Your Career

Applied Linguistics

Your career

Graduates from these courses are working in:

• Global PR
• Consultancies
• Multinational companies
• Higher education
• Further study (masters and doctoral programmes)

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Careers Consultant to support you. They offer impartial advice and guidance, together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Linguistics Careers
• CV Workshop
• Interview preparation
• Making the most of your time at Warwick and securing work experience opportunities
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

Find out more about careers support at Warwick.

Chemistry

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Department of Chemistry have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• Agilent

• Apex Molecular

• Aquapak Polymers

• Cambridge University Press & Assessment

• Department of Health and Social Care

• Evotech

• HS2

• Illumina

• Johnson Matthey

• MAC Solutions
• Pfizer

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Chemical scientists

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians

• Biochemists and biomedical scientists

• Engineering professionals

• Secondary and higher education teaching professionals

• Human resource managers and directors

• Laboratory technicians

• Management consultants and business analysts

• Natural and social science professionals

• Programmers and software development professionals

Helping you find the right career 

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department has a dedicated, professionally-qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in Science

• Career Options with Chemistry

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

• MSc lunchtime careers presentations

• PhD Transferable Skills careers decision-making session

• Finding experience to boost your CV for Chemistry students

• SME Careers Events - e.g. British Coatings Federation Careers Evening

• Career Options with Chemistry Presentation and Networking Evening

• 1:1 careers sessions offered

Additionally, our Polymers in the Real World module brings in employers to deliver talks on their industries, and to discuss employment and training opportunities with students.

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick.

Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodology - AI and Society

Your career

MASc in AI and Society students will graduate with a unique mix of an analytical and critical approach to AI, a technical grounding that enables them to interrogate and develop AI, and experience in approaching policy and governance implications of AI. With almost all organisations being transformed by AI in different ways, graduates from this MASc will be able to follow diverse career pathways. Whichever path they follow, graduates will be able to bring in a distinct, interdisciplinary outlook that builds on their comprehensive training. Students will be able to elect optional modules to develop in ways that fit their career objectives. Some exemplary profiles can be:

• AI Policy Researchers: Graduates will be well equipped to join policy teams in think tanks, civil society organization, as well as technology companies to offer advice on the risks and opportunities of the use of AI systems.
• AI Governance Researchers and Advisors: Graduate will be trained to work on governance and ethical challenges around AI, and this will enable them to apply to work for national governments, international organizations, as well as technology companies on AI governance.
• AI Developers: Graduates will be trained to work technically in designing and developing AI systems and can apply to positions as developers, systems designers and programmers.
• Data Scientists: Graduates will be able to work effectively with data and AI algorithms that operate on that data to generate insights and inform organisational decisions.
• AI Journalism: Graduates will have unique training not only in technical but also societal aspects of AI, as a result, they will be uniquely positioned to report on AI development.
• User Experience Designers: Graduates will be well positioned to work with product teams to not only develop AI systems but also engage with the wider social and political landscape of their deployment.
• AI Diversity, and Inclusion Advocates: Graduates will be trained to critically appraise AI, and in doing so introduced to debates around diversity, equity and inclusion in the design, development, deployment of AI.

How will the MASc programme support students’ employability?

The MASc will offer a range of initiatives to develop experiences and skills to help student employability, prepare them for future careers and enable them to apply their learning on real-world problems:

AI-Design Camp: A 1-week intensive AI-Design Camp will take place over the summer term where we invite NGOs, policy-focused organisations, and community groups to provide a brief for students to collectively work on in small groups. This will involve mini masterclasses in creative methods for technology/society engagement such as policy mapping, participatory research, situation analysis, data walks, design workshops. As part of the AI-design camp, experts from the collaborating organisations (some of which will also be offering placements) will do talks and showcases to offer students an opportunity to gain an understanding of how careers in AI are developing in different sectors.

Short placements: As a credit-bearing optional module, students will be able to undertake a 4 to 6 week-long placement working with a non-academic partner on a placement project. The topics will be provided by the non-academic partners in dialogue with the academic course team. Students on the placement module will then be matched with the placement provider partners.

