Urban and Community Studies

Urban and Community Studies

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

 

NATIONAL RESOURCES

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