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religious/canon law

What religious/canon law Majors Need to Know

Studies in religious/canon law emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that religious/canon law graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

Coursework in religious/canon law emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 6.1 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.8 / 7.
• Law and Government — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Philosophy and Theology — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Computers and Electronics — Importance 3.1 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set built by a religious/canon law program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Instructing — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Learning Strategies — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to religious/canon law careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, religious/canon law graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Training and Teaching Others	4.8 / 7
Getting Information	4.5 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.5 / 7
Thinking Creatively	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.2 / 7
Coaching and Developing Others	4.0 / 7
Working with Computers	3.9 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	3.8 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	3.8 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	3.8 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by religious/canon law professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	—
Blackboard Learn	Computer based training software	—
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Learning management system LMS	Computer based training software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
DOC Cop	Information retrieval or search software	—
Calendar and scheduling software	Calendar and scheduling software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—
Desire2Learn LMS software	Computer based training software	—
Image scanning software	Optical character reader OCR or scanning software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for religious/canon law graduates include:

• Adjunct Professor
• Professor
• Assistant Professor
• College Professor
• Associate Professor
• College Faculty Member
• Adjunct Instructor
• Instructor
• University Faculty Member
• Religious Educator
• Contracts Law Professor
• Media Law Faculty Member
• Labor Law Professor
• U.S. Law Instructor (United States Law Instructor)
• Clinical Law Professor

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to religious/canon law graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	54.0%
First professional degree	23.7%
Master’s degree	14.3%
Post-doctoral training	6.1%
Post-master’s certificate	1.3%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	0.5%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Religious Institution Administration and Law	39.08
Religious Institution Administration and Law, Other	39.0899
Religious Institution Administration and Management	39.0801
Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies	39.0706
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	39.0701
Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other	39.0699
Urban Ministry	39.0703

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.