Final project with optional placement: Students will have the choice between writing a research-based dissertation or doing a practice-based final project. In the latter case, the issue/problem that the students work with will be developed as a result of a dialogue between an external non-academic partner, the student and their academic supervisors, which may be supported by an optional placement.

Career development programme: CIM offers an active career development programme with talks from recent graduates, potential employers and career services professionals offering general careers advice.

Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodology - Big Data

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• IBM
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Multiverse
• NHS England
• Office for National Statistics
• Tesco
• University of Warwick

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• User experience designers
• Digital product managers
• Media relations specialists
• Systems and data analysts
• IT managers
• Business and financial project managers
• Management consultant and business analysts
• Primary, secondary and higher education teaching professionals
• Research and development (R&D) managers
• Social and humanities scientists

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Careers in AI and Data Science
• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries
• Discuss What’s Next After Your CIM Master’s Degree

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Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodology - Data Visualisation

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• IBM
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Multiverse
• NHS England
• Office for National Statistics
• Tesco
• University of Warwick

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• User experience designers
• Digital product managers
• Media relations specialists
• Systems and data analysts
• IT managers
• Business and financial project managers
• Management consultant and business analysts
• Primary, secondary and higher education teaching professionals
• Research and development (R&D) managers
• Social and humanities scientists

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Careers in AI and Data Science
• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries
• Discuss What’s Next After Your CIM Master’s Degree

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Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodology - Digital Media

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• IBM
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Multiverse
• NHS England
• Office for National Statistics
• Tesco
• University of Warwick

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• User experience designers
• Digital product managers
• Media relations specialists
• Systems and data analysts
• IT managers
• Business and financial project managers
• Management consultant and business analysts
• Primary, secondary and higher education teaching professionals
• Research and development (R&D) managers
• Social and humanities scientists

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Careers in AI and Data Science
• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries
• Discuss What’s Next After Your CIM Master’s Degree

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Classics

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Typical career paths chosen by our graduates include jobs in*: 

• Museums and the heritage sector 
• Education 
• Publishing 
• Civil service  
• Further research

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• What can you do with a Classics and Ancient History degree 
• Careers in the Creative Industries 
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 
• Next steps after your Classics degree… hear from our Alumni 
• Networking for Classics students 

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Computer Science

Your career

Graduates from the Department of Computer Science in the past have entered careers in these industries and companies:

They have pursued roles such as:

• Software engineer
• Systems analyst
• Investment analyst
• Web designer/developer
• Business analyst
• Actuary
• Economist and statistician
• Computer science researcher
• University academic
• Teacher
• Entrepreneur
• Start-up owner

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant to support you. They offer impartial advice and guidance, together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Computing Your Career
• Technology in Professional Services
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Working in the Computer Games industry
• Computer Science Alumni Event

Find out more about careers support at Warwick.

Cyber Security

Your career

Career paths can be technical, managerial, and strategic in the public, private, or charity sector; enabling social services, commerce, healthcare, transportation, environmental protection and more generally, a secure digital society.

Early career roles could include:

• Network Security Administrator
• Forensic Analyst
• Threat Analyst
• Penetration Tester
• Secure Software Developer
• Security Engineer
• SOC Analyst
• Cyber Risk Analyst
• Information Assurance
• Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security Practitioner

Later career roles could include:

• Security Architect
• Security Assessor
• Malware Reverse Engineer
• Incident Response Coordinator
• Cyber Security Consultant
• Chief Information Security Officer
• Data Protection Officer
• Project Manager (Cyber)

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant to support you. They offer impartial advice and guidance, together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Career planning for WMG students
• Options in Engineering
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Effective Applications for WMG students
• Researching Employers for WMG students

Find out more about careers support at Warwick.

Economics

Your career in Economics

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, our alumni mentoring scheme and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success. 

The most recent MSc graduates from the Department of Economics (2023/24 cohort of students) have gone on to work for employers such as: 

• Bank of England 

• Grant Thornton UK LLP 

• Indian Statistical Institute 

• CRISIL Limited 

• ITC Limited 

• London Economics 

• Frontier Economics 

• NHS England 

They have pursued occupations such as the following: 

• Consultants, business and workforce analysts 

• Research Assistants and Analysts 

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians  

• Corporate finance roles 

• Economic and data analysts 

• Information technology professionals 

• Management consultants and business analysts 

Derived from the annual data collection by the Department of Economics with the latest conducted in September 2024.  

