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addi
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Any tips for sociology and taking that course as a career?
What should I be looking for becoming a sociologist? Is there anything specific?
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Cameron Lincoln
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Hi Addi!
My undergraduate degree is in Sociology. I did not, ultimately, choose to pursue a career in sociology, but in general, a career as a "sociologist" is largely a research or academic one, whereas a degree in the subject of sociology can be useful in a wide variety of different careers and professions. Understanding sociological concepts can serve well in human resources, marketing, public health, and really any position where the behavior of groups of people, statistics, demographics, etc. are a significant factor.
With that in mind, I would suggest beginning by deciding whether you want to pursue a career as an academic (i.e. professor or professional researcher) or if you wish to use a bachelor or master's degree in sociology, or even a Ph.D, as a basis for a career in a different economic sector and then plot out your academic roadmap accordingly. For academic work, a Ph.D is likely the end goal. Other industries likely have positions that would be suitable for non doctoral degrees.
I hope that helps.
My undergraduate degree is in Sociology. I did not, ultimately, choose to pursue a career in sociology, but in general, a career as a "sociologist" is largely a research or academic one, whereas a degree in the subject of sociology can be useful in a wide variety of different careers and professions. Understanding sociological concepts can serve well in human resources, marketing, public health, and really any position where the behavior of groups of people, statistics, demographics, etc. are a significant factor.
With that in mind, I would suggest beginning by deciding whether you want to pursue a career as an academic (i.e. professor or professional researcher) or if you wish to use a bachelor or master's degree in sociology, or even a Ph.D, as a basis for a career in a different economic sector and then plot out your academic roadmap accordingly. For academic work, a Ph.D is likely the end goal. Other industries likely have positions that would be suitable for non doctoral degrees.
I hope that helps.
Drew Givens
Finance System & Processes Change Management
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Drew’s Answer
I have studied sociology but have not worked in the field. In order to understand social trends from large data sets, statistics and data visualization are as important as ever. These tools help others understand the insights you want to covey. Since sociology is the study of groups of people, understanding individual psychology would also be beneficial. There is a difference between small group dynamics and large group dynamics, and we are in uncharted territory with new technologies arriving while we are facing global pandemic with most of the world's population in megacities. What do these global trends mean for human development, culture, and figuring out how to get along? Those are some of the considerations that make sense to me.
Candi Di Biase
Director of Professional Learning
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I agree with the previous response regarding question about desire for a career or become a professor. What do you want to do as a career? You need to decide that first and then figure out what degree/training you need to achieve that career. I know a few people that earned a sociology degree and like the 2 previous responses did not end up with a career in it. Do not look to earn a degree just to get a degree.