| What Postgraduate Degree should I do if I want to help the homeless and the poor?

What Postgraduate Degree should I do if I want to help the homeless and the poor?

Sapphire asked:


I want to be able to help the poor with food and shelter etc and maybe oneday work for an international NGO. I also like to get involved in Public health promotion. How do I combine these two areas?
yeah thats true, but I dont have the financial backing to just go and get homes for the homeless!, you know what I mean? I need to work for an organization that will hlpe me do such things - and to get a job I need to be qualified.

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4 Responses to “What Postgraduate Degree should I do if I want to help the homeless and the poor?”

  1. dgknsd k on May 15th, 2009 2:21 pm

    just go in alley ways in manhattan, you don’t need a degree for that

  2. Francis Gerard on May 17th, 2009 1:15 am

    I think, you do not need to earn any Degree( whether post graduate or even a diploma) to help the homeless.
    It all depends on your conscience and your willingness to help

    WraithStrider

  3. Keith M on May 19th, 2009 7:50 am

    Those degrees that jump to mind initially are;

    Master of Social Work
    Master of Sociology
    Master of Public Health

    and maybe
    Master of Psychology

    To combine areas, you could always “dual degree” (for example, my friend has a dual Master degree in History and Political Science).

  4. alynnemgb on May 19th, 2009 8:12 pm

    Keith M suggestions jump to my mind too. Just to add on to his answer, a couple of other options would be to go to law school and then work at a law firm that represents poor/underprivileged clients. Or go to medical school and work at a free clinic. This isn’t exactly working to help with food or shelter but are areas that are still important and can make a difference in their lives. Of course law and medical school is more commitment than a masters program in other areas, so you will want to decide which direction you want to go in.