Careers
Because of Asia's growing importance in an age of globalization, knowledge of Asian languages as well as familiarity with Asian history, culture, and current events gives Asian studies students a competitive edge in careers related to business, government, law, education, and art connected with this region of the world. Talk with your advisor about your career plans, so that he or she can help you choose courses that support your career interests after graduation.
Office of Career Services
The Office of Career Services is designed to help you explore career possibilities, investigate employment trends, and consider graduate school options. Their staff can provide individual advising and workshops on job search strategies, resume writing, and interviewing. Their online career database, Handshake, provides UMass Boston students and alumni access to job postings, career event details, on-campus recruitment activities, and the bi-weekly Job Bulletin. In addition, the Career Resource Library offers many helpful publications related to careers and graduate study. This library is open Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can be used on a walk-in basis.
Professional Organizations
Many academic associations and professional organizations offer online career resources which may be of interest to students and emerging professionals. Searches of the groups' websites may reveal professional development advice, open job postings, and conference information. Professional organizations related to our department’s majors include (but are not limited to):
The Association for Asian Studies
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is a scholarly, non-political, nonprofit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia and the study of Asia. With approximately 8,000 members worldwide, representing all the regions and countries of Asia and all academic disciplines, the AAS is the largest organization of its kind.
The American Institute of Indian Studies
The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) was formed to further the knowledge of India in the United States by supporting American scholarship on India. The programs of AIIS promote and advance mutual understanding between the citizens of the U. S. and of India. More than 6,000 scholars and creative artists have received AIIS support, with their work spanning the humanities, social sciences, social policy and natural sciences.
The American Institute of Bangladesh Studies
American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) is an association of institutions of higher learning in the United States aimed at promoting scholarly understanding between Bangladesh and the United States. Incorporated in 1988, AIBS provides senior and junior fellowships as well as pre-dissertation grants for U.S. scholars and students to visit Bangladesh and observe first-hand the problems facing a developing country.