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Careers and Employability

EISPS programmes give you the wide-ranging employability of graduates in PPE or international relations, but with the added maturity of a year abroad, and the advantage of fluency in a foreign language – essential for anyone seeking a career in an international context, and increasingly valuable for the financial sector or media posts.

EISPS graduates combine specialised knowledge of a humanities or social science with a broad foundation in philosophy, law, history and politics and, importantly, proficiency in another language or languages. In addition, they gain independence from a year studying abroad. In particular, students are able to demonstrate their aptitude for research by writing a dissertation.

This unique combination yields a significant advantage when it comes to securing funding for further research or getting a foothold on a competitive career ladder.

Outside academia, potential careers may include politics, law, business, commerce, teaching, public relations, journalism or IT
 

Selected Career Paths of Alumni

Job TitleCompany
Chief of StaffThe Cabinet Office
Trainee SolicitorAllen & Overy LLP
Sales ManagerLinguarama
Editorial AssistantInternational Institute for Strategic Studies
Research AnalystStroz Friedberg
Private Partnership ManagerUnited Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Media ManagerLe Fooding USA
MA in Russian and JournalismNYU
AnalystMothercare plc
Graduate SchemeThe Cabinet Office
Online EditorReal Business
Web Marketing & Web ManagementEuropean Society for Medical Oncology
InternUnited Nations Institute for Training & Research
Business Development InternBloomberg LP (UK)
Management ConsultantOliver Wyman
Investment AnalystGoldman Sachs
SpeechwriterCabinet of EU Commissioner Joaquín Almunia
Head of Regional Development Admin TeamHM Treasury