The links on this page will be especially useful to
students who are thinking about majoring in sociology, going on to take sociology in
graduate school, or pursuing a career in a field that requires personnel with sociological
training. From here you can connect to sites that give you information about
- the undergraduate and graduate programs of most sociology
departments in North America;
- the main professional organizations of sociologists in North
America;
- careers in sociology and careers that require sociological
training; and
- tips on how to search for a job, apply for it, prepare a
resumé, etc.
1. Links to Sociology Departments in Canada
http://www.mcmaster.ca/socscidocs/w3virtsoclib/cansoc.htm
2. Links to Sociology Departments
in the United States
http://www.sociolog.com/us_links/
3. Guide to Graduate Schools
http://www.schoolguides.com/
4. Sociology Courses Recommended for Different
Career Paths
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~socy/careers/index.html
5. Publications on Careers from the American
Sociological Association
http://www.asanet.org/Pubs/career.htm
- Careers in Sociology, revised 1995, 25 pp., free.
(For an excerpt, click here http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/socio/undergr/careers.html.)
- Embarking Upon a Career with an Undergraduate Degree in
Sociology, revised 1993, 65 pp., $6
- Employment Patterns in Sociology: Recent Trends and
Future Prospects, 1985, 58 pp., $6
6. Publication on Careers from the
Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association
http://mun.ca/soc/csaa.html
7. A short book about what students
have done with their sociology degrees
http://www.abacon.com/socsite/careers.html
8. The Canadian Sociology and Anthropology
Association Home Page
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~csaa1/
9. The American Sociological Association
Home Page
http://www.asanet.org
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