Careers After Graduation
Sociology is not just limited to work in social services. SCU's Sociology program prepares its students for a wide range of career choices.
Skills
Sociology majors possess skills that many employers require:
- Creativity and innovation
- Critical thinking
- Analytic problem-solving, including strong use of math and science skills
- Skillful communication and excellent written expression
- Collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Cultural Competency; multicultural and global understandings
- Researching and analyzing data
Look At What Our Alumni Are Doing Or Have Done
Executives in Large Corporations
- General Motors
- Toyota
- Keystone Resorts
- Stanford Medical Center
Government Agencies
- Mayor (San Luis Obispo)
- County Supervisors
- Demographer (City of Los Angeles)
- Deputy Probations Officer (City of Los Angeles)
- Chief Investigator (SFPD)
- Chief Of Police (City of Santa Clara)
- Police Officers
- Ameri-corp
- Peace Corp
Business and Non-profit Organizations
- Aris
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Cisco
- Hewlett/Packard
- National Semiconductor
- US Stock Exchange
- CFO (Telecom Company)
- Assistant Online Marketing Manager (Sephora.com)
- Director of Organizational Development (Abgeniz)
- Family Service Mid-Peninsula
Lawyers
- General Advocate Corp
- Large Legal Firms
- Brown Decision Quest
College and University Professors
- SCU
- UCLA
- University of Alberta-Canada
- Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
- UC-San Diego
- Sonoma State
- Stanford University
- Cornell University
- Brown University
Ph.D. Programs
- Harvard
- Santa Barbara
- University of Arizona
- UC Davis
- UC Berkeley
Teachers
- Teacher-all Levels of Education
- Directors/Teachers of Preschool
- Teacher/Counseling
Health Fields
- Physicians
- Psychotherapist
- Social Workers
- Family and Marriage Counseling
Journalists
Self Employed
And The List Just Keeps On Going…..
Throughout my career in hospitality management, I have been able to relate to my Sociology Degree by developing my own theories and understandings of what it takes to guarantee a successful event for any group. Whether that is listening to those involved with the planning process to fully understand their vision of the event to providing special attention to the individual guests that might need it to even ensuring that my own team is operating cohesively. These components leave guests happy and wanting to return, which is crucial to the reputation and success of any venue.