Career Discovery
Price: $35 for 6 months
Through 15 inspiring modules, Career Discovery introduces students to diverse sociological career pathways from education and research to public policy and entrepreneurship. This package increases student academic motivation by showcasing the abundance of opportunities a sociological education offers, helping them make informed career decisions and envision their professional futures.
Author: Walter Burkat
ISBN: 979-8-89184-424-7
Price: $35 for 6 months
Discover your future with the Career Discovery Engagement Package! Explore exciting career pathways that use your sociological education, from teaching and research to urban planning and social work. This interactive package helps you envision how your passion for understanding society can translate into meaningful, impactful professional opportunities.
Author: Walter Burkat
ISBN: 979-8-89184-424-7
Transform Sociological Passion into Professional Purpose
The Career Discovery Engagement Package introduces students to the wide range of career pathways available through sociological education. Through 15 modules, students explore diverse professional opportunities from high school teachers and higher-education instructors to public policy specialists and urban planning professionals, discovering how sociological knowledge applies across industries and sectors.
By showcasing the abundance of pathways a sociological education offers, this package increases academic motivation, helps students make more informed career-related decisions, and guides them toward professional sociological success. The Career Discovery Engagement Package can be used on its own as low-cost course material or paired with a textbook.
Table of Contents: Career Discovery
- Topic 1: High School Teacher
- Topic 2: Instructor
- Topic 3: Researcher
- Topic 4: Advertising
- Topic 5: Human Resources
- Topic 6: Foreign Service Officer
- Topic 7: Urban Planning and Development
- Topic 8: Political Scientist (Public Policy)
- Topic 9: YouthService Specialist
- Topic 10: LawTopic 11: Therapy
- Topic 12: Public Health
- Topic 13: Social Work
- Topic 14: Entrepreneurship
- Topic 15: Non-Profit Work
Engage Every Learner with Multimodal, Accessible Materials
Each Engagement Package delivers sociology through multiple formats to support diverse learning styles and accessibility needs. Students explore concepts through interactive text, visual materials, audio components, and hands-on activities — all designed to be fully accessible across devices and learning differences.
The Student Experience
- Interactive Learning: Points to Ponder and Connecting Theory Overviews that connect abstract concepts to real-world situations
- Multimodal Content: Text, visuals, audio, and interactive elements that accommodate different learning preferences
- Current Connections: Topic-based In the News Blog posts provide relevant and timely sociological connections
- Enhanced Understanding: Expanded Key Terms and Supplementary Readings and Videos provide comprehensive definitions and deeper exploration
The Instructor Experience
- Diverse Assessment Options: Writing Assignments, Application Assignments, Sociologist in the Spotlight Analysis, Blog About It Exercises, and Topic-based Quizzes
- Flexible Implementation: Use standalone or alongside existing textbooks
- Time-Saving Resources: Ready-to-use assignments and supplementary materials for immediate classroom integration
- Accessible Design: Materials optimized for digital accessibility and all learning modalities