Sociology > Programs > Undergraduate
Sociology is the study of social life, including groups, organizations, communities, and societies and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociology's subject matter ranges from the intimate family to the hostile mob, from crime to religion, from the divisions of race, gender, and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture, from the sociology of work to the sociology of sport.
Sociological knowledge and analysis are critical to understanding contemporary issues such as: inequality, poverty, discrimination, crime, stress, family relationships, youth, old age, urban growth and decay, and the organization and delivery of human services.
Our BA program will prepare you for a variety of occupational careers including: social research, law, business, public and private administration, health and medicine, and community planning. Our majors have gone onto jobs in survey research; public-opinion polling; industrial, marketing, and advertising research; and government or nonprofit agencies that deliver of human services. Sociology graduates also work as managers or researchers in service industries such as health, insurance, banking, and real estate, as well as in sales and manufacturing organizations.
If you're majoring in another other discipline, you'll find sociology courses to be useful background for careers in law, medicine, public health, nursing, counseling, law enforcement, personnel management, education, and social work.
As a sociology major, you can complete either a general or applied sociology program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. A minor in sociology is also available.
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