Do you find our society – the relations among people, institutions and objects across the world and across time – intriguing? If you want a career that lets you make a difference, ask big questions, and tackle pressing challenges, Sociology could be your perfect fit!
Sociology is the study of social relationships, environments, institutions and change. In the program, you’ll explore issues like power and inequality, gender, education, racial and environmental justice, human rights, democracy, social media and emerging technologies like AI. You will examine society, yourself and how to connect the two.
As a Sociology major, you will receive rigorous training in social theory and hands-on, transferable research skills. You will learn how to design surveys, conduct interviews and ethnographies, lead focus groups, and analyze data with statistics, computational methods, and software including R, SPSS, and Qualtrics.
A Sociology degree opens doors to careers in social work, human services, market research, education, public policy, social welfare, law, government, and the nonprofit sector. And if you’re thinking about graduate school, you can earn a master’s in Social Research and Data Analysis in just one additional year.
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A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted toward the completion of both their bachelor’s and master’s degree requirements. The ability to take these “swing courses” will allow you to earn both degrees in an accelerated time period, typically within five years. Some combined programs also include teacher certification.
The Sociology program offers the following combined programs:
