04-09-2019, 06:00 PM
I believe the OP is in South Africa, so WGU wouldn't be an option.
The job market could differ in various countries, but as someone who has worked in social science-related fields, I can tell you that there are far more jobs asking for a bachelor's degree in sociology than there are ones asking for a bachelor's degree in history or anthropology. Sociology is applicable to just about every social service job to include adult and family protective services, caseworker for social services agencies, and parole/probation/community supervision officer. You said you aren't strong in math, but people with sociology degrees and strong skills in statistics often work in market research.
With anthropology, there are two main paths you can take: cultural or physical/biological. People with undergraduate degrees focused on cultural anthropology can work in museums or with historical preservation societies. These jobs are not abundant. There are intelligence jobs that desire this background, but those jobs are few and nearly impossible to get without a graduate degree and foreign affairs or military experience.
A focus in physical/biological anthropology is mostly about bones. I had to take an anthropology course for my master's program, and there's a lot of biological anthropology in the other courses. I'm about sick of bones. Anyway, this preparation is applicable to research assistants, medicolegal investigator, and forensic work. Jobs looking for undergraduate degrees with this focus aren't abundant either. Most jobs in forensics want degrees in biology or chemistry.
Undergraduate degrees in history can lead to the same types of jobs as a background in cultural anthropology. In addition, one can teach history at the primary and secondary levels. The teaching jobs might he abundant depending on where you're at, but there aren't many other jobs looking for bachelor's degrees in history.
But, you said that you just want a degree to teach English in a foreign country and to get into a master's program. In that case, any degree would work. I don't see the reason to choose a degree that can't be completed through cheaper, alternative methods. However, I did advise you in the other thread to think about what you would do if you end up hating teaching in a foreign country.
The job market could differ in various countries, but as someone who has worked in social science-related fields, I can tell you that there are far more jobs asking for a bachelor's degree in sociology than there are ones asking for a bachelor's degree in history or anthropology. Sociology is applicable to just about every social service job to include adult and family protective services, caseworker for social services agencies, and parole/probation/community supervision officer. You said you aren't strong in math, but people with sociology degrees and strong skills in statistics often work in market research.
With anthropology, there are two main paths you can take: cultural or physical/biological. People with undergraduate degrees focused on cultural anthropology can work in museums or with historical preservation societies. These jobs are not abundant. There are intelligence jobs that desire this background, but those jobs are few and nearly impossible to get without a graduate degree and foreign affairs or military experience.
A focus in physical/biological anthropology is mostly about bones. I had to take an anthropology course for my master's program, and there's a lot of biological anthropology in the other courses. I'm about sick of bones. Anyway, this preparation is applicable to research assistants, medicolegal investigator, and forensic work. Jobs looking for undergraduate degrees with this focus aren't abundant either. Most jobs in forensics want degrees in biology or chemistry.
Undergraduate degrees in history can lead to the same types of jobs as a background in cultural anthropology. In addition, one can teach history at the primary and secondary levels. The teaching jobs might he abundant depending on where you're at, but there aren't many other jobs looking for bachelor's degrees in history.
But, you said that you just want a degree to teach English in a foreign country and to get into a master's program. In that case, any degree would work. I don't see the reason to choose a degree that can't be completed through cheaper, alternative methods. However, I did advise you in the other thread to think about what you would do if you end up hating teaching in a foreign country.
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MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc