What is your degree in and what do you do now?

[ejs]

Me:
Psychology
SAHM

[laura]

English
Higher Ed Administration

[Foley42]

Degree: Associates Degree of Nursing

Career: Registered Nurse

[Nigellas]

BFA, Painting

I work part time (with my son in tow) at a Natural Parenting store.

[Dally]

BA: Psychology
MA: English

Job: Technical editor

[rileyandfredsmom]

BS: Education/Special Education

Job: Exhibitions/Tradeshow Manager

[eli1126]

B.S. Elementary Ed/English- Currently working on my M.S. in Special Ed/Literacy

Special Education Intern

[Sol]

Editing & Publishing
SAHW

[ManteoChik]

Me:
Degree = Photography
Career = Photographer

BF:
Degree = Aeronautical Science (aviation)
Career = Captain of a Sportfish Boat

[dal]

BA: Philosophy
Graduate Degree: JD

Now: Stay at home mom

[kendriln]

Undergrad: BA in Psych and English with a minor in theology
Grad: JD

attorney, but aspiring director of diversity or baker;)

[Sha259]

Degree: Biochemistry
Career: Biologics Product Mfr Support

[amew]

Degrees:
BS in Biology with a second major in Religion
JD

Career: Attorney

[gardenmommy]

Degree: Architecture
Now: SAHM

[myshel]

English

HS English teacher

[lady1297]

degree: Biology, Secondary Education

Career: SAHM! :)

[Taylandra]

BA (double major): music theory; psychology
MA: Human Development Counseling

Job: Social Worker in a nursing home working on getting an LPC (Licensed Profession Counselor)

I'd still like to get certified in music therapy too, but that's not happening in TN since there are no programs for that here...

[kithara]

Degree: BS in Business Administration, Minor in Technical Writing
Career: Financial Planning Analyst

[mamax2]

Then: Biology & Political Science

Now: mostly SAHM, but also a Realtor, finance manager for my family's development and landholding companies and consultant for Southern Living at Home

[daphne]

Me:
Psychology
SAHM

same!

[red_canuck]

BA: Political Science and Environmental Studies

Now: SAHM

[Marisa]

BA: Women's Studies
MLS: Master's of Library Science (concentration in Youth Services and School Libraries)

Now:
SAHM and part-time WAHM (I sew stuff)
I'm also still a licensed public librarian and have been known to pick up shifts or p/t temp work in libraries

[boilermaker]

BS/MS Chemical Engineering
Marketing Manager

[krbb]

BS Electrical Engineering
Now: SAHM

[AHammer]

meteorology
chemistry teacher

[tenofcups]

BS in French, minor in technical writing and translation
Freelance writer/editor

[Myra]

BA - History
Master's - Public Policy
Job - Social science research and evaluation

[amtaylor]

BS: Animal Science
MA: Agricultural Education

Job: 7th Grade Science Teacher

[jesseybell]

Psychology

Database Analyst

[miaclear]

Sociology

SAHM

[mpc863]

undergrad: BBA, strategy/finance
grad: MBA, marketing

now: product director, consumer products company

[BusyBee21]

B.A. Law & Society

Residential Development Consultant

[Yvangeline]

BA Psychology
MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Manager (full-time); psychotherapist (part-time)

[ali&dc]

Advertising

SAHM

[Ferris]

AS: Natural History
AA: Liberal Arts
BA: Child Development
MA: Education-Teaching

Teacher

[karlatta]

BA: Math and Economics (double major)
Job: SAHM

(I was formerly a high school math teacher.)

[silvergrey]

BS: Biology
Now: veterinary student

[tlew12778]

Me:
BA: Political Econ
Grad: MBA - Finance
Career: Sales & Acquisitions of TV rights

DH:
BA/Grad: MD
Career: MD

[kalogrias]

BA: History and German
MA: Modern European History
Current job: News editor

[hokiegirl]

Undergrad: double majored in finance and management
Career: accountant (ps I hated accounting in college)

[thompso2]

BS, International Politics
JD

Attorney

[maniach]

BS/MS in Civil Engineering
Current Career: Bridge Engineer

[gayle]

BA: Studio Art (most usesless degree on the planet)

Now: work from home doing ball jointed doll customisations and costuming.

