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Syracuse University, College of Arts and Sciences

Career Roadmap - Education

The education and training career cluster focuses on the activities, resources, and locations that provide learning services. It includes careers in public and private schools at every grade level—pre-K through high school—as well as colleges and universities. Occupations at libraries, museums, and corporate training services are also part of this cluster.

Roadmap Categories

  • Administration
  • Teaching and Training
  • Professional Support Services

Majors

  • Human Development and Family Science
  • Policy Studies
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Minor

  • Business
  • Creative Leadership
  • Disability Studies
  • Education Minor in Area of Interest
  • Education Studies
  • Human Development and Family Science
  • Physical Education
  • Policy Studies
  • Project Management
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

  • CSD 303 - Communication in the Classroom
  • EDU 203 - Introduction to Inclusive Schooling
  • EDU 221 - Education for Transformation
  • IST 195 - Information Technologies
  • IST 343 - Data in Society
  • PAI 310 - Education Policy
  • PHI 343 - Philosophy of Education
  • PST 224 - Conflict Resolution in Groups
  • PSY 205 - Foundations of Human Behavior
  • PSY 335 - Psychology of Childhood
  • PSY 336 - Psychology of the Adolescent
  • PSY 419 - Complex Cognition & Learning
  • PSY 445 - Behavior Disorders in Children
  • SOC 343 - The Deviance Process
  • SOC 361 - Youth, Schooling, and Popular Culture
  • SOC 446 - The Social Impact of the Internet

  • Citizenship and Civic Engagement
  • Neuroscience

  • Active Minds
  • Children’s Media Group
  • Kappa Delta Pi
  • National Association of Music Education
  • National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
  • Nutrition Education and Promotion Association
  • Student Academy of Audiology
  • The Juvenile Urban Multicultural Program
  • UpSkill Education

  • Assume leadership roles in student organizations
  • Bernice Wright
  • Internship through the Humanities Center
  • Internship/Volunteer Experience with intended age group: pre-schools, camps, community agencies, YMCA
  • Literary Corps. Program through the Shaw Center
  • Narratio Fellowship
  • SU Early Education Childcare Center
  • Tutoring, Peer Mentor, Substitute Teaching, Teacher’s Aid

  • Alumni Connections
  • Faculty Advisor/Mentor
  • LinkedIn
  • Professional Associations

  • Archivists and Curators
  • Fitness and Wellness Coordinators/Coaches
  • Grant Writers
  • Guidance and Career Counselors/Advisors
  • Interpreters and Translators
  • Library Technicians
  • Media Collections Specialists
  • Museum Conservators
  • Preschool and Daycare, Kindergarten through Secondary, Postsecondary
  • Special Education Teachers
  • Training and Development Specialist
  • Tutors
  • O*Net Job Titles

Education & Training Career Cluster (onetonline.org)

  • Conflict of Collaboration
  • Creative Leadership
  • Iroquois Linguistics for Language Learners Certificate
  • Knowledge Management
  • Language Teaching (TESOL/TLOTE)
  • Project Management
  • Teaching Assistant Certification
  • Teaching Certification

  • Childcare Centers
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Language Immersion Programs
  • Libraries and Museums
  • Publishers
  • School Districts
  • Software Companies
  • Tutoring and Learning Centers
  • Youth Organizations and Camps

  • Master of Science – Cultural Foundations of Education
  • Master of Science- Early Childhood Education
  • Master of Science – Higher Education
  • Master of Science – Library and Information Science
  • Master of Science – Teaching Curriculum
  • Master of Science in Specialized Subject

  • American Council on Education

https://www.acenet.edu

  • American Library Association

https://www.ala.org/

  • Association for Talent Development

https://www.td.org/

  • Association of International Educators

https://www.nafsa.org/

  • Council for Exceptional Children

https://exceptionalchildren.org/

  • International Literacy Association

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/

  • National Education Association

https://www.nea.org/

  • Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

https://www.naspa.org/home

These are suggested options. All content listed can be used as a guide to explore different career pathways. It is recommended students make an appointment with their academic and career advisor to discuss options that work best for them.

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