What can a degree in Scandinavian Studies be used for? (religious studies, majors)

[robertpolyglot]

UW-Seattle also has this program and it's supposed to be well-regarded.

Answer, for the US:
- working at IKEA
- being savvy when buying clogs
- going to grad school in a myriad of things

[sheena12]

Originally Posted by robertpolyglot

UW-Seattle also has this program and it's supposed to be well-regarded.

Answer, for the US:
- working at IKEA
- being savvy when buying clogs
- going to grad school in a myriad of things

"...working in Ikea..." that's funny.

Also SAS Airlines. I actually have a relative with that major. She teaces at the university level and travels quite a bit - to Scandinavia and elsewhere.

[marie5v]

If you have a plan for more grad school that will render your undergrad degree more or less pointless, then I guess it doesn't matter. However, I once worked with someone who had a PhD in Scandinavian Studies - she was completely unemployed and ended up going back and getting a degree in Spanish or something. She'd lost her professor job when her dept at a university was eliminated, and last I saw her still hadn't found another job.

[cmptrwlt]

Originally Posted by sheena12

Also SAS Airlines. I actually have a relative with that major. She teaces at the university level and travels quite a bit - to Scandinavia and elsewhere.

Other options (international companies):

Sweden:
H&M
Nordea (banking)
TeliaSonera (telecom)
Volvo
Ericsson (telecom)
Skanska (construction)

Norway:
Statoil (oil & gas)
Telenor (telecom)
DNB (banking)
Aker Solutions (contruction)
Yara (chemical)

Denmark:
Danske Bank (banking)
Maersk (transportation)
Carlsberg
TDC (telecom)

[Doll Eyes]

coasters.

[cpg35223]

I'd suggest the State Department.

[robertpolyglot]

Originally Posted by Doll Eyes

coasters.

Like the ones you put your drink on?

[robertpolyglot]

Here's another idea. Check in with your fellow classmates, see if any of them have musical talent, and start the next "Abba."

[MassVt]

You could be a cultural advisor for the Detroit Red Wings ( many players of Scandinavian ancestry).

But probably not this year....

[marie5v]

Originally Posted by cmptrwlt

Other options (international companies):

Sweden:
H&M
Nordea (banking)
TeliaSonera (telecom)
Volvo
Ericsson (telecom)
Skanska (construction)

Norway:
Statoil (oil & gas)
Telenor (telecom)
DNB (banking)
Aker Solutions (contruction)
Yara (chemical)

Denmark:
Danske Bank (banking)
Maersk (transportation)
Carlsberg
TDC (telecom)

I might be going out on a limb here as I am not familiar with any of those companies, but I would guess that they would looking for people with backgrounds in telecom, construction, banking, chemistry, etc., and not Scandinavian Studies (that's basically a language and literature major).