[jeepgirl]

Associate Degree in Business
Associate Degree in Nursing

Currently Registered Nurse

I hope/plan on using both my business experience and health experience that I'm now gaining to start my own health oriented business in the next 5-10 years.

[rachrich]

Undergrad: BME (Bachelor Music Educataion)
Grad: MME (Master Music Ed-will graduate this May)

Career: Band Teacher/Director - grades 5-12

[FallingforPhil]

Undergrade: BME (Bachelor of music ed)
Grad: MME (Master of music ed)

Career: HS music teacher/band director

(hi, rachrich!! :) )

[kris97]

AB in History, American Studies, JD

Attorney

[udsweetpea]

BS in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

I'm now a mortgage loan officer

[Reenie]

BA: Secondary English Education, Spanish
M.Ed.: Instructional Leadership, Literacy

Career: educational program coordinator at the school level, high school teacher

[apoppy]

BA: (double major) History and Art History
MA studies: Historic Preservation (didn't finish)

Profession: Non-profit administration. Currently, I work for a small historic preservation organization.

[rachrich]

hijack

hey FallingforPhil! that's too cool that we posted right by each other :)

end hijack

[daener]

BS Broadcast Journalism
MS Communication Studies
PhD Organizational Communication

I work in corporate communications.

[Adaya]

BA: History
MA: Applied Linguistics

Now: ESL college professor

[pixiecat]

BA: Sociology
Now: HR Manager

[Kellie]

Nursing

Registered Nurse

[Daisy]

BS Political Science
JD

Corporate and securities lawyer.

[emmjay]

BA - Politics
Grad - 2 classes left to get my Master's of Library and Information Science

Now: SAHM/Student (formerly in marketing when I had a job)

[petdoc08]

BS: Biology and Psychology

Professional studies: just over half of a Vet Med degree

Now: SAHM

[Gatsby]

BA ~ English

Photographer

[trestlegirl]

1st set of degrees:
BA - Biology/Anthropology
PhD (ABD) - Anthropology, totally useless degree
Profession - clinical cancer research

then I went back to school:
MBA (almost done!)
Profession - Business Development in the healthcare sector

[zhannushka]

BA: Psychology
MBA: Management (1 more class left)

HR Specialist

[BlackMagicRose]

BS: Human Development and Family Studies

Will soon be working towards a Certificate in Technical Writing, while taking German courses (since I am living in Austria)!

I was working as a Nanny, but am now a SAHW.

Before I moved here, I was working as a toddler teacher in a NAEYC accredited Day Care.

[IrishEyes]

BA: Biology
Ph.D: Cell Biology & Genetics

Job: Scientific reviewer of diagnostic devices (Regulatory)

[christy1010]

BA: Social Work
MSW: Master of Social Work

Career: LCSW Currently a Geriatric Social Worker

[salysaturn]

BA - CRIMINAL JUSTICE

CAREER - HEALTH INSURANCE

FWIW, my boss has the same degree from the same College :)

[ladybug777]

Degree: Bachelor's in Nursing

Job: RN

[spps]

BA - Double majored in Computer Science and Judaic Studies
MS - Computer Science
Career - P/T database developer

[Geranium]

BA: Art History/Art Education (Double major)

SAHM

[JenInAZ]

BA: psychology
MA: school psychology (program was actually comparable to an Ed.S. program, but the school I went to was silly about it. I want the credit for all those hours, darnit!)

Job: School Psychologist

[Koala_Gurl]

BS Civil Engineering
was a business consultant (in Energy industry specializing in accounting related work)

Now: SAHM

[Winter Biscuit]

undergrad: Psychology
grad: Organizational Development

Education & Training Manager

[pewee9196]

BS Biology
MS Kinesiology/Ex Phys
Army Officer... Currently teaching in my masters for the Army

[Ribbit]

Undergrad - Child Development w/ teaching credential

After years of retail management, secretarial work, and nannying, now I'm back in school to get my Master's in Speech Pathology

[AlisonCO]

BA - Communication and Kinesiology

then - case manager developmental disability center
special ed teacher - speech and language

now - SAHM

[Kristy]

Degree: Elementary Education

Job: 5th/6th grade teacher

[nuhmah]

Degree: k-12 Music Education

Job: SAHM :P

Former Job: Middle School Choir Teacher & Semi-Professional Cellist

[melmo]

AAS in Health Information

BA- Communication

I work at a hospital in Health Information. My BA has helped me into managment. I also instruct college level classes in Health Information. Both degrees helped with that.

