Careers in Curriculum

Religious Studies

What is Religious Studies?

What do Religious Studies graduate do?

13% of theology and religious studies graduates in employment in the UK are working as:

• Teaching professionals,
• with a further 8% being employed as welfare Professionals.
• Welfare and housing associate professionals (5%),
• and teaching and childcare support occupations (3%) are also among the top five jobs reported.

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What can you do with a Religious Studies Degree?

Typical Employers

Typical employers include:

• The Church and other religious organisations
• National and local government, including the Civil Service and government agencies, as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
• Schools, colleges and universities (for teaching, research and administrative positions)
• Charities, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations
• Social services and other caring professions
• Journalist
• Financial and legal firms
• The National Health Service (NHS) in a management or administration role
• Publishing and media companies
• PR, advertising, sales and marketing companies.
• Counsellor
• Lawyer

Jobs related to a Religious Studies Degree

Job profile examples including Labour Market Information click on links below:

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• Chaplain
• Higher Education Lecturer
• Primary School Teacher
• Secondary School Teacher

Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here.

• Advice worker
• Archivist
• Charity fundraiser
• Charity officer
• Civil Service administrator
• Community development worker
• Editorial assistant

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• Equality, diversity and inclusion officer
• Mediator
• Newspaper journalist
• Policy officer
• Solicitor
• Youth worker

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Jobs related to a Religious Studies Degree

Studying a Religious Studies degree develops skills in:

• Research, analysis and presentation skills.
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to interpret information, formulate questions and solve problems.
• Organisational and time management skills.
• Team working and communication skills.
• Writing skills, including accurate referencing and the ability to construct a reasoned argument.
• IT skills.
• Empathy and the ability to understand people and their motivations.
• The ability to appreciate different perspectives and take on board others' views.
• The ability to work methodically and accurately.
• Independence of mind and the ability to think for yourself.

Why study Religion?