Hey guys, so my long term goal is to become a community college professor to teach foreign language or sociology ,
I will be going to graduate school to study Spanish and then teach it.
My question is , should I go to Texas State university and get a BSW so I can work as a social worker while in grad school? or should I go for a BA In sociology at Texas A&M ( which I would really love to go, I don’t like Texas State at all )
If I play my cards right and intern, I should be able to find some random government job with a BA in sociology.
I used to volunteer at a place where they hire people with sociology degrees as case managers (kind of like a social worker in a way )
Again, what matters the most is my master’s not my bachelor’s degree.
I really want to teach Spanish at a community college . The reason why I don’t want to major in Spanish for undergrad is that the only thing I can do with it is to teach high school. I don’t want to do that .
Are you a native Spanish speaker from Texas?
Most states require more than a BSW to work as a social worker; have you investigated the pay for this occupation?
Have you investigated if you can even find a job with a BA in sociology?
Most people build their resumes by doing their undergrad and grad in the same subject.
@“aunt bea”
Hello ! Thank you for your comment. I have looked for organizations that hires sociology majors as case managers. The pay is almost the same as a social worker.
Yes, I am a native spanish speaker. That’s part of the reason whY I wanted to do something different for undergrad
You will probably need a master’s degree to teach community college in Texas. Diverse interests are great, but if you want to teach Spanish then your best option is to major in that subject as an undergrad and to continue further in that field in graduate school. Biology undergrads are not generally hired to teach physics, etc. Despite the high frequency of Spanish speakers in TX, very few speak proper, academic Spanish. If you want to be a social worker or sociology instructor, then you should major in sociology. If, on the other hand, you want to teach Spanish, then you need to study Spanish. You will need to pick one or the other and go with it. It’s unfortunate that we expect young people to know what they want to do for the rest of their lives at eighteen at the exclusion of everything else but it is generally how the world works today. Choose carefully; you can always study something else later on the side once you are established in your chosen field.
On a different note, I’m a history major from Texas Tech, I would just like to share that Tech has a very good Spanish program. You might do well to at least look into it.
Thank you so much @sltxdad
@franko5150 Thank you . I will look into it !
I forgot to add I’m a history major, but a Spanish minor. I’ll be going to Seville, Spain this summer for study abroad. Lot’s of opportunities up here.