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CLA
degrees provide many employment opportunities
By
Starr T. Balmer
Daily Forty-Niner
Staff Writer
College
graduates search for jobs in their field
of study after commencement. Many wear
their best professional attire, grab
their resumes, and enter the real world.
Some students have a hard time finding
employment with their degrees. But College
of Liberal Arts graduates can use their
degrees and apply them to many jobs in
the market.
College
of Liberal Arts graduates learn about
social and individual behaviors, cultures
and beliefs systems in the past and present
while developing awareness of international
and multicultural issues occurring throughout
the world, the course catalog says. Additionally,
graduates develop communication, writing
and analytical skills in their field
of study.
Gary
Hytrek, associate professor in the department
of sociology, said sociology and other
majors do not have specific jobs in the
market, but the skills they acquire from
their coursework will prepare them for
a career and impress employers.
"What
they want are graduates that come with
good writing, critical thinking and analytical
skills, and to understand organizations," Hytrek
said. "Those are the kinds of skills
you can get in sociology and in liberal
arts."
Additionally,
Hytrek said that sociology majors tend
to enter law school, receive teaching
credentials and teach sociology at the
college level.
Environmental
management interest graduating senior
and sociology major Jonathan Heffernan
said he realized sociology courses were
important in finding employment in the
environment management field.
"I
took data analysis, statistics and research
methods courses which focused on quantitative
research and social phenomenon," Heffernan
said. "They were important because
employers want people that have a research
background."
The
black studies department in the College
of Liberal Arts allows students to use
their knowledge of black culture and
history and apply it to many areas, such
as business, government, teaching, psychology
and many other fields, the course catalog
stated.
Celina
Dominguez, a black studies major and
graduating senior, said she is looking
to work for a black-owned business and
start a career in real estate. But she
said the knowledge she acquired in black
studies would help improve society.
"However
you approach your field, use the knowledge
learned in black studies to better the
black community," Dominguez said.
Moreover,
Hytrek said employers look for certain
qualities in college graduates.
"Your
ability to confront that problem, analyze
that problem and create a solution to
that problem are the kinds of people
that will do well," Htrek said.
Because
college graduates are in high demand,
Hytrek recommends students talk with
people in the business and find out their
interests.
"Networking
is important," Hytrek said. "Have
an idea of what you want."
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