Sociology

Sociology is the study of societies and social groups. It seeks accurate information through social research, deeper understanding through sociological theory, and betterment of social life through policy evaluation and social justice action. Our Sociology program provides students with a solid grounding in research, theory and social justice.

Graduates of our Sociology program are well prepared for a wide variety of career opportunities and for success in today’s ever-changing job market.

Community organizing, social justice activism, human services, health care delivery, criminal justice, communications, market research, policy research, public administration, as well as law school and graduate work in Sociology and many other fields, are just a handful of the career paths that our Sociology graduates have followed. Students unclear about their career plans will find our Sociology program useful for providing a wide variety of skills that are applicable to a large number of careers. Students with particular career interests can acquire on-the-job experience in their junior or senior years through our Sociology internships, available in government, business, public and private agencies.

Students specifically interested in creating a more just community, nation or world might consider our Social Justice minor; those interested in health care issues, our Public Health minor; and those interested in family issues, our interdisciplinary minor in Family Studies.