Careers in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Students graduating with a bachelor’s degree in folklore/ethnomusicology have found employment in a variety of public and private sites, including:
- Administrative Manager, IU Schuessler Institute for Social Research
- Screenplay Competition Director, Austin Film Festival
- Music store manager, Cincinnati
- Peace Corps Volunteer, Honduras
- Community Integration Developer, Americorps VISTA
- Children and Youth Ministries Director
- Director, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, Area 10 Agency on Aging, Bloomington
- Disc Jockey, Indianapolis
- Collections Assistant, Monroe County Historical Society
- English teacher, Israel
- Popular music band manager/performer, Chicago
- Nursery school teacher
- ER hospital worker
- Music publicity agent, New York
- Restaurant manager
Folklore and ethnomusicology majors are encouraged to pursue graduate study in order to enhance their marketability. Unlike some areas in the humanities and social services, our graduates are in high demand. They are consistently placed in significant professional positions, in academia as well as in the public and private spheres. Professional appointments obtained by our graduates include numerous tenure-track appointments at colleges and universities across the United States and in several foreign countries. Among them are:
- Elon University
- Indiana State University
- Indiana University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Louisiana State University
- Michigan State University
- New York University
- Rhodes University (South Africa)
- Spelman College
- Texas A & M University
- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
- University of Alabama
- University of California Los Angeles
- University of Illinois
- University of Louisiana
- University of Zimbabwe