Each year, several graduates of MSc programmes from the Department of Economics pursue a PhD. The most recent destinations for studying a PhD for our students have been: the LSE, Warwick and various universities in China and India. 

Helping you find the right career 

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation. 

Our Department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include: 

• Alumni Career Journeys, In-person and hybrid sessions with speakers from our Economics Alumni community

• Careers in Economics, Finance and Consultancies Fair with key employers held annually in October 

• Investment Banking Uncovered 

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 

• Mock Assessment Centre workshops 

• Manage Your Digital Identity and Use LinkedIn Effectively 

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick. 

Education

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Department of Education Studies have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School
• Children First Academy Trust
• Coventry and Warwickshire Mind
• Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
• Kingsbridge Educational Trust
• Norfolk County Council
• Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
• The Church of England
• University of Warwick

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Authors, writers and translators
• Business and financial project management professionals
• Charitable organisation managers and directors
• Education advisor and school inspectors
• Education managers and leaders
• Primary, secondary and higher education teaching professionals
• Higher level teaching assistants
• Nursery education teaching professionals
• Officers in armed forces
• Social and humanities scientists
• Social workers
• Teaching professionals
• Welfare and housing associate professionals
• Youth and community workers

Graduates of this course would be well equipped to work in leadership positions relating to early years and children’s education, in addition to informal and non-formal educational institutions and organisations, including but not limited to NGOs, charities, local government educational provision.

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation. The dedicated, professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant we work with offers impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in Education
• Careers with Children and Young People
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Meet Your Alumni: real-life career stories from the Department of Education Studies Alumni

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick.

Engineering

Your career

Warwick students are especially equipped to work in multi-disciplinary organisations in functional teams which create solutions incorporating (for example) mechanical and electrical components, or on largescale civil projects where interdisciplinary thinking is required to understand (for example) the impact of the London Olympics on public transport.

Graduates from these courses have gone on to work for employers including:

• Arup
• Airbus Defence and Space
• Aston Martin
• Atkins
• Babcock International Group
• BAE Systems
• Delphi Technologies
• Deutsche Bank
• Facebook
• GE
• IBM
• Network Rail
• NHS
• Ricardo
• Samsung Electronics
• Tata Technologies
• Vodafone

In addition to working as engineers and engineering professionals, other graduates have pursued roles such as:

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians
• Business and related associate professionals
• Estimators, valuers and assessors
• Finance and investment analysts and advisers
• Production managers and directors in manufacturing
• Programmers and software development professionals

Our support for your career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Options in Engineering
• Meet and Engineer
• Engineering, Science and Technology Fair
• Considering a PhD in the STEM Subjects
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

Find out more about careers support at Warwick.

English and Comparative Literary Studies

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Higher education teaching professionals
• Marketing associate professionals
• Vocational and industrial trainers
• Social and humanities scientists
• Teaching professionals

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Understanding Assessment Centres
• Careers following your English and Comparative Literary Studies Degree
• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries
• Careers in Publishing and Journalism
• Freelancing
• Careers in the Public Sector
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

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Film and Television Studies

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success. 

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Department of Film and Television Studies have gone on to work for employers such as*: 

• StudioCanal
• Fox Searchlight
• All 4
• Sky Studios
• Numerous academic appointments at UK and International universities 

They have pursued occupations such as the following*: 

• Archivists and curators
• Arts officers, producers and directors
• Human resources and industrial relations officers 

Helping you find the right career 

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation. 

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include: 

• Working in Radio Film and TV 

• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries 

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 

• Planning your future 

• Creating your Creative Career 

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick. 

Global Sustainable Development

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Studying an MASc in Global Sustainable Development will open careers in the public, private and third sectors in a range of areas and functions such as the following*:

• Governance – shaping policy and processes at local, national and international level
• Research – academic via Master's by Research or PhD research or for an organisation in the public, private or third sector including think-tanks
• Teaching at all levels: primary, secondary, Higher Education and tertiary
• Project management in any industry – this could be a community or commercial project
• Communications and media relations
• Consultancy – for example in corporate social responsibility
• Advocacy – for example on international relations, humanitarian work for organisations such as the United Nations
• Data and intelligence analyst – for example security, geo- political risk

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

We have a dedicated Employability and Placement Manager in our department who can offer you careers guidance and provide information about suitable capstone workplace project placements. Additionally, they will be able to provide you with ongoing support throughout the placement process, including advice on applications, interviews, as well as links to employers.

