German Studies Careers & Outcomes
Students graduating from Calvin University having studied German language and culture have been successful in many different fields. In addition to the language skills gained, enhanced intercultural skills are relevant to many areas of work and ministry today, and enable graduates as they work at fulfilling the biblical call to exercise hospitality to strangers and to be a blessing when interacting in foreign settings.
Careers to consider
The German studies program trains you to become a German specialist and provides you with a solid and rich foundation for a variety of professions. Here are some of the careers that recent Calvin graduates have pursued with a German degree:
- Elementary education
- Secondary education
- Collegiate education
- Educational specialist in an American Goethe Institut
- International business (Germany is the largest foreign employer in the USA)
- International banking
- Christian ministry
- Translator
- Researcher
- Foreign Service Worker (Peace Corps, VISTA, AmeriCorps, USAID)
- Nonprofit Worker
- Social Worker
- Art History
- Musical performance
- United States foreign service
- United States Custom Service
- Journalism
- Missions
- International development
- Publishing
- Travel
- Interpreter
- Linguistics
- Health Services Worker
- ESL Teacher
- Educational Administrator for Study Abroad Programs