Building Your Ideal Career with a Sociology/Anthropology Degree
Discover the diverse career opportunities offered by a Sociology/Anthropology degree, including skills development, research capabilities, and the exploration of social processes. Learn to assess your skills, interests, work environment preferences, and sense of purpose to guide your career path. Embrace the flexibility of your degree as it opens doors to various fulfilling career paths.
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I thought it would prepare me to change society To understand the relationship between social forces and individuals Help me understand my own life Idealist Because of the research skills I would learn that I could apply to real problems
I thought it would prepare me for the job I wanted Careerist To prepare me for graduate or professional school
I enjoyed my first course in SOAN First Attraction The concepts interested me
Understand social processes and contextual experiences Explore how cultural, economic, historical and institutional factors affect individuals and groups Develop evidence-based arguments Engaged critical thinking skills Group and project management Leadership and advisory roles Perform quantitative and qualitative research Collect, analyze and interpret a wide array of data Inform and engage others Research dissemination and knowledge transfer
Building educational and job experiences that ultimately lead to your ideal career field. But, what is that ideal career?
Need to ask yourself: What skills do I have? (communicating, face-to-face interaction, analysis, critical thinking, etc.) What is something I enjoy doing for long periods of time? How important is work environment to me? Do I need ongoing personal interaction, or am I satisfied to work independently? Do I need my job to help fulfill a sense of purpose, or can I find that elsewhere in my life?
Be honest when you answer those questions as they help guide you to your career path. However, as you continue along your career path, the answers to those questions may change and that is ok! Your Sociology/Anthropology degree is flexible and offers many wonderful career paths!
Many fields will require an advanced degree. Begin early second or third year to research graduate schools Identify graduate school requirements Grade Point Average Testing Requirements GREs, LSATs, etc. Pre-requisite undergraduate classes Application Deadlines
Sociology/Anthropology offers students much flexibility in choosing a career path but most graduating students follow one of the these paths
Sociology/Anthropology Criminal Justice Human Services Research & Policy Education Business
Criminal Justice Why SOAN background fits Job How to get there? Opportunities
Many different opportunities in law enforcement, corrections, courts, juvenile justice, and allied business Police Officer Regional Police RCMP
Probation/Parole Officer Juvenile Probation Officer Victim Services Specialist Mediation Specialist Attorney Corrections Counselor Private Security/Background Investigation RCMP Analyst
SOAN provides students with insight to structural and cultural causes of crime. Criminology/Deviance Concentration provides relevant courses into theories of crime, trends in crime rates, and institutions involved in crime prevention, law enforcement and corrections.
SOAN students could make good employees in this field because their coursework requires: Good communication skills Good analytical skills Good research skills Openness to cultural diversity Understanding of structural constraints such as poverty and its relevance to crime
Human Services Why Sociology background fits Job How to get there? Opportunities
Many different opportunities in community organizations, social service agencies and private practice Counselor Youth Domestic Violence School Private Family or Family and Marriage Counseling Vocational or Rehabilitative Career or Higher Education
Social Work Counseling Healthcare Settings (Nursing Homes, Hospitals) School Private Community Agency Criminal Justice (Corrections, Courts) Government Agency Community Outreach Activities Coordinator/Director Also see Non-Profit Business"
SOAN students could make good employees in this field because their coursework requires: Good communication skills Good analytical skills Good research skills Openness to cultural diversity Understanding of structural constraints such as poverty and its relevance to life circumstances, mental health, job opportunities, educational goals, etc.
Education Why SOAN background fits Job How to get there? Opportunities
Elementary Teacher High School Teacher Community College or University Instructor University Professor
SOAN students could make good employees in this field because their coursework requires: Good communication skills Good analytical skills Openness to cultural diversity Understanding of structural constraints such as poverty and its relevance to educational goals and attainment
Research/Policy Job Why SOAN background fits How to get there? Opportunities
Many different opportunities in the private and public sector Research/Data Analyst Data Coordinator Research Assistant Research Coordinator Data Collection Specialist Marketing Research Analyst Planning/Policy Analyst
Business: For-profit and Non-profit Why SOAN background fits Job How to get there? Opportunities
Many different opportunities in the non- profit and for-profit sectors Non-profit Volunteer Coordinator Marketing Coordinator Development (Fundraising) Assistant Donor Assistant Grant Coordinator Program Coordinator/Assistant Public Relations Coordinator
For-profit Marketing Coordinator Sales Management Trainee Business Assistant/Coordinator Human Resources Coordinator/Assistant Public Relations Coordinator Staffing Coordinator/Specialist
SOAN students could make good employees in this field because their coursework requires: Good communication skills, including face-to-face speaking, writing and presentation skills Good analytical skills Experience with group work
