Urban & Community Studies
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Urban & Community Studies career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Urban & Community Studies alumni have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Assistant Program Director/Intern
Human Resources Intern
Medical & Community Health Interpreter
Student Researcher
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Community Solutions
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Connecticut Food System Alliance
Connecticut State Troopers
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Leadership Greater Hartford
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Newington Police Department
Our Piece of the Pie
University of Connecticut
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Account Analyst
Aerial Division Platoon Leader
Assistant Director of Student Engagement
Collections Specialist
Development Officer
Enrollment Specialist
Fulfillment Manager
Geospatial Analyst
Hospital Corspman
Human Resources Generalist
Legal Assistant
Lending Manager
Office Manager
Paraprofessional
Planner Trainee
Privacy Officer
Professional Soccer Player
Program Manager
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Administrative Director
Climate Resilience Officer
Compliance Officer
Consultant
Executive Director
Field Office Director
Manager of Geographic Research
Operations Manager
Program Manager
Social Worker
Urban Sustainability Director
Water Resource Analyst
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Access Health CT
Alpine Creative Group
C.S. Law
Commonwealth Corporation
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Firstsource
Gilead Community Services
Goodwin College
Mainstreet Waterbury
MetroHartford Alliance
New York City Department of City Planning
Pratt Institute
The Connection, Inc.
Travelers
U.S. Army
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
University of Hartford
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Navy
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Women’s Institute for Housing and Economic Development
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
M.A., Industrial & Organizational Psychology
M.A., Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
M.A., Urban & Regional Planning
M.B.A.
M.P.Adm.
M.P.P.
M.S., Economic Development
M.S., Human Resources Management
M.S.W.
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Albertus Magnus College
Columbia University
Liberty University
Ohio State University
Penn State University
Post University
University of Connecticut
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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