<p>I am a current undeclared undergraduate student at a large public university. I cannot decide on a major and i need some suggestions on where to begin looking. </p>
<p>i excel in both of my sociology courses, and I enjoy and love them. I also enjoy politics very much. however, i realized not many jobs and well paying jobs at that are available for poli sci majors and soc majors .... so i don't think i wanna do that. </p>
<p>what are other majors that incorporate these into them or are similar? Preferably ones where i actually have a chance of getting a job.</p>
<p>Remember that there are plenty of jobs, particularly within local and federal government that take any degree major. Law enforcement, clericals, public service roles. Retail, business, self employment, non-profits.</p>
<p>There are also jobs that open up after grad school e.g. social work, teaching, nursing, law, med school</p>
<p>Could you major in Pol Sci and minor in Sociology? To give the emphasis on the Politics side which might be seen as a more ‘heavy’ subject than sociology which can be seen as rather ‘airy fairy’ unless you’ve studied it. </p>
<p>You might also enjoy looking into anthropology which includes aspects of sociology.</p>
<p>I think in the end it all comes down to what you actually enjoy, and not how well paid the job might be.</p>
<p>You might be surprised how irrelevant majors are to most jobs. [Employers</a> are in general looking for excellent communication skills, especially writing](<a href=“Employers and Public Favor Graduates Who Can Write and Communicate”>Employers and Public Favor Graduates Who Can Write and Communicate) – so you might select a major that allows you to develop your research, analysis, and writing skills. </p>
<p>There are many majors that do this, of course–not all of them in the humanities. Ask around to see which of your friends’ courses offer the most interesting, engaging assignments. Consider majoring in any discipline where you see faculty emphasizing critical and creative thinking as expressed through several genres of writing. (For example, I have my students write essays, wiki articles, blog posts, grant proposals, technical specs, and more.)</p>