Sociology Career Guide

Consider joining the Human and Public Services Career Community or any other Career Community you are interested in!

Where Alumni Have Landed

Various Positions – City of Grand Rapids
Various Positions – Ottawa County
Customer Service Representative – Huntington Bank
Youth Specialist – Kent County Juvenile Detention Center
Housing Resource Specialist – Community Rebuilders
Volunteer Coordinator – Greater Chicago Food Depository
Social Media Coordinator – Crowne Plaza Grand Rapids
Intake Coordinator – Catholic Charities USA
Residential Support Staff – MOKA
Youth Worker – Spectrum Juvenile Services
Night Auditor – J.W. Marriott
Head of Unit – Jewish Community Center
Testing Coordinator – Fair Housing Center of West Michigan
Teach for America
City Year
Various Positions – Hope Network

Spotlights

I have so many great memories from GVSU. If I had to pick one, it'd be my freshman year watching our football team in the playoffs on an ESPN-televised game. It was absolutely freezing out. We won the game and all the students stormed the field afterward.

Ieisha Humphrey '05

My favorite Grand Valley memory is the Community Working Classics program within the Philosophy department. I had the honor of designing and teaching a humanities course to students who would not otherwise been exposed to the subject.

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Student Organizations to Consider Joining

Sociology Club
Alpha Kappa Delta – International Sociology Honor Society

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Study Abroad Programs

Sociology Study Abroad Options

By studying abroad, sociology students will gain a global outlook. Students will be able to integrate the cultural diversity they experience abroad into their profession by developing international and comparative perspectives on social problems, race, and social relations. From working at a refugee camp community center in Jordan to a malnourished infants clinic in Chile, there’s a program for you!