ARTS – History, archaeology
and anthropology
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts Scholars Program
Diploma of Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Bachelor of Letters
See Arts Faculty website for a full list of all double degrees with a History, Archaeology or Anthropology
component: future.arts.monash.edu/undergraduate-courses/double-degrees-double-theopportunity/
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
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Government
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Academic
Administrator (e.g. in the United Nations )
Anthropologist
Archivist
Arts Administrator
Author
Consultant
Consultant Archaeologist
Corporate Anthropologist
Cultural Resource Manager
Diplomat
Field Technician, Crew Chief or Field
Supervisor
Foreign and Humanitarian Aid Officer
Heritage Consultant
Historian
International Development Program Officer
Journalist
Librarian
Museum Curator
Native Title and Cultural Heritage
Consultant
Policy Adviser
Political Adviser
Public Commemoration and Events
Manager
Public History Professional
Research Officer
Research, Data and Project Manager
Teacher
Television Presenter
Visual Arts Collection Manager
Note: further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and
lgjobs.com.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Australia Post auspost.com.au
Australian Government Attorney-General’s
Department ag.gov.au
Department of Education and Training
education.vic.gov.au
Department of Immigration and Border
Protection immi.gov.au/about/careers
Department of Justice & Regulation
justice.vic.gov.au
Department of Transport, Planning and
Local Infrastructure dtpli.vic.gov.au
Department of the Environment
environment.gov.au
Department of Transport, Planning and
Local Infrastructure - Heritage
dtpli.vic.gov.au/heritage
Museum Victoria museumvictoria.com.au
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
ngv.vic.gov.au
Parliament of Victoria
parliament.vic.gov.au
State Library Victoria slv.vic.gov.au
State Trustees statetrustees.com.au
Tasmanian Government jobs.tas.gov.au
Private
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Business and Recruitment Consulting
(BARC)
businessandrecruitmentconsulting.com.
au
Herbert Smith Freehills
herbertsmithfreehills.com
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Hobsons hobsons.com
Holding Redlich holdingredlich.com.au
NAB nab.com.au
Arthur J Gallagher ajg.com.au
Independent Schools Victoria is.vic.edu.au
Rio Tinto riotinto.com
Roy Morgan Research roymorgan.com
The Social Research Centre
srcentre.com.au
Wallis wallisgroup.com.au
Not for Profit
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Amnesty International Australia
amnesty.org.au
Australian Red Cross redcross.org.au
Camp Australia campaustralia.com.au
Conservation Volunteers
conservationvolunteers.com
Life Aid Australia lifeaidaustralia.org.au
Brotherhood of St Laurence bsl.org.au
International
For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/
find-a-job/working-outside-australia.html
Refs:
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Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com.au
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
monash.edu/careers
The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Career Connect)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
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Australian Society of Archivists (ASA)
archivists.org.au
Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV)
historyvictoria.org.au
History Council of Victoria (HCV)
historycouncilvic.org.au
History Teachers’ Association of Australia
historyteacher.org.au
Professional Historians Association (PHA
Vic) phavic.org.au
National Trusts of Australia
nationaltrust.org.au
Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG)
sag.org.au
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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Australian and New Zealand Association for
Medieval and Early Modern Studies
(ANZAMEMS) anzamems.org
Australian Anthropological Society
(AusAnthrop-AAS) aas.asn.au
Australian Archaeological Association (AAA)
australianarchaeologicalassociation.
com.au
Australian Historical Association
theaha.org.au
Australian Institute for the Conservation of
Cultural Material (AICCM) aiccm.org.au
Australian Library and Information
Association alia.org.au
Australian Local Government Association
(ALGA) alga.asn.au
General
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monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
myfuture.edu.au
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
Salary Indicator:
Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Monash Clubs and Societies
Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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AIESEC Monash
www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.com/
Monash Association of Debaters (Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/Debaters
Monash Overseas and Exchange Club
monashclubs.org/Clubs/MOVE
Society of Arts Students (Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/SAS
Careers, Leadership and
Volunteering
T:
+61 3 9905 4170
E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
W: monash.edu/careers