<p>Hey,
I'm interested in working for the UN (preferably the UNESCO office) and I'm leaning towards majoring in Social Anthropology. I am also interested in justice, law, human rights, etc. University of Manchester (UK) offers Social Anthropology and Criminal Justice. When I spoke to my parents about it, they suggested I look into something else because they didn't see it as employable (they said that if I wanted to study SA or CJ, to pick one of the two and not both).
I'd really appreciate it if I got some feedback from you guys here. Thanks xx</p>
<p>CJ isn’t really seen as a very challenging or marketable major from what bit I have read. At least in the U.S. it is not recommended for people who are going on to law because it just doesn’t have the gravitas and teach the critical thinking necessary. I may be all wrong about how it is considered or taught in the UK.</p>
<p>Criminal Justice is mostly “vocational” and leads to work in law enforcement, mostly. Do not confuse it with criminology.
Are you American or British? </p>
<p>@MYOS1634 i’m neither 
ok i wasn’t aware of that. wow talk about an interest change right now. haha:D guess that major is off the table as of today
thanks so much. thanks @BrownParent as well. xx</p>
<p>Many (I’d wager most, but I can’t be sure) post-college jobs aren’t major specific; they don’t require any specific course of study or major. Furthermore, I’m pretty sure that most of your post-college options will be more predicated upon your skills and experiences rather than your major by itself. I’ve seen many social science and humanities majors go on to get good jobs primarily on the basis of internships and part-time jobs they had in college, plus the critical thinking skills they acquired in their majors. What will be mostly important are your internships and hard and soft skills you acquire - like programming or languages but also like presentation and writing.</p>
<p>Anthropology’s a good major. Most places won’t have a specific social anthropology degree - it’ll just be anthropology - but you can specialize in social anthropology by just taking the classes that pertain to that (as opposed to biological or physical or whatnot). I think at the majority of colleges, the undergraduate anthro major is heavily social anyway. Given your interests, you may also find political science and/or sociology appealing to you, as well as international affairs/relations/studies.</p>
<p>If you’re not in college, be aware that many college freshman enter college undecided, and many more who thought they knew what they wanted change their major in the first few months. If you’re not totally sure, apply to colleges that have a range of majors in which you might be interested. Most colleges have both anthropology and sociology (as well as political science). International affairs/relations/studies are also pretty common, but more limited.</p>
<p>@juillet that’s great advice thanks. although i am aware that the US functions like that, the UK is a bit different. I have to declare my major even before I enter university in the fall. I have to sing up for a major during the admission process and that process is coming soon. thanks anyways xx</p>
<p>Oh! It wasn’t clear where you were applying from.</p>
<p>Note that Occidental (in Los Angeles) has a selective program that allows you to intern at the UN for a semester. it’s also known as the college where President Obama went before he went to Columbia, if that makes a difference either way for you.</p>
<p>Thanks! xx</p>