Department of Sociology



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	Careers Sociology is a valuable liberal arts major for students planning careers in a wide variety of fields, including social research, criminology, demography, social psychology, public administration, gerontology, education, rehabilitation, social work, and market research. It provides a useful background for those planning to enter law, business, medicine, community planning, architecture, and politics. In many professional schools, sociology courses are part of the requirements. Sociology is a liberal arts major with an advantage. In addition to knowledge in specific course areas such as the sociology of families, or the study of race and ethnic groups, you will learn social research design, statistics, and data analysis. These will be useful to you as you enter the job market. As a result, there are many job opportunities for BA graduates in Sociology. Here are some ideas, drawn from the experiences of past majors in UC’s Sociology department: Health and Social Services – rehabilitation, case management, group work with youth or the elderly, creation or administration, family planning, substance abuse; Business and Non-profit Organizations – advertising, marketing, consumer research, insurance, real estate, personnel work or training; Community Work – fund raising, social service organizations, childcare agencies; Corrections – probation, parole, or other criminal justice work; College and Universities – admissions, alumni relations, placement; Publishing, computer work, and public relations; Federal, state, and local government jobs in such areas as transportation, housing, education, agriculture, and labor relations; Undergraduate sociology majors frequently go on to graduate work to teach or do research in sociology. Former UC undergrads have received or are working on their Ph.D.s in schools such as Ohio State, Purdue, and the University of Chicago.