CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Health Services - Family planning
- Substance abuse
- Rehabilitation counseling
- Health planning
- Hospital admissions
- Insurance companies
Publishing, Journalism, and Public Relations Government Services - Federal, state, and local government jobs such as
- Transportation
- Housing
- Agriculture
- Labor
Teaching - In elementary and secondary schools, in conjunction with appropriate teacher certification
Source: American Sociological Association. Job Prospects for the BA Graduate. Social Services - Rehabilitation
- Case management
- Group work with youth or the elderly
- Recreation
- Admininistration
Community Work - Fund raising for social service organizations, non-profits, child-care or community development agencies
- Environmental groups
Corrections - Probation
- Parole
- Other criminal justice work
Business and Advertising - Marketing and consumer research
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Personnel work
- Training
- Sales
College Settings - Admissions
- Alumni relations
- Placement office
PLAN OF STUDY WHAT YOU WILL LEARN - How sociological theory helps us understand social issues
- What part culture plays in shaping social relations
- The impact of envrionment on children's socialization
- How social problems are related to social structure
- How groups and organizations affect communication
- How cliques and gangs affect deviance
- How the American Dream is affected by social stratification
- How the economic structure is affected by gender
- The role of the family in society
- How education and religion influence society
- The intertwining of politics, the economy, and the media
- The issues of health care and disability in society
- The effect of migration on cities
- How collective behavior and social movements change society
DEGREE OPTIONS/FUTURE ACADEMIC PATHS Graduates are awarded a B.A./B.S. in Sociology. WTAMU does not offer a Master's in Sociology; however, a student may designate Sociology as one area of the M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies. | CAREER CLOSE-UP Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010: Sociologists. Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutiions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members. Number of Sociologists: (US) 3,710 (TX) estimate not released Median wage (TX) -$54,787 Median wage (US) - $72,363 United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Average entry-level wage for College of Education and Social Sciences graduates - $26,000 | 