Employability skills

Our course has been designed to ensure you develop the skills, attributes and knowledge that are sought by employers.

These include:

• Critical thinking
• Research
• Project management
• Data analysis
• Commercial acumen
• Creative problem solving
• Communication (verbal and written)
• Independent and collaborative working

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History

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

A postgraduate degree in History provides you with the skills and knowledge to embark on a range of career paths. History Master's graduates have pursued careers in academia, the civil service, NGOs, education, law and in a range of research roles across the private sector*.

Helping you find the right career 

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• A Career to suit you
• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

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History of Art

Your career

Graduates from these courses have gone on to work in a wide range of sectors, including careers in:

• Art galleries
• Museums
• Publishing
• Libraries
• Educational establishments
• Heritage and conservation organisations
• Research

They have pursued careers such as:

• Curators
• Exhibition project co-ordinators
• Journalists
• Newspaper and periodical editors
• Business and financial project management professionals
• Conference and exhibition managers and organisers
• Human resources and industrial relations officers
• Management consultants and business analysts
• Office managers
• Public relations professionals
• Artists
• Authors, writers and translators

Supporting your career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant to support you. They offer impartial advice and guidance, together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers History of Art Alumni workshop
• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• History of Art – Securing Internships
• Career planning and making applications

Find out more about careers support at Warwick.

Law

Your career

Studying law provides a platform to a wide range of career opportunities within the legal profession and beyond.

Our law graduates train for the Bar and work for leading law firms like:

• Freshfields
• Allen and Overy
• Slaughter and May
• Clifford Chance
• Linklaters

They also go on to work for other major employers such as:

• Goldman Sachs
• PwC
• UK Civil Service
• Financial Conduct Authority
• British Red Cross
• Microsoft
• Accenture

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant to support you. They offer impartial advice and guidance, together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Becoming a Solicitor: the office of tomorrow and how to get there
• Warwick careers fairs including the Law Fair
• The journey to the Bar including the BPTC and pupillage applications
• Mooting Master Class
• How to research Law Firms and Barristers Sets
• What else can I do with a Law degree other than be a Lawyer (alumni presentations and networking)
• Workshops on all aspects of the recruitment process including CVs, covering letters, applications and how to prepare for interviews and assessment centres

Find out more about careers support at Warwick.

Life Sciences

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the School of Life Sciences have gone on to work for employers such as*: 

• Cancer Research UK 
• Civil Service Fast Stream 
• Deloitte 
• Forestry Commission 
• Galliard Healthcare Communications Ltd 
• Helios Global Group 
• HM Revenue & Customs 
• Intellectual Property Office 
• Moorhouse Consulting 
• OPEN Health 
• Rosalind Franklin Laboratory 
• UK Health Security Agency 
• University of Oxford 
• University of Warwick 

They have pursued occupations such as the following*: 

• Authors, writers and translators 
• Biochemists and biomedical scientists 
• Biological scientists 
• Business and financial project management professionals 
• Business associate professionals 
• Business sales executives 
• Business, research and administrative professionals 
• Data Analysts 
• Engineering Professionals 
• Finance and investment analysts and advisors 
• Laboratory technicians 
• Legal professionals 
• Management consultants and business analysts 
• Natural and social science professionals  
• Programmers and software development professionals 
• Research and development (R&D) managers 
• Sales accounts and business development managers 
• Science, engineering and production technicians  
• Social and humanities scientists 
• Teaching professionals 

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in Life Sciences Networking Event 
• Careers in Science 
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 
• Mock Interviews for Life Sciences students 
• Interested in Careers in Scientific Publishing

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Liberal Arts

Your Career

Graduates from this course will be well-equipped to take community engagement forward in a local, national, or global context. Your expertise in community engagement will allow you to access a wide variety of fields, including (but not limited to) Research, Community Development, Project Management, Data Intelligence, Policy Advisory, Humanitarian Aid, and Academia.

