How can your sociology degree help you establish a career in agriculture? Meghan Murphy is the sustainability and viticulture manager of the Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma, California, USA. She got her sociology degree in 2016. She now applies her sociological knowledge to manage vineyards as well as testing new methods of growing crops and reducing water use. She recently experimented with sheep grazing over winter. She also oversees environmental compliance and sustainability certifications.
She says of her sociology degree:
‘I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted to do for my career when I started college, but I knew that a degree in sociology would be able to increase my understanding of just everything in general. I had a great counselor at UWM, Andy Cuneo, who helped me understand that too. Sociology has helped bolster my career in so many ways. Sustainability is all about systems thinking and understanding how different feedback loops play into each other, understanding the “why” behind things. And that is totally what sociology is, is understanding the “why” behind really anything.’
Source: Photo and quote via UWM.
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