What you can do with a degree

A degree is essential if you want to go into professions like law, teaching, science, architecture, engineering and many others. For other professions, like business, accounting, nursing, design, IT or journalism, having a degree can give you better employment and salary prospects.

Degrees are also internationally recognised, so you could work abroad. After you graduate, you might also want to take further study which can advance your career further or take you into academic work.

Some career options:

• Business

  Chartered Accountant, Fund Manager, Broker, Finance Manager, Marketing or Advertising Executive, Business Consultant, Leisure and Tourism Manager

• Design

  Fashion and Textile Designer, Interior, Industrial or Graphic Designer, Animator, Photographer

• Architecture

  Architect, Urban Designer or Planner, Environmental Designer, Theatre Set Designer

• Property and construction

  Project Manager, Construction Manager, Real Estate Agent or Valuer, Quantity Surveyor

• Communications

  Journalist, Writer, Editor, Film or TV Producer, Advertising and Public Relations Consultant, Web Content Developer, Publisher, Social Worker

• Education

  Primary, Secondary, Adult or Vocational Education Teacher, University Lecturer, Educational Researcher, HR or Organisational Learning Consultant

• Engineering

  Civil, Software, Electrical, Robotic or Environmental Engineer, Medical Technologist, Nanotechnologist

• IT

  Computer Game Design, Computer Networking, Data Modelling and Communications, Database Development, Information Management, e-Commerce, Programming, Telecommunications Networks, Computer Systems, Web Development

• Law

  Lawyer, Barrister, Solicitor, Political Advocate, Legal Policy Adviser, Legal Researcher, Environmental Lawyer, Human rights Lawyer, Corporate Lawyer, Criminal Lawyer, Public Prosecutor, Judge

• Midwifery

  Registered Midwife, Midwifery Researcher or Consultant

• Nursing

  Critical, Theatre, Paediatric, Mental Health or Aged Care Nurse

• Science

  Forensic Scientist, Medical Scientist, Industrial Chemist, Pharmaceutical Chemist, Physicist, Geneticist, Environmental Scientist, Biologist, Biotechnologist, Palaeontologist, Astronomer, Zoologist