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Religious Studies
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Skills and Abilities
  • Comparing belief systems
  • Conveying complex information
  • Knowledge of historical and social aspects of religion
  • Thinking critically and analytically
  • Using cultural knowledge to solve problems
  • Understanding alternative value systems
  • Understanding individuals' social and spiritual needs
  • Using cultural knowledge to solve problems
  • Analyzing social behaviors
  • Comparing belief and value systems
  • Analyzing works of literature
  • Thinking critically and analytically
Potential Career Paths
Career Area
Employment Settings
Sample Employers & Internship Sites
CHURCH MINISTRIES
Youth & Adult Local churches & synagogues  
Counseling

 

 

Outreach/Programming Religious organizations Albany Jewish Community Center
Clergy Local churches & synagogues  
Education
 
SOCIAL SERVICES
Administration Non-profit organizations


Camps
United Way
Salvation Army

Various
Advocacy  

 

Vocational training Correctional facilities

Rehabilitation centers
 
HEALTH & WELFARE MINISTRIES
Residential living Nursing/retirement homes  
Programming Assisted living homes  
Counseling Children/youth homes  
CHAPLAINCY
Military All branches of military  
Institutional Hospitals
Colleges/Universities
Chapel House/Catholic Campus Ministries
MISSIONS
Church & community development Local churches & synagogues Fellowship for Reconciliation
Medical Missions boards

 

Education Religious institutions  
POLITICS - LAW - GOVERNMENT
Legal Services Law firms Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Government/public agencies
Albany County Bar
Association

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

American Center for Law and Justice

Legal Aid Society of Northeastern NY

Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Legal departments within organizations/companies American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Political Campaigns National, state, county, & city elections Albany County Republican or Democratic Committees
Elected Officials National & state legislators NYS Assembly & Senate
Political Organizations Republican/Democratic National Committee League of Women Voters of NYS
Public Policy/Lobbying    
Public Administration Federal/state/local agencies U.S. Department of Education

Albany County Public Defender Alternative Sentencing Program
Foreign Service Government programs Peace Corps

Americorps

American Foreign Service Association
HUMAN SERVICES & EDUCATION
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) Language schools
Corporations
Park's Overseas Personnel Service
Teaching Colleges or universities
School districts
Parochial schools
Institution w/ religious studies dept.
Teach For America
Service/Volunteerism Government programs American Foreign Service Association

Americorps

Peace Corps
University Student Services Admissions Offices
Alumni Offices
International Student Services
Multicultural Offices
Study Abroad Offices
Any college or university, including community colleges
Community Outreach Community enters/Agencies

Youth Programs
Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood

YMCA
/YWCA
Case Management & Counseling Community agencies
Family centers
Occupations, Inc.
Equinox, Inc.
Advocacy Non-profit


State agencies
Hunger Action Network of NYS

US Department of Housing & Urban Development
Research Health care centers

Social policy research centers
Albany Medical Center

MDRC
Human Resources & Affirmative Action/Recruiting Universities Any college or university, including community colleges
Companies Chase Manhattan Bank
Training & Development Corporations M&T Bank
Computer training firms New Horizons
PUBLIC RELATIONS/MEDIA
Writing/Editing Non-profit organizations Fellowship for Reconciliation
Media Liaison Public Relations firms Hill & Knowlton, Inc.

Makovsky & Co.
Corporate PR department CSEA - Communications Department
Special Events Planning Hotels/Conference Ctrs.

Radio Stations

Entertainment Facilities
Marriott

WQBK-FM

Times Union Center (Pepsi Arena)
Technical Writer Corporate publications  
Web design Web design firms Spiral Design Studio
BUSINESS
Management Any company Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Macy's

Chase Manhattan Bank
Consulting Management consulting firms  
Banking/Financial Services   Federal Reserve Bank of NY
Sales Any company
Export/imports
Avalon Publishing Group
Market Research Specific companies
Market research firms
MapInfo
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Visitor services Overseas Chamber of Commerce offices

Tourism bureaus
International Center of the Capital Region

Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau

U.S. National Park Service
Tour Guides/Translation Tour/travel companies (domestic and international)

Historical tour centers
New York Apple Tours 
Hospitality Hotels, motels, restaurants, cruise lines, airlines Hilton Hotels

American Airlines
Travel Planning Travel agencies
Corporations
AAA
PUBLISHING/JOURNALISM
Sales Publishing companies Delmar Publishers

Avalon Publishing Group
Editorial

 

YAPA.com (Young Adult Professional Associates, Inc.)
Reporting/Writing Newspapers

Magazines

Guidebooks
Legislative Gazette



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