Employers increasingly desire employees who understand the social elements in society. Secondary schools present a growing demand for sociology teachers. Civil service positions often accept undergraduate sociology among the acceptable educational qualifications of for a wide variety of positions. Newly emerging careers are to be found in many action programs - local human relations councils, fair employment practice commissions, economic opportunity programs, foreign aid programs, and others. A master's degree is sufficient to obtain a teaching position at a junior or community college, but promotions and university appointments commonly require a Ph.D. in sociology.
Teaching is the major activity of most sociologists.
Sociology at Southeast is an academic rather than a vocational program. Majors are not trained for specific vocations, but in organizational and analytical skills which can be translated into a wide variety of occupations. Recent graduates of our sociology program are employed by Omni Hotels International in management and personnel, by Southwestern Bell in telemarketing, by the State of Missouri - Division of Family Services as caseworkers, by Mercantile Bank as supervisors, and at the Cottonwood Treatment Canter as directors of special projects. Get a better idea by clicking HERE .