[alliannie]

Degree: Early Childhood Education

Job: SAHM--but soon to be returning to work as Preschool Director when it is finished being built!

[Megande]

BA: Economics and Business
PhD: Economics

Job: Currently SAHM waiting for my husband to finish his PhD. Hope to be an Econ prof in the fall.

[PinkMartini]

:eek: Wow... Am I the only CCer without a degree?

[PrincessTommi]

BS: Business Administration - Marketing
Job: Corporate Operations Finance

[Phen]

BA: European History

Job: stay-in-bed mom

[Atlanta_eBride]

BA: Art
Job: Public Relations / Publishing

[Sin Nombre]

Degree: BFA - Fine Arts, with a concentration in Painting
Career: Project Coordinator/Vendor Relationship Manager at survey research consulting firm

[bluberry]

Bachelor's in Business (management)
MBA/no specialization

Current job: Technical marketing
Upcoming job: Management consultant

[MrsBeckyLP]

BA: Journalism & Mass Communication with an emphasis in print journalism
Job: Write/edit for a magazine

[BumbleB]

BFA in Graphic Design, minor in English Literature

Job: Marketing/Production Coordinator for Real Estate Firm - only a little design involved in my current position :(


Hope to some day only work PT and be WAHM part time.

[Jenyfer9]

BA in "general studies" (basically I had 3 minors adding up to 1 major)
and certification in secondary (high school) education

what I'm doing now: SAHM.

[keska]

B.A. Russian
J.D. / M.A. in Intl. Affairs

career - attorney

[kwsu44]

Bachelor of Arts: Policy Studies/Economics

Master of Science: Project Management

Job: Implementation manager at a software firm

[phoenics]

B.S., M.S., PhD: Computer Science
Now: Usability Analyst/User Experience Researcher

[laeberge]

In a few short months, I'll have my BA in Criminal Justice.

Then, it's off to law school, so my current "career" is being a student :)

[1MegMeg]

BS - psychology
Master of Public Health - health policy and management
Work: project manager, oncology clinical research

[VASLP]

BS- Speech and Hearing
MA- Communincation Sciences and Disorders

Now- Medical Speech Language Pathologist

[jajacobsen]

BBA - Accounting
MBA - General Business
30 hours post bac studio art and art history (working towards an MFA)

Now

self employed CPA specializing in small, international businesses. No, I don't do taxes!

[diam124]

BA - Art History/Political Science

work - marketing

[megc1]

PharmD

work-pharmacist

[tinkerbelljenny]

Degree: BS in Criminal Justice

Now: SAHM

[miller88]

BS Mass Comm
I work in Marketing

[kelseyledare]

B.S. - Public Health
M.D.

Job: Physician

[LUMBERCHIC13]

BS Forest Products with a concentration in management/marketing

Job: online store manager for a millwork company

[MelissaLovesPugs]

My degree is also in psychology, and I am a SAHM mom now too. Before this I worked in social services....and hated it.

[Medako]

degree in "family relations & child development - individual, family & community service"

currently a SAHM

[msnicolea]

BA: Political Science
Master's: Public Health

Non-Profit Director (work focuses on adolescent sexual health and pregnancy prevention)--exactly what I went to school for!

[dionysia]

BA: French
Grad Certificate: HR

Occupation: HR
(I didn't get the grad cert until I went into HR)

[PG-rated]

:eek: Wow... Am I the only CCer without a degree?
Definitely not, but there was a poll awhile back asking about education levels, and it showed that the CC demographic at the time skewed towards the heavily educated.

Anyway...

BA: Comparative Government and Italian Studies
MA: International Development
What I do: Work for a non-profit administering professional exchange programs for the federal government.

[Bloomwood]

Fascinating thread.

