What
Can I Do With A Justice Studies Degree?
The
Justice Studies Degree Supports work within the United States (local)
and the International Context (global). Your limitation or creativity
is determined by how far you are willing to let your imagination go.
Work in State Justice Departments:
State and Federal Justice Departments across the United States.
Work
with State Representative and Senators:
State and Federal Governments.
Work as a Counselor:
In schools, social agency, or therapeutic contexts (For therapeutic
contexts, you must complete additional Masters program in psychology,
social work, or additional certification and licensure studies after
your bachelors.
Work in Social Services:
Victim rehabilitation, child and family protection, and much more (Masters
in Social Services will enhance your role).
Work as Community College Professor:
You must obtain a Masters degree (two years of post bachelor studies)
or even better a PhD (4 to 6 years of post bachelor studies with teaching
experience).
Work as a University Professor:
You must obtain the PhD (Additional 4 to 6 years of post bachelor studies
with teaching experience).
Work with Humanitarian Agencies:
These positions are availabale locally and globally. See below for a
few of them listed.
Work with the United Nations:
You may be based in New York or an International context.
Work with the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration or Consular
Services:
Work within the United States, and international contexts (U.S. embassies).
Work as a Medical Doctor:
You must spend a post bachelor year on required science courses, and
then MD studies is 4-7 years after that depending on your choice of
specialization).
Work as a researcher with a research institute or a university:
Services are focused on collecting and analyzing data of various justice
issues locally and globally (BA is fine, but an MA and PhD will enhance
your skills).
Work in Television:
Various jobs within the television industry require the keen minds of
degree holders in Justice Studies.
Work
as a Movie Maker (Documentary):
With little additional training on cameras and directorial work,
justice studies students can work as documentary film makers, telling
stories of injustices, and finding ways to use the movie-set to create
intersections and the quest for social justice across the globe.
Work as an Attorney:
You must obtain the Juris Doctor (JD) degree, and pass the bar exam
to practice in the state of your choice. After a few years of
practice, you may seek public office as a circuit, state, federal or
even supreme court judge.
Work for your own not-for-profit outfit:
You can, of course, focus on what excites you, create a socially necessary
organization, and then you can hire like-minded justice and peace studies
degree holders to help expand your vision. Your organization can be
local or global. There is so much hunger and need for justice and peace
out there.
Work as a Specialist in Conflict Resolution:
You will need additional studies (a certificate ar an MA), but if you
seek to deal with big time serious global conflicts, then an MA or PhD
in conflict/peace studies is required).
Work with Environmental and Human Rights Agencies:
Justice studies graduates are most suited for working in organizations
such as the Green Peace, Environmental Pollution Agency (EPA), Conservation,
Amnesty International, Huuman Rights Watch, Civil RIghts Advocacy, and
so on.