Alumni profiles ready – strengthening the narrative on Humanities graduates’ career pathways

“What can I become?” is one of the most important questions for prospective students. For Humanities programmes, the answer is rarely simple, as our degrees open the door to many different career paths. This is a strength in practice, but a challenge when it comes to communication. 

To make career perspectives more tangible, we have, over the past two months, developed 60 alumni profiles that put faces and stories to the many paths our graduates pursue. 

60 pathways from education to career
The profiles cover all Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, with three alumni from each programme. Across industries and sectors, alumni share reflections on meaningful work, professional pride, and how their education continues to form the foundation of their careers. At the same time, the profiles offer a nuanced and inspiring picture of the many opportunities a Humanities degree provides—and help challenge simplified assumptions about humanities graduates’ career prospects. 

Strong perspectives on the programmes
The profiles are rich in positive reflections from student life. The alumni highlight academic content, teaching staff, and the competencies they developed as key factors shaping their careers and current professional practice. The alumni were selected in close collaboration with heads of studies and academic environments, with a focus on showcasing diverse career paths and ensuring broad representation. 

A coherent narrative across programme pages
The alumni profiles are a central element of the overall content on the programme pages, supporting prospective students in answering three key questions: ·        

• Do I fit in here? – through videos with relatable students
• What will I encounter academically? – through clear programme descriptions    
• What can this lead to? – through alumni profiles demonstrating concrete career paths 

Use in recruitment
The profiles are featured on programme pages on sdu.dk targeting prospective students and form part of Humanities’ recruitment and communication efforts, including LinkedIn, campaigns, and guidance activities.

Where to find the profiles
All alumni profiles are available on the programme pages on sdu.dk under “Career” (scroll down the page). Examples:       

American Studies:
https://www.sdu.dk/da/uddannelse/bachelor/amerikanske-studier/karriere        
Library and Information Science:
https://www.sdu.dk/da/uddannelse/bachelor/biblioteksvidenskab-it-kommunikation/karriere        
Negot:
https://www.sdu.dk/da/uddannelse/bachelor/negot/karriere        
Classical Studies:
https://www.sdu.dk/da/uddannelse/bachelor/oldtidskundskab/karriere

For us in the Communications Office, it has been a great pleasure to speak with 60 highly engaged alumni. Their stories have been marked by pride and enthusiasm for both their education and their time at SDU—and this quite naturally resonates with us as well. 

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• Contact Email:  hum-kom@sdu.dk