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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The subject matter of Sociology includes a wide variety of topics including social inequality, deviant behavior, criminology, gender, race and ethnicity, mental illness, non-western societies, law, corrections, aging, sports, and interpersonal violence. Sociology majors develop research skills and the ability to understand and connect individual lives with wider social forces.

Sociology majors bring to a job the ability to gather information and put it into perspective and are prepared for entry level positions in business, social services, and government as well as for advanced training in professional and graduate programs. The emphasis in criminology prepares students more specifically for positions in criminal justice fields and graduate and professional programs. Graduates of the program are employed in a variety of positions in social service settings and in the criminal justice system. Students have been accepted in Masters and Ph.D. programs in Sociology, College of Law, and Urban Studies.

Internships: Sociology majors and minors who have completed required courses and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 may enroll in the Sociology Internship course. Student interns have been placed in various agencies in the criminal justice system including police departments, juvenile courts, and corrections facilities; non-profit organizations; and social service agencies. Internships have proved to be a good way for students to explore careers. Some have led to employment.

Visit CSU's Sociology department's website for more information

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RELATED CAREER TITLES

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RELATED MAJOR SKILLS

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CAREER PLANNING LINKS

• Careers in Clinical Sociology http://www.asanet.org/galleries/default-file/clinsoc_45575v2.pdf
• Sociology Virtual Library http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib
• Careers in Sociology http://www.saludos.com/fields/soc.html
• American Sociological Association (Careers and Jobs) http://www.asanet.org
• NC Sociological Association http://www.ncsa.appstate.edu
• Society for Applied Sociology http://www.appliedsoc.org/
• Southern Sociological Society http://www.msstate.edu/org/sss
• Sociologists for Women in Society http://newmedia.colorado.edu/~socwomen/

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