Stories from our Sociology students and alumni
Studying Sociology gives you new knowledge and skills, and a lot of new choices in life. Here's how things have turned out for some of our Sociology students and alumni.
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Vinod Bal
Bachelor of Laws with Honours, Bachelor of Social Sciences I chose Waikato because of what it stands for, epitomised by its motto 'ko te tangata' or 'for the people.' It was important to me that my tertiary education was first and foremost, people-centric, and Waikato delivered this in spades.
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Olivia McIntyre
Bachelor of Social Sciences, Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours It wasn’t until I experienced issues with my own mental health that I considered psychology as a career path. From that point onwards, my goal was to become a clinical psychologist.
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Holly Snape
Master of Social Sciences The strong subject offerings within the School of Social Sciences is what attracted Holly to study at Waikato. With a keen interest in sociology and anthropology, she completed a Bachelor of Social Sciences and then went on to do her Masters.
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Sau Lefeau
Bachelor of Social Sciences It’s been a real blessing to use my study out in the real world.