Sociology
Program Objectives
The sociology program's objectives are to teach students:
- Skills in thinking abstractly, formulating problems, and analyzing situations and data pertaining to the social world
- Awareness of how much of daily life is shaped by interpersonal relationships, group activities, and cultural norms and values
Degree Benefits:
The well-educated sociology graduate has developed skills in thinking abstractly, formulating problems, analyzing situations data. Graduates bachelor art have learned a perspective that demonstrates inter-connectedness the individual's life course with all levels of social organization, culture, history, global economic and political contexts.
Career Objectives
The bachelor of art in Sociology prepares students for a range of career opportunities including, but not limited to: Advanced training in the social sciences, history, law, women's studies, and the ministry; and administrative and research positions in profit and nonprofit organizations, such as social service agencies, public interest groups, trade associations and unions.
Sociology Minor
The College of Liberal Arts offers the opportunity to minor in numerous academic programs. If interested, liberal arts students from other disciplines may minor in Sociology.
What do writers write about? On what do movies and television thrive? What is sociology all about? All three questions have the same answer: people in interaction. The size of the groups may vary, and their purpose and intent may differ. Still, every day is anticipated or dreaded in terms of interaction with others. Most people must and want to interact with one another Whether for personal pleasure or for pursuit of power and fame, individuals do not live in isolation. Sociology is a minor that enhances any major, and it fosters personal growth and understanding of life. Sociology talks about what everyone does when together. Join the conversation.