Religion
- General Overview
- What can you do with a Religion POE?
- Related Occupations
- Employers
- Enhancing Employability
- Graduate School
- Related Organizations
- Juniata College Career Resource Material
General Overview
Religion is the study of human belief, practices and worship activities related to a higher power. Students learn religious history, doctrine, concepts and practices as well as related concepts. It is intended that Juniata's new religion curriculum will focus on three core areas: comparative religion, Christianity (biblical studies and church history), and religious ethics (including systematic theology). A dynamically developing curriculum will include a number of guest speakers and scholars in the field.
What can you do with a P.O.E. of Religion?
Sample Job Titles:
Bachelor's Degree/Entry Level
- religious writer
- church camp director
- associate pastor
- religious education teacher
- youth minister
Further Education or Experience Often Required
- campus minister
- director of religious education
- theological professor
- religious education administrator
- priest
Related Occupations
- historian
- diplomat
- nursing home director
- social worker
- arbitrator
- fund raiser
- guidance counselor
- psychologist
Some Employers of Religion POEs:
- churches
- colleges/universities
- non-profit organizations
- private schools
- political parties
- state/federal government
- religious associations
- lobbyist/activist groups
- business & industry
- hospitals
Enhancing Employability
- Participate in internships; volunteer work; summer, part-time, full-time employment
- Develop strong computer, research, foreign language and business management skills
- Develop oral communication and presentation skills
- Maintain professional network of contacts - utilize the Juniata Career Team (J.C.T.)
What if I want to go to graduate school?
Resources available at the Career Services Office:
- Selecting and Applying to Graduate and Professional School handout
- GRE, GMAT, MCAT, LSAT forms and bulletins
- Pre-Law school materials
- Pre-Medical school materials
- Graduate School Books including:
- Peterson's Guides to Graduate Study
- Official Guide to MBA Programs
- Official Guide to Financing Your MBA
- Financing Graduate School
- Free Money for Graduate School
- Worldwide Graduate Scholarship Directory
- Attend a Graduate School Planning Workshop
- Computerized practice standardized admission tests
Related Organizations:
- American Philosophical Association
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
302/831-1112 or www.udel.edu/apa/ - Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
618 East Third Street, Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405-3602
812/855-6450 or www.indiana.edu/~appe/ - Intercristo
The Christian Career Specialists
19303 Fremont Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98133
http://intercristo.searchease.com - National Council of Churches
Ministries in Christian Education
Professional Church Leadership
475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115
212/870-2227 or www.ncccusa.org
In addition, you may want to check with your local minister, rabbi, or priest or contact your denomination's national office.
Juniata College Career Resource Materials
- Adams Job Almanac
- Careers for Good Samaritans and Other Humanitarian Types
- Careers for Writers and Others Who Have a Way with Words
- Emerging Careers: New Occupations for the Year 2000 and Beyond
- How to Make Use of a Useless Degree
- Jobs and Careers with Non-Profit Organizations
- Job Hunters Sourcebook
- Metropolitan Washington Job Bank
- National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Peterson's Hidden Job Market
- Philadelphia Job Bank
- Pittsburgh Job Bank
- Private Independent Schools
- Teaching Abroad
- Where to Look for Careers in Social Change
and more....
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