Career Prospects
What can you do with a degree in Southeast Asian Studies?
Undergraduates (Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Arts with Honours)
Our undergraduates have pursued a wide variety of careers upon graduation and are employed in a wide range of organisations in the public and private sectors including Ministries, MNCs and SMEs. Some of these are:
- Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
- National Healthcare Group (NHG)
- Institute of Mental Health (IMH)
- Carousell
- Zalora Group
- Foodline SG
- Gerson Lehman Group
- Jardine-Lloyd Thompson
- Silkair Pte Ltd
- Dow Jones
- PT Mistra Pinasthika Mustika TBK
Graduates (Master of Arts/Doctor of Philosophy)
Our graduate students have explored both academic and non-academic careers upon graduation.
| Name | Degree | Year of Graduation | Position & Organisation after Graduation |
| Sorasich Swangslip | PhD | 2019 | Lecturer, Thammasat University, Thailand |
| Vilashini Somiah | PhD | 2019 | Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya |
| Simon Rowedder | PhD | 2018 | Assistant Professor, University of Passau, Germany |
| Sol Iglesias | PhD | 2018 | Assistant Professor, University of the Phillipines Diliman |
| Kyaw Minn Htin | PhD | 2017 | Alphawood Scholar, SOAS University of London |
| Mary Grace R. Concepcion | PhD | 2017 | Assistant Professor, University of the Phillipines Diliman |
| Nguyen Quang Dung | PhD | 2017 | Lecturer, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh |
| Xin Guangcan | PhD | 2016 | Archaeologist, National Centre of Underwater Archaeology Heritage, Beijing |
| Budi Irawanto | PhD | 2015 | Senior Lecturer, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia |
| Somrak Chaisingkananont | PhD | 2015 | Lecturer, Walailak University, Thailand |
| Preciosa Regina de Joya | PhD | 2014 | Lecturer, Singapore University of Social Sciences |
| Choo Teik Choon | PhD | 2014 | Senior Officer, Ministry of Finance |
| Yoshihide Sugimoto | MA | 2014 | Researcher, Japan Consulate, Dubai |
| Idham Bachtiar Setiadi | PhD | 2014 | Chairman, Indonesian Anthropology Association |