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MYPATH Quiz - Jobs In Religious Education

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Studying theology and religious studies allows you to explore how religious beliefs and practices shape and influence the world we live in

Job options

Jobs directly related to your degree include:

Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here.

Take a few minutes to answer the Job Match quiz and find out what careers would suit you

Work experience

It's important to get relevant work experience to boost your employability prospects. Talk to professionals in the field you're interested in, and consider the different types of placements and work experience available.

If you're thinking about work in religious ministry, talk to local spiritual leaders and get involved in the life of your religious community to find out more about what's involved.

If you want to get into teaching, look for experience working in a school with children of the age you want to teach. This will show you have the skills and motivation required.

Try to become involved with your local community if you'd like a role that involves working with people or look for work or voluntary opportunities with charity and volunteer organisations.

Search for placements and find out more about work experience and internships.

Typical employers

As a theology and religious studies graduate, you could work in a variety of roles in a range of employment sectors. Typical employers include:

the church and other religious organisations

national and local government, including the Civil Service and government agencies, as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

schools, colleges and universities (for teaching, research and administrative positions)

charities, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations

social services and other caring professions

financial and legal firms

the National Health Service (NHS) in a management or administration role

publishing and media companies

PR, advertising, sales and marketing companies.

Find information on employers in teaching training and education, charity and voluntary work, public services and administration, and other job sectors.

Skills for your CV

Studying theology and religious studies gives you a thorough understanding of the major world religions, their historical development and their relationship with the world we live in. You'll gain insight into the theological, ethical, cultural, political and philosophical issues of religion.

You also develop skills that are valued by employers in a range of sectors. These include:

research, analysis and presentation skills

critical thinking skills and the ability to interpret information, formulate questions and solve problems

organisational and time management skills

teamworking and communication skills

writing skills, including accurate referencing and the ability to construct a reasoned argument

IT skills

empathy and the ability to understand people and their motivations

the ability to appreciate different perspectives and take on board others' views

the ability to work methodically and accurately

independence of mind and the ability to think for yourself.

Further study

You may choose to increase your knowledge of religion/theology through a postgraduate qualification such as a Masters or PhD. Areas of research include theology, religion and culture, chaplaincy studies, and science and religion.

Depending on the career you want to follow, you could take a vocational postgraduate course in an area such as teaching, journalism or librarianship.

Postgraduate courses are also available in subjects such as marketing, finance, human resource management or business/management, so think about which direction you'd like your career to take.

For more information on further study and to find a course that interests you, see Masters degrees and search for postgraduate courses in theology and religious studies.

What do theology and religious studies graduates do?

17% of theology and religious studies graduates in employment in the UK are working as teaching professionals with a further 10% being employed as welfare professionals. Welfare and housing associate professionals (6%) and teaching and childcare support occupations (4%) are also among the top five jobs reported.

Find out what other graduates are doing after finishing their degrees in What do graduates do?

Graduate destinations data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

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What can I do with a theology and religious studies degree? | Prospects.ac.uk

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Take a look at what jobs, internships and courses you can do with a degree in theology and religious studies.

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William Salmon

00:02 My name is Bill S, I'm chaplain at HM Prison, Blunderstone.

00:07 Born on Clydeside to a family of engineers. My father was an engineer and my mother's family had been engineers.

00:17 I enjoyed school, yeah it's about finding out, I enjoyed discovering things. My first nine years were spent in Scotland in the Scottish education system and, and then at the age of nine my father's employment finished there and he was given the option of continuing to work with the Ministry of Defence but it involved a move to the south coast of England and, and it's taken me am, a long time to recognise that it affected me. It's to do with building up, or having social structures that you're comfortable with and as a child or as a young person and then being uprooted from that. I think that affects the way that you then deal with social structures later on. And how you build up friends and whether you then become rooted in another place again or whether your mind, your psyche, tells you no don't get too involved because the same thing might happen again.

01:29 I started off doing what everybody else seemed to be doing at school which was to go on to further education and my A level results weren't great so I ended up doing a degree in teacher training and, and then and then teaching. And teaching was great, I enjoyed teaching, three years working in the East End of London was good, then being a Christian, working already within churches in teaching roles within churches and believing that god wanted me to be a teacher full-time in his set-up and so that, that involved a career change and it meant me going back to do some more education, to do some more study, so I ended up as a vicar, working in a church. God seemed to be pointing me in the direction of, of prisons, of being upfront, working a hundred per cent with people and not with the institution of the, the church. Ended up working with young offenders for a year and then moved on from there and have served in about three other prisons since then.

02:36 Prison days can be up and down. Some days you'll think, yeah it's been a good day, I've achieved something and somebody's actually picked up on something and gone with that and that's been good to see. So in a sense here I'm helping people to explore what faith is about.

02:59 Being a chaplain in a prison is a whole day job. It's something that's difficult to leave behind at the end of the day. I sound confident in my ability within the teaching framework, although every sermon that you come to preach is a challenge, you think how on earth am I going to get this over? What are people actually going to get out of it? Am I just saying something for the sake of it or is this really going to feed the faith of the people that are in front of me. There's a song around at the moment or one of last year's songs, from the Killers, are we human or are we dancer and it really asks the question, are you human, do you have love, do you have devotion, do you have these qualities or are you being led by somebody else's beat and my word would be, not just find out for yourself, ask and then do it.

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Prison Chaplain Bill S began his working life as a teacher, until his faith led him to a career in the church. He felt strongly that he wanted to work directly with people who need help and says "Prison days can be up and down.

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Anne knows that just because you start off on one avenue doesn’t mean the doors to something else are closed. Her career has evolved from Teacher to Parish Priest and from priest to Hospital Chaplain. Her advice “Go with what interests you most now, and if that changes, then try something new!”

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TRS: Megan Richards, Constituency Caseworker for Member of Parliament

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My Future. My Career. My RE. Studying RE at GCSE and A Level provides you with important life skills, and offers opportunities in further education and a wide variety of careers. This film is a short compilation of all our wonderful contributors - so have a look at their individual films too!

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My Future. My Career. My RE. Studying RE at GCSE and A Level provides you with important life skills, and offers opportunities in further education and a wide variety of careers.This film is a short compilation of all our wonderful contributors - so have a look at their individual films too!

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Religious Studies Subject-Led Resources - Amazing Apprenticeships

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We have created a suite of resources for teachers and careers advisers to use with their students, which includes: Teacher Guide, Student Activity, Lesson Slides, Subject Poster.

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RE, Why Bother? Core Teachings of Religions

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RE, Why Bother? Human Nature & Free Will