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The sociology major and minor offer minimal specific requirements, giving students the freedom to choose courses across diverse subject areas within the program. These areas include: social theory and research methods, advanced topics like family dynamics, immigration, education, politics, religion, sports, and environmental studies,
as well as thematic focuses such as crime and deviance, diversity and inequality, socialization and interaction, globalization, and societal transformation.
Sociology examines the social behaviors of individuals, groups, and communities. Through a sociological lens, students gain insight into the connection between personal experiences and broader society, evaluate the influence of social structures, and discover pathways to effect meaningful collective change.
Faculty specializing in sociology bring knowledge in these fields: family and marital studies, gender research, social psychology, migration and immigration patterns, race and ethnic relations, social disparities, human sexuality, environmental issues, sports culture, popular media, political sociology, healthcare sociology, educational sociology, and criminology.
Graduates with sociology degrees find employment in community organizations, government institutions, healthcare facilities, social service agencies, the justice system, educational institutions, corporate sectors, and research organizations.