What is criminology?

What kind of career can I get with a Sociology major and Criminology minor?

• Hello, I plan to get a bachelor's degree in Sociology & Criminology? What kind of career can I get out of that? This is actually a paper, I have to write on about what I plan to do after college & I honestly have NO idea. :/

• Answer:

  Starting off at university shouldn't be too hard -- if you don't like what you're studying or want to change, you can and that's common. A sociology major and criminology minor can be used in-- Police officer Administration Government work, particularly in social services. Non-profit organisations. --------------------------------------… All graduates do not work as a "criminologist" or "sociolgist" because these things require additional study on top of your Bachelors. In your paper that you write, try to be enthusiastic about the area, and try to show a little bit of knowledge in the subject area. ---- This can be as simple as saying, "the French sociologist Emile Durkheim's study of suicide", or ,"his work on crime," first got me interested in the area, but don't make it sound made-up, write naturally. ------------------ Both areas are fascinating areas of study and widely applicable to virtually any job, so you won't find yourself in a strict"career" like accountancy or optometry, or law graduates would. -- but you will have more freedom.