外界對社會系畢業生有些矛盾的刻版印象，如樣樣通樣樣鬆、沒有專長只能拉保險考公務員、只會批判社會上街頭抗議…。這些刻版印象都有道理，但只是社會系畢業生眾多樣貌中的少數幾種，而且這也是眾多學科都有的少數樣貌。造成誤解的原因，主要來自社會學訓練的三個特性。首先，社會學領域的多樣性。社會學有不同的次領域，多數社會學者只專長少數次領域，故社會系學生的職涯規劃通常受到該系師資專長和課程特色的影響，而往如人力資源管理、健康照護服務、文創事業、社會企業、非營利事業、社會倡議或公教人員等特定方向尋找出路。其次，社會學核心訓練的基礎性。社會學的核心訓練著重觀察、分析、論述、溝通和批判思考的能力，這類基礎能力沒有明確對應的職場選項，但卻是提升其他專業能力的重要條件，且因升學主義和技職取向而普遍缺乏訓練，因而有無所不能卻無所專精的矛盾印象。第三，社會學知識的泛用性。社會學知識主要涉及人的社會性，這種知識是許多無特殊門檻且與人有關之行業和職業要求的基本素養。所以社會學是社會行政類公務員考試的必考科目；許多科技公司也開始招募社會學、人類學等人文社會科領域畢業生。
然而，社會系畢業生通常在職場歷練一段時間後才能透過回顧和反思而理解社會學訓練的特點對職涯的意涵。而在大學訓練的過程中，總因缺乏明確的職場對應而陷入茫然，進而影響學習動機。要理解社會系畢業後可以做什麼，最好的方式就是看社會系學生畢業後做些什麼。社會系畢業系友的職涯心得分享，成為職涯規劃最好的參考。有鑑於此，社會系請系友會協助，開授「相思林職涯講座」課程，透過課程化的職涯講座，接觸不同職涯發展的系友的經驗。藉助不同世代、不同職場領域的系友分享，協助在學同學找到安身立命的方向。

The outside world has some contradictory stereotypes about graduates from the Department of Social Sciences, such as being good at everything and being lax in everything, having no expertise and can only work in insurance and take civil service examinations, and only criticizing society and protesting on the streets... These stereotypes are reasonable, but they are only a few of the many appearances of sociology graduates, and they are also a few appearances that are common in many disciplines. The reasons for the misunderstanding mainly come from three characteristics of sociological training. First, diversity in the field of sociology. Sociology has different sub-fields, and most sociologists only specialize in a few sub-fields. Therefore, the career plans of sociology students are usually affected by the expertise of the faculty and curriculum characteristics of the department, and they may find their way out in specific directions such as human resource management, health care services, cultural and creative undertakings, social enterprises, non-profit undertakings, social initiatives, or public education personnel. Secondly, the fundamentals of sociology core training. The core training in sociology focuses on the abilities of observation, analysis, discussion, communication and critical thinking. These basic abilities do not have clear corresponding career options, but they are an important condition for improving other professional abilities. Moreover, there is a general lack of training due to academic advancement and technical-vocational orientation, so there is a contradictory impression of being able to do everything but specialize in nothing. Third, the universality of sociological knowledge. Sociological knowledge mainly involves people's social nature. This kind of knowledge is the basic quality required by many industries and occupations that have no special threshold and are related to people. Therefore, sociology is a required subject in the social and administrative civil service examination; many technology companies have also begun to recruit graduates in sociology, anthropology and other humanities and social science fields.
However, graduates from the sociology department usually have a period of experience in the workplace before they can understand the implications of the characteristics of sociology training for their careers through review and reflection. In the process of university training, I always feel confused due to the lack of clear workplace correspondence, which in turn affects my motivation to learn. The best way to understand what you can do after graduating from a sociology major is to look at what sociology students do after graduation. The career experiences shared by graduates of the Department of Sociology have become the best reference for career planning. In view of this, the Department of Social Sciences requested the assistance of the Department Alumni Association to teach the "Acacia Forest Career Lectures" course. Through curriculum-based career lectures, students can gain exposure to the experiences of department friends with different career development. With the help of sharing from department friends from different generations and different career fields, we can help current students find the direction to settle down and make a living.

講座課程 無教科書

Lecture course No textbook