Department of Sociology

Do you want to understand how society affects people and how people can affect society? Do you hope to work helping communities and individuals? Are you interested in working for social justice?

The Sociology Department offers...

• courses that deal with a range of topics, including families, environmental change, immigration, law and society, gender, deviance and crime, social policy, war and peace, work, health care and globalization
• hands-on engagement with area non-profits
• exceptional training in sociological theory and research methods
• faculty who know you well and are committed to your success

Sociology graduates go on to...

• work for communities in non-profits and government agencies
• pursue careers doing research in education or social policy
• enter law school or other graduate programs in public policy fields
• become social workers
• join expanding numbers of workers in health care and in environmental policy jobs