PhD with tangential undergraduate studies

thekeyofgb
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:58:52 +0000

I want to get a PhD in German because it turned out to be something I’m really good at and something I really enjoy learning. I’ve been tutoring German for 2.5 years and and recently started reading cultural research and some canonical works (original literature is still above my level) and I’ve realized that race (esp Blacks) in film and literature aren’t very explored in German Studies and interests me. Also, I’ve discovered I really enjoy teaching German.

My goal is, yes, to be a professor and I know that studying just a language could be risky (as well as how unsure the job market is for humanities) so if I decide a PhD isn’t for me, I plan to work as a Supply Chain Manager (preferably at a German company) and if I do get a PhD and can’t find a (tenure-track) professorship then my plan is to be a high school teacher (or maybe a SCM but I suspect most companies would assume that my real passion was German and that I’d leave as soon as I could if I applied to an entry level SCM job with a PhD in German).