Students can examine the impact of social institutions and structures on individuals. They can translate critical thought into action with the goal of anticipating, solving, and preventing social problems to improve the human and global condition. As a sociology major, they will explore how social patterns shape people’s experiences and lives and the experiences and lives of others.
Students will hone keen analytical, critical thinking, and communications skills and develop a deep understanding of the social systems and institutions that impact daily life. They will graduate equipped with a skill set that translates to many careers and fields, including law, government, human services, public administration, social work, public health, and management.
Students will develop the most essential skills required to live and thrive in society by understanding their own life and experiences and the lives and experiences of others. They will develop an understanding of how concepts like race, ethnicity, social class, gender and sexuality are socially constructed, and often transformed into patterns of inequality.
Students will learn to employ qualitative and quantitative social research methods, and carry out independent research projects of their own design. They will become comfortable with sociological theory and study social change movements throughout history before exploring their passions through upper-level courses.