MASTER OF ARTS CAREER OUTLOOKS
The career outlook for graduates with specialized knowledge of human sexuality has never been better in our society, due to the changing positive attitudes regarding the role of sexuality in the universities and colleges, high schools, local and national government, research and training, clinical and mental health training, and private sector positions that call for expertise of human reproduction, sexuality, sexual identity and diversity, sexual orientation, gender, and human resources.
The MA in Human Sexuality Studies is designed to meet the following career
needs:
• Preparation for Ph.D studies and professional schools in the field of
psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, medicine, social work, or
communication.
• Students who will work in public health settings, such as those related
to AIDS education, AIDS/HIV treatment and care centers; e.g., the Center
for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California at San Francisco,
and welfare centers throughout the Bay Area.
• Preparation for graduate studies and professional schools, in psychology,
sociology, anthropology, history, medicine, social work, or communication.
• Reproductive health education, research, training, and prevention facilities
and organizations; i.e., Planned Parenthood.
• Sexuality education for students at the regional community colleges
and at the local school boards that offer or plan to offer courses and
curricula on sexuality, including counseling in the secondary schools.
• Students who are preparing for work in policy or research public policy
institutes located at Stanford University and the University of California
at Berkeley.
• Service provision and training for service providers in hospitals, clinics,
nursing homes, and others that require sensitivity training related to
sexuality across the life course and sexual orientation issues.
• Human resource departments of businesses and corporations, responsible
for the provision of sexuality and sexual orientation anti-discrimination
and partner benefits areas for employees.
• Research, policy, and education providers who are needed to fill gay
and lesbian agencies and community centers in the Bay Area and elsewhere.
