As an Junior International student in MSU, I changed my former major physics to this field two years ago. Ignoring many required courses for former major and for most MSU students, I just start my social science college courses one year ago in fact, and it is a short time. I changed it because I have been interested in this and similar field since I am little. But when I am taking courses in USA, I found it is totally not easy as there are usually more than a dozen pages of English articles need to be read after each course, while International students' English level in specific field is far behind Americans. Although English is my big, most trouble, my interest in this field hasn't exactly changed. And after more than one years' courses taking in my college, and these three months for blogs searching, plusing hundreds of articles online about my field in Chinese and English which I read before, I have learnt a lot about my field and its' future. Most attractive or important is something like what kind of work I need to do, or what work I could apply in future around my field, and what I need to become a sociologist, and something about future salary. Anyway, I should give an introduction and conclusion about what I learned in my field for so far.
As a dream career in my field, the sociologists study humanity on various levels and from different aspects. They put a strong emphasis on political systems and how human beings respond to change. They also explores race, ethnicity and sex and what role they play in society and political systems. Through quantitative, qualitative and comparative research, we sociologists gather data. For me to become a sociologist, the minimum education requirement is a bachelor's degree university, although currently most employers may prefer candidates to have a master's degree or even Phd. Anyway, higher the better, and with more social practice, which I am lack of social working experience now and I am on the path to achieve master degree.
So, what exactly do we sociologists do? Like what I mentioned in front, we sociologists study humanity on all levels with a strong emphasis on society, political system, and behavior in political system, and how human respond to change and the development of power system. By examining culture, race, ethnicity and organizations, sociologists learn how humans respond and spread crime, wealth, poverty, technology, social and cultural movements, and many other aspects of humanity. Sociologists compare and contrast findings from various areas, communities and classes, and sometimes from different countries, under specific conditions.
As we sociologists are busying with research all day, we start research by organizing several methods of analysis(which analytical skill and critical thinking skill are extremely important for me and I am still lack of practicing experience now) which includes a historical perspective of the topic, considering period-affected factors such as wealth, poverty or racism. For example the racism, we sociologists might try to understand what the past conception of the topic in different countries or areas. Then we set up a comparative analysis, in which we might compare racism in the countryside with racism in urban environment. Next, we compiles quantitative research in the form of statistics. Also, we sociologists compile qualitative research, which is the data from individuals who live in the areas, and local sociologists who also gather data and information.
For this career’s education requirement, students like me who are interested in becoming a sociologist should hold at least a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from professional universities. Within courses of study, I learn about social problems, statistics and research methods in sociology. I will also learn about minority groups in different countries and discuss racism, sexism and how these topics affect social class. This degree can be achieved at least four years or more.
And for me to have a better job prospect, it would be my most interest to acquire a Master of Arts in Sociology. For example the University of Michigan would be a great choice although it's very difficult to apply in. And while in graduate school, I should choose to specialize in sociology or criminology, political science or world history, business or social psychology. Furthermore, my graduate program experience is designed to practice on writing and research skills, to train and make me develop strong research abilities. Like what I mentioned in early paragraph about extremely important skills, my graduate program will focus much more on training me the following 5 skills, which is the analytical skill, communication skill, critical-thinking skill, problem-solving skill and massive writing skill.
And for my major's job propects, depend on my statistic reading, and my mother's research online, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that job opportunities for sociologists will rise by 15% throughout the 2015-2022 decade in USA. Given the relatively few positions available, however, competition is expected to be serious for me. And if I want to apply jobs in USA, candidates with higher and advanced degrees for me are definitely to see more favorable job prospects.
Reference:
Job Outlook
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/sociologists.htm
As a dream career in my field, the sociologists study humanity on various levels and from different aspects. They put a strong emphasis on political systems and how human beings respond to change. They also explores race, ethnicity and sex and what role they play in society and political systems. Through quantitative, qualitative and comparative research, we sociologists gather data. For me to become a sociologist, the minimum education requirement is a bachelor's degree university, although currently most employers may prefer candidates to have a master's degree or even Phd. Anyway, higher the better, and with more social practice, which I am lack of social working experience now and I am on the path to achieve master degree.
So, what exactly do we sociologists do? Like what I mentioned in front, we sociologists study humanity on all levels with a strong emphasis on society, political system, and behavior in political system, and how human respond to change and the development of power system. By examining culture, race, ethnicity and organizations, sociologists learn how humans respond and spread crime, wealth, poverty, technology, social and cultural movements, and many other aspects of humanity. Sociologists compare and contrast findings from various areas, communities and classes, and sometimes from different countries, under specific conditions.
As we sociologists are busying with research all day, we start research by organizing several methods of analysis(which analytical skill and critical thinking skill are extremely important for me and I am still lack of practicing experience now) which includes a historical perspective of the topic, considering period-affected factors such as wealth, poverty or racism. For example the racism, we sociologists might try to understand what the past conception of the topic in different countries or areas. Then we set up a comparative analysis, in which we might compare racism in the countryside with racism in urban environment. Next, we compiles quantitative research in the form of statistics. Also, we sociologists compile qualitative research, which is the data from individuals who live in the areas, and local sociologists who also gather data and information.
For this career’s education requirement, students like me who are interested in becoming a sociologist should hold at least a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from professional universities. Within courses of study, I learn about social problems, statistics and research methods in sociology. I will also learn about minority groups in different countries and discuss racism, sexism and how these topics affect social class. This degree can be achieved at least four years or more.
And for me to have a better job prospect, it would be my most interest to acquire a Master of Arts in Sociology. For example the University of Michigan would be a great choice although it's very difficult to apply in. And while in graduate school, I should choose to specialize in sociology or criminology, political science or world history, business or social psychology. Furthermore, my graduate program experience is designed to practice on writing and research skills, to train and make me develop strong research abilities. Like what I mentioned in early paragraph about extremely important skills, my graduate program will focus much more on training me the following 5 skills, which is the analytical skill, communication skill, critical-thinking skill, problem-solving skill and massive writing skill.
And for my major's job propects, depend on my statistic reading, and my mother's research online, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that job opportunities for sociologists will rise by 15% throughout the 2015-2022 decade in USA. Given the relatively few positions available, however, competition is expected to be serious for me. And if I want to apply jobs in USA, candidates with higher and advanced degrees for me are definitely to see more favorable job prospects.
Reference:
Quick Facts: Sociologists
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$74,960 per year
$36.04 per hour | |
Master’s degree
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None
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None
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2,600
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15% (Faster than average)
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400
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Pay
The median annual wage for sociologists was $74,960 in May 2012.
Job Outlook
Employment of sociologists is projected to grow 15 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations. However, because it is a small occupation, the fast growth will result in only about 400 new jobs over the 10-year period. As a result, candidates should expect very strong competition for jobs.
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