职业生涯
社会学 prepares graduates to work in a number of different fields. 社会学 students graduate with excellent critical thinking abilities, skill at reasoned analysis and development of arguments, and capacity for clear, concise written and oral communication. Statistics and methods courses provide background in both qualitative and quantitative research, and the study of sociology promotes an understanding of social organizations and institutions, knowledge of social inequality, and a concern for social justice that can be extremely useful in any occupation.
Within the 社会学 department, students have many opportunities to acquire information about and seek advice on career directions. 特别是,
All students who declare 社会学 as their primary major are assigned an advisor from among the tenured or tenure-track 社会学 faculty.
Students can stop by the main office (McGuinn 426) to get a free copy of the ASA’s publication, “21st Century 职业生涯 with an 本科 Degree in 社会学.”
的re are two additional resources for students who are thinking about jobs in 社会学:
- 的 American Sociological Association maintains extensive online career resources for undergraduate students，并出版 Guide to 电子游戏正规平台生 部门 in 社会学. (的 department has several 电子游戏正规平台生 Guides available for students to examine.)
- 的 电子游戏软件 Career Center is always available to advise 社会学 majors and minors. 的 Center offers regular workshops, 网络会议, and employer fairs for freshmen, 二年级的学生, 初中, 老年人, and alumni at all stages of the career development process. Start with their useful “第一个目的地” data on what 电子游戏软件 students do with an education in 社会学 immediately after graduation, and then visit their drop-in office hours!
我们的毕业生
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阿曼达·汉密尔顿
阿曼达·汉密尔顿 '13
主任、业务 & Legal Affairs, FOX Entertainment
Hamilton is an in-house lawyer for FOX Entertainment, where she spends most of her time negotiating deals and drafting agreements for scripted television. Studying 社会学 prepared her well for law school and a career as an attorney. As a 社会学 major, she learned how to read difficult texts and see issues from many different angles, which is something she does at work every day. She weighs the goals of different internal stakeholders within her company, as well as empathizes with the people on the other side of the deal she is negotiating, in order to reach mutually beneficial agreements.
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利亚培根
利亚·培根18岁
Senior Policy Associate, Center for Employment Opportunities (首席执行官)
During her time at BC, Leah found a passion for understanding all facets of our country's judicial and legal systems. She was inspired to study in Rwanda, East Africa and Israel/Palestine to learn peace-building, conflict resolution, and restorative justice tactics that could be applicable to the reform efforts in the U.S. She has continued her passion for advocating for individuals with justice involvement in her professional career through extensive research publications, and, currently, through direct policy and advocacy advancement with 首席执行官 - the largest reentry workforce provider in the country.
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Caitlyn Passaretti
Caitlyn Passaretti '16
Policy and Advocacy Associate, Citizens’ Committee for Children (CCC)
CCC is a 76-year-old independent, multi-issue child advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that every New York child is healthy, 住, 受过教育的, 和安全的. As the Policy and Advocacy Associate, Caitlyn manages the Child Welfare and Youth Justice portfolios, where she works with her team and other organizations to analyze the budget and advocate for specific legislation that will support our aims - which are to keep children healthy, 安全, 受过教育的, 和住. In her role, it is essential to utilize a trauma-informed, anti-racist, and intersectional approach.
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塞娅希尔曼
塞娅希尔曼, 2000年
Founding owner, Mac ‘n Cheese Productions, Chicago
Chicago native 塞娅希尔曼 spent her first four years after BC working at nonprofits in her hometown—as a program manager at an organization using the arts to teach reading to low-income students and as an assistant producer for a documentary film company. Preferring to be her own boss, Hillman founded Mac ‘n Cheese Productions, making videos for nonprofits and teaching digital media skills to low-income schoolchildren.