

Bachelor of Science: If you attain a sufficient standard in the pass degree you may be admitted to the Honours year to become a candidate for the degree with Honours. See the Honours Degree listed in the Bachelor of Science.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.