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Further Education and Opportunities

After Carleton

From time to time during the year we bring to the campus alumni of the department and others who can share experiences and knowledge that you may find useful in thinking about how you can build on your major in the world outside. Folders located in the SOAN Lounge contain recent mailings from graduate programs. Announcements of position openings especially suited to SOAN majors are posted on our bulletin board. Most important: remember to spend some time in Carleton's Career Center.

Graduate Schools

If your plans include graduate school immediately upon leaving Carleton, you should have a major research paper completed by the end of your junior year. You'll need this polished research effort for successful application to graduate schools. If you plan to wait a year or more before applying to graduate school your comps research will usually more than suffice. The AAA and ASA guides to graduate departments are available in the SOAN Lounge for browsing.

Careers

The qualitative and quantitative analytical skills acquired in the major prepare SOAN graduates for a wide variety of occupations. Some graduates join the workforce immediately, while others build on their SOAN skills with further technical training in other areas (medicine, law, social work, etc.). Below is a list of employment areas and employers who value and seek out SOAN degrees:

ANOTHROPOLOGY/ARCHAEOLOGY

AREAS

EMPLOYERS
EDUCATION
Teaching Universities/colleges/community colleges
Research University research institutes or laboratories
Administration Campus museums
Student Affairs Zoos
Library/Information Science Nature centers
Non-classroom Education
MUSEUMS AND ARCHIVES
Management Administration Natural history or history museums:
Curatorship Universities
Conservation State, federal or local
Restoration Private
Research Archives
Education Historical Societies
Libraries
Development
ARCHAEOLOGY
Cultural Resource Management Consulting firms
Research Environmental/engineering companies
Excavation Firms specializing in archaeological investigation
Field Work Federal, state and local government
Urban and city planning offices
Historic preservation societies
GOVERNMENT
Administration Federal agencies including:
Cultural Resource Management Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land
Surveying Managemeht, CertrallntelligenceAgency
Site Management Departments of: Conservation, Health and
Excavation Human Services, Housing and Urban
Research Development, and Natural Resources,
Museum Conservation Federal Bureau of Investigation, National
Legislative Compliance Review Institutes of Health, National Park Service,
Program Managementand Evaluation Public Health Service, Smithsonian Institute,
Impact Assessment: Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Army Corps of
Social Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S.
Environmental Department of State, U.S. Forest Service
Policy Analysis State agencies including:
Urban Planning Historic Preservation Offices
Translation/Interpretation Parks Departments
Highway Departments
NONPROFIT
Administration Nonprofit organizations
Program Management and Development Social service agencies
Policy Analysis Hospitals and medical centers
Fund Raising/Development Private foundations, e.g. The Ford Foundation
Research International organizations, e.g. The World Health
GrantWriting Organization, The International Red Cross, and the
Counseling United Nations
BUSINESS
Management Business corporations in various industries such as:
Sales/Marketing Banking, retailing, insurance, financial services,
Human Resources travel and tourism
Public Relations Cultural resource firms
Consulting International companies
Consulting firms: Management, scientific, technical
COMMUNICATIONS
Documentary Film Production Colleges and universities
Photography/Photojou rnalism Government agencies
Journalism Government or private museums
Writing/Editing Local historical societies or sites
Publishing Television and motion picture industry
Internet media companies
Independent production companies
Publishing houses
Newspapers and magazines
Freelance/self -employed

SOCIOLOGY
HUMAN SERVICES
Counseling Community service agencies
Case Management Advocacy groups
Advocacy Federal, state, and local government
Mental Health Services United Way agencies
Programming Local branches of national non-profit organizations
Administration Religiously-affiliated service organizations
Private foundations
Adoption and ch ild care agencies
Nursing homes and retirement communities
Hospitals and wellness centers
Halfway houses
Vocational services
Educational information services
Insurance companies
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Corrections Correctional institutions
Rehabilitation Court systems
Law Enforcement Federal, state, and local government (especially
Judiciary law enforcement agencies)
EDUCATION
Teaching Public and private schools
Research Colleges and universities
Adult education providers

GOVERNMENT
Social Statistics Federal Departments and agencies such as:
Demography Department of Africulture, Eduction, Interior, Commerce, Defense
Public Administration Health and Human Services
Policy Analysis Drug Enforcement Administration
Research Environmental Protection Agency
Program Development Housing and Urban Development
Human Services Veteran's Administration
City Planning National Institute of Health
Law Enforcement National Institute of Aging
State and local government
Peace Corps
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
Research Universities
Data Analysis Government agencies
Demography Research institutes
Market Research Non-profit agencies
Information Sourcing Community organizations
Private industries
Advertising and marketing firms
Consulting organizations
Information brokers
Newspapers, magazines, news agencies
Public opinion research polls
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
Waste management firms
Health Agencies
Local Planning agencies
Environmental advocacy groups
eEnvironmental periodicals
Federal government
Regional, state, and local agencies
Consulting firms
Private industry
BUSINESS
Human Resources Insurance firms
Training and Development Retail stores
Recruiting Banks
Management Staffing agencies
Sales Manufacturing companies
Marketing Service industries
Public Relations Non-profit organizations
Office Administration Healthcare organizations

Also, make sure to check out the purple box in the SOAN computer lab, which has the most recent mailings about internship, career, and graduate schools opportunities that are available to you.