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What can I do with... a major in Sociology?


Special attributes of this major that will make me a valuable addition to any prospective employer.

  • Excellent communication, writing, research, and interpersonal skills.
  • Advanced insight into group dynamics and behavior.
  • Capability to employ interviewing and observational skills in counseling, research, education, and social service.
  • Knowledge of human relationships to social services.
  • Ability to counsel individuals on how to get along in groups.
  • Background to design, conduct, and analyze surveys to study social phenomena and attitudes.
  • Training to study patterns of group behavior.
  • Expertise needed to solve group conflicts such as labor and race relations.
  • Potential to predict how groups will react to new situations.

Possible Careers / Job Titles
  • Admissions Counselor
  • Affirmative Action Officer
  • Anthropologist
  • Career Counselor
  • Caseworker
  • Civil Planner
  • Community Center Director
  • Consumer Advocate
  • Demographer
  • Eligibility Worker
  • Equal Opportunity Representative
  • FBI / CIA Agent
  • Fundraiser
  • Gerontologist
  • Guidance Counselor
  • Lawyer
  • Legal Clerk
  • Lobbyist
  • Market Researcher
  • Marriage Counselor
  • Nursing Home Administrator
  • Peace Corps Worker
  • Police Officer
  • Political Aide
  • Pollster
  • Probation / Parole Officer
  • Professor
  • Psychiatrist
  • Public Advocate
  • Public Health Educator
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Rehabilitation Counselor
  • Social Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • Sociologist
  • Speech Pathologist
  • Substance Abuse Counselor
  • Surveyor
  • Vocational Counselor
  • Youth Counselor

    Please be advised that although this major will prepare you for the careers listed above, many will require advanced education and training. Please research the careers/job titles that interest you so that you are aware of the requirements to enter the field.

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    Center for Career Development
    p - 516.877.3130
    f - 516.877.3136
    e - (Students and Alumni) - careercounselor@adelphi.edu
    e - (Employers) - employerservices@adelphi.edu


    This page last modified on May 1, 2007.
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