Community Studies

Community Studies
There are numerous career opportunities from graduates with a B.A. in Community Studies. The course work in the major provides students with an excellent foundation for careers in any of the following fields:
Social Work Urban Planning Public Administration Human Services Urban Policy & Planning Local Government Non-Profit management	Community Service/Activism Education Public Policy Federal Government State Government State & local agencie
This degree will also provide students with first-rate preparation for graduate study in fields such as:
Social Work Public Administration Survey Research Law	Urban Policy Public Health Urban and Regional Planning Education
OCCUPATIONAL TITLES OF SOME UCSC COMMUNITY STUDIES ALUMNI: Non-Profit Management Development Associate for a Non-Profit Agency Briar Bush Nature Center Executive Director Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. Executive Director Community Alliance with Family Farmers Foundation Community Organizer Development Director- Social Improvement Program in Mexico Second Harvest Food Bank Special Events Coordinator Santa Cruz AIDS Project Volunteer Director Midpenisula Housing Coalition Property Manager UC San Francisco, PHREDA Project Administrator Law Attorney Director, American Bar Association, Commission on the Elderly Social Services/Social Work Juvenile Delinquent. Prevention Project Coordinator Case Manager for Developmentally Disabled Clients North Los Angeles County Regional Center Service Coordinator Good Samaritan Health System Information & Referral Staff AIDS Network Case Manager Dept. of Employment and Social Services Public Assistance Specialist Publications/Media Assoc. Producer/News Writer, Television Station Sierra Club (Sierra Magazine) Assistant Editor Island Press President Business Realtor/Reality Company Owner Quality Assurance Coordinator. Business Manager/Marketing Director Education High School Spanish Teacher High School History Teacher Elementary Teacher Resource Teacher Government City Planner Deputy City Manager Housing development consultant Coordinator for Health Care Programs NON-PROFIT/COMMUNITY AGENCY JOB WEBSITES Deep Sweep Community Career Center onPhilanthropy (includes jobs for recent college graduates) Idealist Nonprofit Directions (listings for Southern California) NonprofitOyster Nonprofit Times Nonprofit Career Network Opportunity NOC’s Philanthropy News Network Online SocialService.com (great social service jobs site) Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit opportunities)