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SOCIOLOGY
A major in Sociology provides the student with a basic understanding of the causes and consequences of the ways people behave in relation to one another. It is a pertinent field of study for anyone whose work focuses on human behavior, whether the work is in sales, politics, law, management, instruction, advertising, journalism, research, criminal justice, or social welfare.
Department web site:
http://www.rutgers-newark.rutgers.edu/socant/
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OCCUPATIONS |
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| Market Research
Analyst Public Relations Specialist Urban/Regional Planner Teacher, arts/Humanities Probation/Parole Officer Admissions Counselor Career Planning and Placement Director Cooperative Extension Agent Correctional Caseworker Police Officer Corrections Officer Peace Corps/VISTA Worker Community Service Agency Worker Political Systems Researcher Minority Groups & Race Relations Consumer Survey Supervisor Motivational Researcher Population Studies Researcher Criminologist Penologist Researcher Public Health Statistician Cottage Parent Clergy Rehabilitation Counselor School Counselor Social Worker Sociologist Writer/Author Personnel Interviewer |
Public Administrator/Manager Human Resources Administrator Compensation/Benefits Administrator Financial Aid Director Sales Representative Fund-raiser/Development Officer Career Counselor Job Analyst Legal Assistant Public Opinion Interviewer Demographer Trainer Secret Service Agent Customs/Immigration Officer Specialist Ergometrician Community Relations Director Congressional Aide Day Care Worker Hospice Coordinator Insurance Agent/Broker Nursing Home Administrator Real Estate Agent Insurance Claim Adjuster/Examiner Customer Service Representative Underwriter Consumer Advocate Prison Classification Interviewer Trade Show Layout Coordinator Convention Planner Missionary |
Organizations
who have hired Rutgers-Newark Graduates: |
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| New Jersey Division of
Youth and Family Services Catholic Community Services State of New Jersey St. Claire's Homes & AIDS Resource Youth Advocate Program Association of Retarded Citizens National Association of Anorexia and Associated Disorders Prudential Department of Environmental Protection U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
National Clearinghouse
on Marital & Date Rape New Jersey Transit Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless International Institute of New Jersey Economic Development Commission Kesseler Institute Children's Specialized Hospital United Way The Program for Women and Families |
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Career
Development Center 360 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Hill Hall room #313 Newark, NJ 07102-1801
(973) 353-5311 fax: (973)353-5355 questions or comments?
Hill Hall room #313 Newark, NJ 07102-1801
(973) 353-5311 fax: (973)353-5355 questions or comments?