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Study of Religions

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Using Your Study of Religions Degree

Copies of these are available free from the careers service or you can view them online at www.prospects.ac.uk

Options - click on this link to look at skills gained on your course, career options and employment areas linked to this subject of study on the Prospects website.

Look at the Student Employability Profile for Study of Religions at www.cihe-uk.com

Other career options

Job sector information on this website have information on types of jobs available within sectors, where to look for jobs and placements, relevant resources in the careers service, specialist careers events, professional development and training information.

Prospects website has an 'explore types of jobs' section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers and vacancy sources, case studies and contacts and resources.

Other relevant pages on this website are what can I do with my degree? and what should I be doing now?

Graduate destinations from Study of Religions courses

Click here to see national graduate statistics by subject on the Prospects website.

Organisations associated with the Study of Religions

Professional bodies and associations often have a careers section with job profiles, information and advice for graduates.

Community Development Foundation (CDF)
60 Highbury Grove, London N5 2AG
Tel: 020 7226 5375

Federation of Community Work Training Groups
Furnival House, Furnival Gates, 1 Sheffield Street, Sheffield S10 2HW
Tel: 0114 273 9391

General Social Care Council (GSCC)
Goldings House, 2 Hay's Lane, London SE1 2HB
Tel: 020 7397 5100

National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints St, London N1 9RL
Tel: 020 7713 6161

National Youth Agency (NYA)
17-23 Albion St , Leicester LE1 6GD
Tel: 0116 285 370

British Association of Social Workers
16 Kent St , Birmingham B5 6RD
Tel: 0121 622 3911

Social Care Association Ltd
Hook Road , Surbiton, Surrey KT6 5AN
Tel: 020 8397 1411

TOPPS England
Albion Court, 5 Albion Place , Leeds LS1 6JP
Tel: 0113 245 1716

Volunteering England (VDE)
New Oxford House, 16 Waterloo Street, Birmingham B2 5UG
Tel: 0845 305 6979

Community Service Volunteers (CSV)
237 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NJ
Tel: 020 7278 6601

Directory of Social Change (DSC)
24 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DP
Tel: 020 7391 4800

The National Centre for Volunteering
Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL
Tel: 020 7520 8900

Useful websites
Resources in the Careers Service

These are available at Newton Park and Somerset Place and are on reference only:

  • Social Services Year Book
  • NAPO Probation Directory
  • Voluntary Agencies Directory
  • WSE Agency Directory, development and missions
  • Charities Digest
  • Counselling as a Career
  • Introduction to Youth Justice
  • Local Government Careers
  • Compass career guide to social work and social care
  • World Volunteers
  • Kibbutz Volunteers
  • Archeo Volunteers
  • Charity People, weekly e-bulletin, hard copy available in careers
  • Development Action, bulletin produced quarterly in careers

Occupational files in the careers service most relevant to the study of religions would be

  • Religious Work and Counselling, Orange B
  • Social and Probation Work, Orange B
  • Youth and Community Work, Orange B
  • Working in Development, Black
  • Charities and Pressure Groups, Black
  • Voluntary Work UK, Yellow
Information days, events and careers fairs

Look at the What's On section of this website for events and fairs.

Compass is an annual careers fair for the social care sector. It usually takes place in London, Birmingham and Leeds. Check the website for dates and locations www.compassjobsfair.com

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location.

Postgraduate study in the Study of Religions

For information on postgraduate courses at Bath Spa
click here.

For more general information, refer to the postgraduate and further study section of this website.

Prospects website has a searchable database of all UK postgraduate courses, and a list of work related courses including youth and community work,

Course Discover is a searchable database of postgraduate and FE courses available for use in the Careers Service.

Further Training

Most professional bodies run courses and semina