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Career Readiness and Getting Jobs
Career Readiness and Getting Jobs
January 13, 2023

Few job ads explicitly say they want a sociologist or sociology major even though, sociology majors have a lot of the skills employers desire. Therefore, instructors are tasked with helping students make connections between what they are learning for their degree and what employers want. This resource collection includes materials for helping students with career planning and getting jobs. There are assignments and activities that can be used as part of a capstone course, but also that can be integrated throughout the sociology curriculum. 

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Daniela Jauk, Angela Adkins
Why Sociology? Mini podcast interviews with applied and clinical sociologists
November 4, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research, Capstone Courses, Internship/Service Learning, Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems, Occupations/Professions, Other, Public Policy, Sociological Practice, Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:

“Why Sociology?” is a podcast series for use in sociology classrooms featuring mini-interviews with sociology graduates of all degree levels (AA, BA, MA, PhD) who have taken career pathways beyond academia in applied and clinical careers. The goal of the series is...

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Mary Virnoche
An Instrument for Assessing Student Confidence in Professional Materials and Skills
May 20, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Other
Resource Type(s):
Assessment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:

This is an assessment instrument that I developed in Qualtrics. I administered it once as part of a pre-post course assessment on student development of and/or confidence in their professional materials and skills. In that pilot administration, almost all the...

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Mary Virnoche
A Sociology Professional Development Seminar Course
April 22, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Other
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:

This is a syllabus for a one (1) unit course required for all Sociology majors, as well as Criminology and Justice Studies majors. The course is listed in the curricular map for students in their second or third year of a 4-year major plan. We designed this course...

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Mary Virnoche
A Resume Assignment Highlighting Experiences and Skills of Sociology Students
April 8, 2022
Abstract:

This submission includes resume assignment details and resources used in a required, one-unit Sociology Professional Development Seminar. This submission includes a rubric to support development of the resume as well as the (peer) review process. The rubric...

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Jacqueline M Zalewski, Miguel Ceballos, Susan Brudvig
The Sociology Majors Project
November 6, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Work and Labor Markets
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Sociology programs, like West Chester University (WCU), are concerned by progressively lower student enrollment in the major. This is partly because a sociology degree is not analogous to a specific profession or job industry like professional degrees in business...
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Lynn H Green
CAPSTONE SENIOR SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY AT THE NATION’S FIRST HBCU
November 8, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
As the required capstone course for Social Relations majors concentrating in Sociology, the Senior Seminar at Cheyney University seeks to integrate academic knowledge, professional skills and students’ personal aspirations. The Seminar is conducted as a series of...
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Jeanne Mekolichick
Elevator Speech "Ambush" Assignment
July 22, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
As most of our students transition from their undergraduate experiences into careers, it is necessary for faculty to appropriately prepare them to make this transition. Guiding students on how to think about the knowledge and skills learned in their sociological...
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Robert S. Bausch
Sociology Capstone Syllabus
October 7, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This Capstone course provides an overview of the major concepts in sociology, along with emphasizing the integration of these concepts at a more advanced level. The course also targets shortfalls in student learning throughout the sociology curriculum, in addition to...
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Sheila M Katz
Connecting Students to Careers: Teaching Students about Careers in Sociology
August 26, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This resource is a recently developed course called Careers in Sociology and it is a 4 semester unit, upper division course for Sociology majors and minors, often taken the semester before they graduate. The goal of Careers in Sociology is to take a sociological...
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