Our department’s Employability and Placement Manager has links with employers from the private, public, and third sectors, including Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), think tanks, social enterprises, and sustainability consultancies. These links will be useful for both the capstone project in Term Three and employment opportunities during and beyond the course.

Mathematics and Statistics

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success. 

The median salary for University of Warwick 21/22 postgraduates from Warwick Mathematics Institute whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £53,500. 

Postgraduate graduates from the Warwick Mathematics Institute have gone on to work for employers such as: 

• Amazon 

• Bank of America 

• Akeso & Company  

• Aurora Energy Research 

• Dorset Software 

• HM Courts and Tribunals Service 

• MathWorks 

• Methods Analytics 

• University of Warwick 

They have pursued occupations such as the following: 

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians 

• Chartered and certified accountants 

• Engineering professionals 

• IT managers 

• Natural and social science professionals 

• Programmers and software development professionals 

• Records clerks and assistants 

• Researchers 

• Secondary education teaching professionals 

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey 

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, 2021/22, carried out approximately 15 months after completion of studies. 

Median salary figure based on 8 Warwick Mathematics Institute graduates that participated in the 2021/22 Graduate Outcomes survey and provided salary details (18% of the eligible Warwick Mathematics Institute postgraduate population). 

Conducted annually Graduate Outcomes collects information on the activities and perspectives of graduates. Contains HESA data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data. 

Helping you find the right career 

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation. 

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include: 

• Maths Careers Fair 

• Careers in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence 

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 

• Mathematics at work – The practical application of Maths in the workplace 

• Placement and graduate opportunities at the Government Actuary’s Department 

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick. 

Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies

Placements and work experience

All modules have embedded employability skills as the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies has decades of experience and connections with media, cultural and creative industries.

The course offers industry-ready strand of learning, teaching and assessment through the core Industry modules.

Placements will be negotiated with the following media, cultural and creative industries through the networks the Centre has cultivated. Each placement, client brief or industry study will be developed over years two and three on a case-by-case and bespoke basis, depending on your interests and ambitions.

For example, you may wish to explore:

• Technology, software companies and social media platforms
• Broadcast, film and animation
• Advertising, PR and Marketing
• Archives, museum and heritage
• Arts, creative and cultural organisations

Your career

This new undergraduate degree is designed to open a wide range of career opportunities in the media and creative industries.

Postgraduates from the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies have gone onto work in the following:

• Art galleries
• Audience development
• Digital archives
• Events
• Festivals
• Film and TV distribution
• Freelance creative or media production
• Global media and communication
• Heritage commissioning art and cultural work
• Media buying, marketing, planning, policy work, research, and tech start-ups
• Museums
• NGO, corporate or government communications
• PR
• Project management
• Social media business and analytics
• User experience and web development

Outside of media industries, graduate opportunities can be found in design, marketing, user experience, the services sector and manufacturing industries.

Modern Languages

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Intercultural communicators
• Project managers
• In-house translators
• Freelance translators
• Editors in the publishing industry
• Subtitlers
• Corporate industry professionals
• Marketing associates
• Language teaching professionals
• Writers and copywriters
• Officials in international organisations and/or NGO
• Civil servants

Helping you find the right career

Philosophy

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.  

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Completing an MA provides a strong foundation for those intending to study for a PhD. In addition to those pursuing further study, graduates from these courses have gone on to work for a range of national and international employers.  

Previous graduates from the Department of Philosophy have gone on to work for employers such as*:  

• Ark Boulton Academy 
• Soil Association 
• The British Horse Society 
• The University of Oxford 
• The University of Warwick 
• ZOO Digital  

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:  

• Careers advisors and vocational guidance specialists
• Clergy
• Events and exhibition managers and organisers
• Higher education teaching professionals
• Information technology professionals
• Legal associate professionals
• Public relations professionals
• Social and humanities scientists
• Records clerks and assistants
• Solicitors and lawyers  

Helping you find the right career  

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.  

