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What jobs will I get?

The Bachelor of Arts at Flinders University produces flexible, literate, and well-informed graduates, equipped with the transferable skills highly valued in the workforce. These include: communication and presentation skills (oral, written, electronic, graphic); teamwork and interpersonal skills (including an understanding of cultural diversity); management and planning skills (including self-management skills); and intellectual and creative skills.

Our graduates have found jobs as:

  • organisation analysts
  • administrators
  • computing professionals
  • counsellors
  • education officers
  • welfare professionals
  • librarians and archivists
  • human resources managers
  • journalists
  • marketing specialists
  • public relations officers.

Their employers range from:

  • Telstra
  • Optus
  • Qantas
  • SA Brewing
  • Westpac
  • Rothmans
  • Minter Ellison
  • Hyatt Regency
  • Olympic Dam Tours
  • Ayers Rock Resort
  • the Flight Centre
  • Red Hill Winery

Government departments are well represented, as are:

  • local councils
  • schools
  • hospitals

As well as organisations such as:

  • ACTU
  • AAMI
  • EDS
  • the Australian Customs Services
  • Regency TAFE
  • the police force
  • the Chamber of Commerce
  • the Defence forces

BA graduates have the potential to become managers and leaders in the rapidly changing workforce of the 21st century.