<p>I've seen sociology referenced many times as an "easy" major and one that people do when they can't do anything else, etc. and that it's a "soft" major. Just wondering what opinions on this are? My dream job would be to work in advertising and marketing...basically, I don't want to be stuck in one career trajectory for my life's entirety, and feel like ad/marketing would provide this because I could work in so many different capacities. But, I really loved my sociology courses this past year and think the field is fascinating and could apply to so many different careers. </p>
<p>I'm thinking of majoring in soc., minoring in marketing (my LAC has a respectable business program). For some reason, the idea of being a marketing major just doesn't gel with me. My parents are both pretty intellectual and not into the whole majoring-in-business thing. PLUS, if I minor I get out of having to do the business school's core, which involves a lot of math! Would this hinder me in getting jobs in business?</p>
<p>Wait, you want a career in business, but don’t want to major in it? That seems kind of weird. However, employers don’t even look at what you minor in, so all they’ll see is a sociology major, which probably won’t be enough to get you the job. Therefore, I think you should double major in sociology and communications/advertising/marketing.</p>
<p>I am many years out of business school (accounting major), but my recommendation would be to do a business major and socioloy minor if at all possible.</p>
<p>Is getting in HR possible for a sociology degree? It seems that Sociology is a limiting major (either get an advance degree or you need connections) if you want a satisfying career. I hope I’m wrong.</p>
<p>The way I see it is that you should go for a communications degree. That way you get out of the business major, you can still do advertising, and you might even be able to do a double in that and soc. Another option would be to major in soc., then get your MBA in Marketing, this is a very common thing to do.</p>
<p>My school doesn’t offer a communications degree. </p>
<p>I’m genuinely interested in sociology, but the mass media/PR aspect of it, which I’ve learned a lot about through sociology courses. However, I think marketing could provide more of this for me? I don’t know, maybe I’m stressing out too much. The people I know who have gone into advertising/marketing have all pretty much had general liberal arts degrees (history, english, soc., pysch., poli sci, etc.) with good internships and connections.</p>
<p>I think in some ways I feel like marketing would be limiting if I decided to go down some other path, whereas a general liberal arts degree would allow me to go into law, education, etc. if I changed my mind. In some ways, marketing is very much like a trade-school degree, which I’m not sure I want.</p>