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:  

• Identifying Your Skills, Strengths and Motivations for Philosophy Students  

• Thinking about Work Experience for Philosophy Students  

• Careers in the Public Sector  

• Warwick Careers fairs throughout the year  

• Sector events with industry and alumni speakers, for students who want to pursue a career in a specific sector such as Banking and Finance, Consulting, Charities and Campaigning, Law and the Public Sector  

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick.  

Completing an MA provides a strong foundation for those intending to study for a PhD. In addition to those pursuing further study, graduates from these courses have gone on to work for a range of national and international employers. 

Our graduates have pursued roles such as: further education teaching professionals; IT business analysts, architects and systems designers; library clerks and assistants and secondary education teaching professionals. 

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include: 

• Identifying Your Skills, Strengths and Motivators for Philosophy Students 
• Thinking about Work Experience for Philosophy Students 
• Careers in the Public Sector 
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 

Physics

Your career

Graduates from this course have gone on to work for employers including:

• Deloitte Digital
• Brunei Shell Petroleum
• British Red Cross
• EDF Energy
• Civil Service
• Deutsche Bank

They have pursued roles such as:

• IT Professionals
• Finance and investment analysts
• Scientists
• Researchers

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Career options with a Physics Degree
• Careers in Science
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Physics Alumni Evening
• Careers and Employer networking event for Physics students

Discover more about careers support at Warwick.

Politics & International Studies

Careers and employability

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Department of Politics and International Studies have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• Action Aid
• World Bank
• UN agencies; UK and other universities
• Deloitte
• Office for National Statistics
• Japan Ministry of Defence
• Nationwide Building Society
• Reddit
• European Social Survey
• The European Central Bank
• The UK Cabinet Office
• Bank of England
• Church of England
• Cisco
• Citigroup
• Department for International Trade
• Department for Work and Pensions

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians
• Business and related research professionals
• Charted and certified accountants
• Data analysts
• Legal associate professionals
• National government administrative occupations
• Natural and social science professionals
• Public relations professionals
• Public services associate professionals
• Communications officer for major NGOs
• Business and financial project managers
• Economist
• Finance officer
• Policy advisor
• Compliance analyst
• Advisor in human rights
• Local council officer
• Union campaigner
• Research and development (R&D) managers

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Your future awaits – the many things you can do after your degree in the PAIS department
• Careers in Government and Politics
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Careers Q&A sessions
• Assessment Centres and Interviews: an overview of what to expect for PAIS students

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick. 

Psychology

Your career

Graduates from these courses have gone on to work for employers including:

• NHS
• Cancer Research UK
• EY
• Hewett Recruitment
• IBM
• John Lewis and Partners
• Kuehne + Nagel
• The Forward Trust
• Teach First

They have pursued roles such as:

• Clinical psychologists
• Counsellors
• Teachers
• Educational psychologists
• Health psychologists
• Business, research and administrative professionals
• Financial and accounting technicians
• Marketing professionals
• Management consultants
• Business analysts

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant who works within Student Careers and Skills to help you as an individual. Additionally your Senior Careers Consultant offers impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events, tailored to our department, throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Psychology Finalists – next steps
• Careers with Children and Young People
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Meet the Psychologist

Find out more about careers support at Warwick.

Sociology

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Department of Sociology have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• Civil Service
• Metropolitan Police
• National Centre for Social Research
• University of Oxford
• Severn Trent Water

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Business associate professionals
• Chief executives and senior officials
• Higher education teaching professionals
• Human resources and industrial relations officers
• Sales accounts and business development managers
• Social and humanities scientists
• Welfare and housing professionals

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Make Your Mark – Careers with a degree in Sociology
• Working for More than Profit
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Your Sociology future: Sociology Alumni Evening
• My Sociological Future – What next? Career planning for undecided Sociology finalists

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick.

Statistics

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Department of Statistics have gone on to work for employers worldwide such as*:

• Alliance Healthcare
• Barclays
• BNP Paribas
• Citibank
• GSK
• LCH
• McKinsey
• Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD)
• PKF Littlejohn

Candidates with high distinction marks have gone on to pursue PhD degrees at prestigious universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, LSE, etc. or in the US*.

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians
• Business and related research professionals
• Chartered and certified accountants
• Data analysts
• Engineering professionals
• Finance and investment analysts and advisers
• IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
• Natural and social science professionals
• Programmers and software development professionals

Helping you find the right career 

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Career options with a degree in Statistics
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Interview skills for Statistics students
• Maths and Stats Careers Fair

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick. 

