School of Social Welfare

Ivy Lei: Double Major in Sociology and Social Welfare

This 3-minute video was created for the Choosing a Major (URAP) project in the academic year 2021-22.

"Don't Be Afraid to Try Things Out" Emmeline Chuang, Associate Professor, Social Welfare

Emmeline Chuang is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Welfare. Her research focuses on how health and human service organizations can improve service access and well-being of underserved populations. In this video, Professor Chuang discusses how she choose her major by taking advantage of a wide variety of different opportunities (e.g., doing research in a lab, volunteering at a hospice, teaching free SAT classes to high school students, interning at a public service law firm). She eventually decided to go to graduate school in a new field....

"How My Course Transcripts Revealed What I am Passionate About" Jill Duerr Berrick, Professor, Social Welfare

Jill Duerr Berrick is a Professor of Social Welfare. Professor Berrick's research focuses on the child welfare system and efforts to improve the experiences of children and families touched by foster care. In this video, she shares how a close look at her course transcript revealed a pattern of what she deeply cared about. It was this insight that ultimately determined her career choice.

Professor Duerr Berrick’s faculty webpage: https://...

"Your Major Needs to Be a Good Fit" Michael Austin, Professor Emeritus, Social Welfare

Michael J. Austin is Professor Emeritus, School of Social Welfare. In this video, he discusses how close attention to his passion led him from a struggling undergraduate student without a clear direction to one engaged with topics he deeply cared about.

Professor Austin’s faculty webpage: https://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/people/michael-j-austin