College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Minor in Sociology
Career Opportunities
The following list represents some of the careers pursued by professionals with a minor in Sociology :
- Marketing and consumer research, insurance, real estate, personnel work, training, or sale;
- Nonprofit, child-care or community development agencies, or environmental groups;
- Corrections, law enforcement, probation or parole;
- Federal, state, and local government jobs in such areas as transportation, housing, agriculture, and labor;
- Family planning, substance abuse, rehabilitation counseling, health planning, hospital admissions, and insurance companies;
- Public relations, journalism and publishing;
- Rehabilitation and case management
- Elementary and secondary schools, in conjunction with appropriate teacher certification.