As a social science major, you?ll develop specific skills that easily translate across many careers. Cal U?s social science degree program places a strong emphasis on various forms of communication. Through your classwork, you?ll perform in-depth research and analysis: You?ll write papers, prepare case studies and deliver presentations. These are skills that have applications in such fields as communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, advertising and more.?Social scientists are trained to be problem solvers. They examine some of the most complicated issues in our world today and strive to propose solutions. Some of the problems a social science student may be asked to ponder include global climate change, gender inequality, deforestation and human rights violations. The aim is to challenge social science students to examine the world around them and think about how it could be better. Social science students also are trained to understand the idea of diversity. This concept has been gaining more and more attention lately as issues involving race, gender and sexual orientation have dominated headlines. Businesses that are sensitive and respectful of people?s differences will have a wider reach. Social science graduates are ideally suited to help businesses achieve this balance.