BA in English Literature with a minor in International Relations, focusing on the Middle East
Career then - high tech public relations
Career now - SAHM and CEO of our home :D

[dragonfly_71]

BA: Foreign Language Education, French (and I'm a native German speaker)
MS: just started a Masters in Computer Information Systems

I currently work as a Divorce and Estate specialist for an Insurance Company. Before that I was a bank manager.

[DaninMike]

AA degree: General Education (finishing up last classes

AS degree: Radiographer (starting this fall)

Job: SAHM

[Wrighty26]

BA: Psychology
MS: Instructional Systems

Job: Project Manager/Instructional Designer

[kk junebug]

BA: Studio Art/Graphic Design
Job: Graphic Designer (but it's def not as "fun" as I thought it'd be.....ha)

[ShelbyMay]

Me:
Psychology
SAHM

Ditto this.

[jodylovesscotty]

BA: Special Education in Deaf Education; Elementary Education 1 - 8
MS: Educational Technology

I currently teach 6th grade deaf students.

[mrs webb]

BS: Accounting

I'm an accountant for a small printing/direct mail business.

[Missy2U]

:eek: Wow... Am I the only CCer without a degree?

Nope. I don't have one either. But I'm working on it - going for Bachelor's - Liberal Arts.

Occupation: Administrative Assistant

Future Occupation once I get my degree: No idea. I'm 41 and still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.

[kdotp]

BA in Journalism and Mass Communications with an emphasis in magazine

Currently work for a small publishing company as a production assistant.

At some point I would like to go back to school, I'm just not sure what for...

[Fenway]

Nope. I don't have one either. But I'm working on it - going for Bachelor's - Liberal Arts.

Occupation: Administrative Assistant

Future Occupation once I get my degree: No idea. I'm 41 and still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.

Me too.

I have a licence and certificate for massage therapy.
I work at a Chiropractor's office doing therapeutic injury work.

I'm 3/4 through my business management degree.
I just got a floor lead supervisor position at a retail store.

Once my degree is complete, I'll look for more of a 9-5 job.

[snoopy30]

Same as ShelbyMay & ejs...Psychology degree, now a SAHM

I've always wanted to get a grad degree and I hope to do that once my kids are in school.

[Jess71903]

MS: occupational therapy

Now: SAHM- I did work in a nursing/ Rehab ctr. then as a public school OT.

[ysolde]

AB in Medieval History and Literature
Graduate Degrees: J.D, LL.M in Internatinoal Legal Studies

Now: Attorney

[shouldaeloped]

BA- English (I don't like math!)

career- corporate recruiter

[kam]

BA: Psychology/Women's Studies
Did some work towards my MSW.

Now: Business Analyst

[brenda]

BA: Political Science
MS: Professional & Technical Communication

Current Jobs: PT Marketing Writer & SAHM Mommy
Past Jobs: Computer Help Desk, Computer Lab Manager, ISP Help Desk, Retail Worker, Retail Manager, Technical Writer

[cactus]

BA: Art History and English (and pre-med:confused:)
Ed. M. #1: Individualized program in education with a focus on achievement motivation
Ed. M #2: K-12 administration and leadership

What I do now: After 8 years of classroom teaching, I am an educational consultant.

[monique]

Me: psychology
SAHM

pre-SAHM, I ran a food bank and was also director/social worker for some group homes that cared for adults with developmental disabilities.

[Ellyn]

BS: Art Education (K-12)
Current job: MIddle School Art Teacher (6-8)
Wishful thinking: Part time teacher, SAHM, professional photographer on the side :D

[jmvan74]

BA: Mass Communication/Psychology
M.Ed: Elementary Studies

Now: SAHM. I plan to go back to teaching once my children are school aged. I'll be taking classes periodically to keep my certification current.

[jmvan74]

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[maryanne]

BFA: Children's Theatre and Stage Management (dual major)

some classes towards MA in Children's Theatre

Certification and License - Massage Therapy (780+hrs)

Certification and License--Skin Care Therapist (900+hrs)

Now=SAHM

[newmommy]

Undergraduate: Psychology/Sociology
Graduate: Special Education
Job: I teach part-time (although on maternity leave now:)