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What to major in for non-profit or social work? - ashton - 03-27-2014 04:49 AM
I am a college freshman and I want to one day work for a non-profit (something involving children)) and I want to be pretty hands-on. I don't want to be an accountant or behind-the-scenes, so I'm choosing not to major in business, despite that being many people's suggestion. I have considered minoring in business, though, simply because I might one day wish to do less on-scene work as I get older. My school does not offer social work or communication as a major or I would choose one of those. A lot of my family and close friends seem to think that sociology is not a wise choice to get a degree in, for reasons ranging from "it's too broad" to "no one even knows what that is" -_-
I don't have too many options and I'm having serious trouble choosing the one that would be best for what I want to do. Thanks in advance for any info/ advice!!
The majors offered at my school are:
Here are the majors I can choose from:
Arabic Language & Literature
Art
Art - Emphasis in Art Studio
Art - Emphasis in Film
Art Education
Art Marketing
Athletic Training
Biology
Business Adm - Accounting
Business Adm - Finance
Business Adm - Management
Business Adm - Marketing
Chemistry/Engineering - Dual Degree
Chemistry
Chinese Language and Literature
Computer Information Systems
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice - Criminal Forensics
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood / Special Education
Early Childhood Care and Education
English
English - Concentration in Literature or Writing
French Language and Literature
General Studies
History
Human Services Delivery and Administration
International Affairs
Math / Engineering - Dual Degree
Mathematics
Middle Grades Education
Music
Music Education
Nursing - ASN and BSN
Physical Education
Physical Education - Emphasis in Exercise Science
Physical Education Teacher Education
Physics / Engineering - Dual Degree
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Secondary Education - English
Secondary Education - History
Secondary Education - Mathematics
Secondary Education - Science*
Spanish Language and Literature
SociologyCheck mark
Spanish Language and Literature
Spanish with Business Emphasis
And I know I asked pretty much this exact question a few days ago, but all the answers that kept coming up were spam for some reason. And I wanted to include my other major options to see if anyone saw something I didn't. But if you actually answered this question last time I posted it, thank you for your answer! There were three very helpful ones, the rest were rubbish, so I deleted the question.
- b - 03-27-2014 05:01 AM
sociology, psychology
non-profits always need business knowledgeable people, minor in business admin
- Monique - 03-27-2014 05:02 AM
When I was in college, I was given advice not to get an undergraduate degree in sociology. Someone with an undergraduate degree in sociology even advised me against it.......based on the career goals I told them I had. Sociology is a very general degree.
As you know, we live in a competitive job workforce......gone are the days when any college degree would be fine and employers were fine with the fact that you just had a "degree".
If you only had a choice of psychology or sociology, go with psychology. You will have a better chance of finding entry level positions with a psychology in positions working with clients.