Teacher Training (PGCE)

Your career

Upon completing one of our courses, you will be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and will gain up to 90 credits at Master’s level. This allows you to fast-track to stage two of CTE’s Master’s degree, quickly progressing your professional development.

Career progression may be through taking responsibility for co-ordinating an area of the curriculum or leading a Key Stage, with next steps being a senior management role.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Applications and Interviews for Teaching Jobs
• Preparing for Teaching Job Interviews
• Writing a Personal Statement for Teaching Jobs
• Careers Drop In (for applications and interview support)

Theatre and Performance Studies

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 2021/22 postgraduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £38,000 (based on 971 respondents - 17% of the total postgraduate population)*.

Previous graduates from the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• Albany Theatre, Coventry
• Hong Kong Jockey Club
• Corn Exchange, WallingfordTBC
• Open Theatre
• Burnley Youth Theatre

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Theatre Director
• Charities and grants management
• Workshop leader

Many of our graduates have also had success in pursuing funded PhD research.

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

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Warwick Business School (MSc)

Helping you find the right career

We have our own dedicated careers team at Warwick Business School called WBS CareersPlus. You will have access to one-to-one career guidance appointments, CV checks and tailored mock interviews.

Personalised support

The WBS CareersPlus team will support you and help you to understand yourself and your strengths. They can help you to identify possible career paths, and to set and achieve your career ambitions. This helps to boost your employability and helps you prepare for your career.

You can take advantage of personalised careers coaching and advice. Our one-to-one careers appointments can help you if you have a question about writing applications, wish to explore your career options, or need to prepare for interviews and assessment centres.

Discover our graduate destinations brochure here.

Learn more about graduate destinations in our MSc Employment Report.

WMG

Your career

Graduates from WMG have gone on to work for a variety of employers including:

• Accenture
• PWC
• KPMG
• Deloitte
• IBM
• Ministry of Defence
• HP
• Cisco
• Tata Consulting Services

They have pursued roles such as:

• Cyber Security Consultant
• Information Security Analyst
• Technology Analyst
• IT Security and Governance Officer
• Security Project Manager
• Network Consulting Engineer
• IT Risk and Resilience Manager
• Senior Investigation Officer

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• WMG Future Fest
• Options in Engineering sector event
• Careers for Experienced Hires
• Careers in Cyber Security
• Careers in Healthcare
• Careers in Project Management

WMS

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 21/22 postgraduates from Warwick Medical School whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £48,000. 

Postgraduate graduates from the Warwick Medical School have gone on to work for employers such as: 

• AstraZeneca 
• Birmingham Children’s Hospital  
• Deloitte 
• Department of Health and Social Care 
• East Midlands Ambulance Service 
• East Sussex County Council 
• GSK 
• Johnson & Johnson  
• Medical Research Council  
• Ministry of Deference 
• NHS England and NHS Improvement 
• Nuffield Department of Population Health 
• Royal London Hospital 
• The National Health Service 
• UK Health Security Agency 

They have pursued occupations such as the following: 

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians 
• Biochemists and biomedical scientists 
• Business and financial project management professionals 
• Chemical scientists 
• Dental practitioners 
• Environmental health professionals 
• Generalist medical practitioners 
• Health services and public health managers and directors 
• Management consultants and business analysts 
• Medical and dental technicians 
• Medical radiographers 
• Midwifery nurses 
• Nurse practitioners 
• Paramedics 
• Quality control and planning engineers 
• Specialist nurses 
• Web design professionals 

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey 

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, 2021/22, carried out approximately 15 months after completion of studies. 

Median salary figure based on 99 Warwick Medical School graduates that participated in the 2021/22 Graduate Outcomes survey and provided salary details (33% of the total eligible Warwick Medical School postgraduate population).

Conducted annually Graduate Outcomes collects information on the activities and perspectives of graduates. Contains HESA data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data. 

Helping you find the right career 

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation. 

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include: 

• Career Society at Medical School Event 
• AFP Interview Preparation 
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 
• Foundation Programme (UKFPO) Information evening 

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick.