Career Pathways

Community Justice provides students with an excellent interdisciplinary foundation for building a career path into a range of fields. Our program provides people-centric knowledge about legal systems, cultural competency, and critical thinking skills which will prove essential in the 21st century for success in advocacy, disaster and emergency services, law enforcement, and community development.

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Recommendations for Community Justice (CJU) Majors

Year 1: Exploration

Students are exploring who they are, what they are interested in, if they are in the right major, what potential career paths exist.

  • ENROLL in at least three of the required seven introductory CJU courses
    (CRJ 101, 203, 205, 207; ANT 201,256, PHL 102)
  • SIGN UP for Eagle Connect powered by Handshake
  • TAKE a Career Interest Instrument
  • JOIN Anthropology Club or find out about other relevant clubs by attending Club Craze
  • INVESTIGATE what other major/minors may be a good fit by attending the Majors/Minors Fair
  • ATTEND Undergraduate Research & Internship Day
  • CONSIDER the Leadership Development Program
  • ATTEND a career event
  • ATTEND ANT, CRJ and CJU events and get to know faculty outside of the classroom

Year 2: Direction

Students begin developing a professional demeanor, learning career options, and participating in activities relevant to the discipline/profession.

  • ENROLL in the remaining required introductory CJU courses
  • ATTEND Careers for the Common Good Jobs, Internships & Volunteer Fair
  • ATTEND Jobs & Internships Fair
  • CREATE a LinkedIn profile and visit Career Services Drop-In Express for help with your resume
  • LOOK for a volunteer or shadowing experience relevant to Community Justice
  • TALK to Community Justice faculty about research interests (if interested in graduate school)
  • ATTEND a career event
  • ATTEND ANT, CRJ and CJU events and get to know faculty outside of the classroom

YEAR 3: CREDENTIALS

Students complete opportunities to distinguish themselves from others through research, internships, volunteer work, study abroad, etc.

  • ENROLL in statistics course (choose from MTH 243, PYS 201, SOC 200, or another stats course approved by CJU advisor)
  • ENROLL in one of the two required methods courses (ANT 383, CRJ 471) Note: Pre-reqs and frequency of offering
  • ENROLL in an upper-level elective (from the list of approved courses)
  • APPLY for a fall, spring, or summer internship
  • CHECK dates for GRE (if interested in graduate school)
  • OBTAIN a leadership position on campus
  • ATTEND a career event
  • ATTEND ANT, CRJ and CJU events and get to know faculty outside of the classroom

YEAR 4: TARGETING

Students polish and refine their job materials and prepare for entry into the job market/grad school

  • ENROLL in CRJ 494: Criminology
  • ENROLL in your second required methods course (ANT 383, CRJ 471) Note: Pre-reqs and frequency of offering
  • TAKE remaining required upper-level elective courses (select from approved list)
  • GIVE a presentation (e.g., Undergraduate Research & Internship Day, Scholar’s Day)
  • ASSEMBLE interview outfit (visit Professional Clothes Closet in Career Services)
  • ATTEND a career event
  • ATTEND ANT, CRJ and CJU events and get to know faculty outside of the classroom

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