Graduate Profiles
Our students have a great time with us, and they go on to do great things. Indeed, your undergraduate degree can take you wherever you want to go. After graduating there will be a range of options available to you - both in the UK and abroad.
Click on the names below to find out how our recent graduates spent their time at Sheffield, and what they have been doing since they finished their degrees.
"The skills that I developed studying history at Sheffield are so useful in my job. It is telling that there is a high proportion of history graduates on my graduate intake!" |
"I was encouraged to study a wide range of topics as well as specialise in areas of particular interest. I have developed invaluable skills, which I now use all the time." |
"I came to the city and thought it was a fantastic place to be. I got a great impression of the department and by the end of the open day I was certain that this was the University for me." |
"Vigorous interrogation of sources was encouraged, and no question was dismissed for being too obvious. This openness set me at my ease and allowed me to thrive in my studies." |
"By gaining a good degree from a well-respected university, I was able to show future employers that I had the mental aptitude and determination to take on daunting tasks." |
"There is no doubt in my mind that studying history at Sheffield provided a great foundation for what I have gone on to do in my life." |
"I chose to study history at Sheffield because of the quality of the teaching there, and because the academic staff there matched my personal interests. I also thought that the structure of the course, where I would be required to study things I hadn't previously been attracted to would challenge and stretch me. I was attracted to Sheffield itself because of the quality of life in the city and how famously welcoming it is to students." |
"The Department of History at Sheffield was my first choice when I applied for university, The course was clearly structured and I always felt supported and encouraged by the teaching staff." |