Like any master’s degree, the postgraduate degree awarded to its graduates by the Department of German Language and Literature constitutes an important investment in a person’s future professional career and is a prerequisite for obtaining a doctoral degree.
The specialized knowledge and skills acquired by postgraduate students during their studies in the Master’s Degree Program of the Department of German Language and Literature of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens enable them to work in many different sectors, both in Greece and across Europe.
Some of the fields, in which graduates of the Postgraduate Program of the Department of German Language and Literature may work, include the following:
- Teaching in Vocational Training Institutes, Lifelong Learning Centers, Adult Education Centers, and generally in educational institutions in both the public and private sector.
- Staffing Educational Planning Centers and other organizational units of the Ministry of Education.
- Employment in educational organizations as special consultants.
- Administration and management of primary and secondary school units in both the public and private sector.
- Design, organization, and implementation of educational programs and activities for public and private institutions.
- Development of educational materials.
- Collaboration with publishing houses, newspapers, and both print and online magazines.
- Editing of translations and collaboration with film dubbing companies.
- Employment in organizations and companies dealing with intellectual property rights in the field of literature.
- Management and organizational support of book festivals and related cultural events.
- Employment in academic and cultural institutions operating in Greece and in German-speaking countries.
- Collaboration with Greek companies operating in German-speaking countries, as well as with German-speaking companies operating in Greece.
- Employment in social organizations of Greek-German interest and Greek-German partnerships.
- Employment in export companies and companies promoting Greek products in Europe.
- Employment in tourism businesses and companies organizing international conferences.