Using their skills as outstanding communicators and critical thinkers, our alumni succeed in diverse career paths. Employers value their ability to tackle complex challenges with advanced analytical skills and a collaborative approach. The issues our students analyze from ancient Rome and Greece are ones that societies and organizations continue to grapple with today. By engaging with these matters in a different era, our alumni see them from a new perspective, enabling them to envision innovative solutions. These same skills aid them in graduate and professional studies at some of the most prestigious programs in the nation.
Sample Alumni Job Titles
- Attorney
- Chief Technology Officer
- Editor
- Human Resources Manager
- Professor
- Program Manager
- Reference Librarian
- Software Engineer
Sample Alumni Employers
- Boeing
- Dell EMC
- Microsoft
- Olympia School District
- The Gannett Company
- U.S. District Court
- U.S. Department of State
Alumni Profiles
While some pursue graduate studies in º£½ÇÍø or related disciplines, most of our alumni choose other career paths. Alumni frequently comment to us about how much the study of º£½ÇÍø contributed to success in their various endeavors.
- - Take a quick quiz (only three questions!) to learn what College of Arts & Sciences alumni with similar interests have done since graduating.
- — See career trajectories of UW graduates who studied º£½ÇÍø, Classical Studies, Greek, and Latin, as well as other fields.
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Career & Job Resources
University of Washington offers diverse resources to help students build the skills to launch their careers:
- — Offers immersive learning experiences, partnerships both on campus and in the community, and a network of mentors to help guide students in the College of Arts & Sciences on the pathway toward selecting a major and preparing for a career after college.
- — Educates and supports students as they explore and choose academic majors and career options, obtain and reflect upon career-related experiences, and develop professional presence and essential skills for workplace success.
- — Coordinates and connects students to community-based experiences in and around Seattle.
The Society for Classical Studies has also published two guides:
- (updated March 2020), by Adriana Brook (Lawrence University), Eric Dugdale (Gustavus Adolphus College), and John Gruber-Miller (Cornell College)
- - Written by Kenneth F. Kitchell, a professor in the º£½ÇÍø at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.