Careers

Laurier Grads are Successful

Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation

• community outreach worker
• digital marketing specialist
• international development project coordinator
• multinational underwriting associate

Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation

• Master’s degree: Peace and Conflict Studies; International Relations and Affairs; Religion, Culture and Global Justice; Philanthropy and Non-Profit Leadership, Social Justice and Community Engagement.
• College program: International Development, Public Relations, Government Relations, Human Resources Management.
• Bachelor’s degree: Education, Social Work.

Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation

• communications officer
• founder, Future of Africa
• reconciliation education project coordinator
• refugee sponsorship and settlement associate
• senior policy advisor
• youth hub coordinator

Develop Your Knowledge and Skills

Employers identify these competencies as very important when recruiting entry-level candidates. As a Laurier student, you gain these skills through the opportunities available to you.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrate foundational knowledge in each of our three fields of study: Culture and Globalization, International Development, Peace and Conflict.
• Identify multiple perspectives on local, national and global issues, while also being aware of how your own worldview is formed.
• Distinguish the key theoretical and methodological approaches employed in researching global issues, and employ them to conduct research into particular problems and questions.
• Demonstrate a critical awareness of how power shapes relationships between self and others, including social, economic, political and religious dimensions.
• Display an awareness of the similarities and differences in cultural, social, and political life around the world, and the role of globalization in generating different kinds of cultural change.
• Critically engage with some of the big ideas – such as equality, justice and peace – that shape global institutions, policies and social movements.
• Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.

Collaboration/Teamwork 

• Lead and/or contribute to projects, including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
• Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and collaborating with others for team success.
• Engage in collective action aimed at addressing social, environmental or political challenges.
• Demonstrate professional behaviour, including sensitivity to individual perspectives and diversity.

Communication 

• Explain information, ideas and opinions effectively, both verbally and in writing, with approaches suitable to a variety of audiences.
• Present information in multiple kinds of media, using current technology, for maximum reach and impact.
• Apply practices of listening, critical reflection and argument to engage in productive dialogue across social and cultural difference.

Problem Solving 

• Use a variety of sources to prepare informative reports and presentations that address specific questions.
• Critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
• Set priorities and meet deadlines by managing time, data and resources.
• Make well-reasoned decisions by identifying and considering all sides of an issue.
• Tackle problems with creative approaches that turn challenges into opportunities.