Sociology
Course Overview
The Sociology major provides a powerful framework for understanding the complex dynamics of human interaction and the social arrangements that shape our lives. You will learn to analyze behavioral, psychological, and environmental patterns to see how culture and society influence everything from individual choices to global institutions. This program equips you with the critical tools to examine and engage with the world around you.
Key Program Highlights
- Learn from expert faculty who are published leaders in gender, race, class, health, and environmental studies.
- Gain hands-on professional experience through a dedicated internship program with social agencies across the city.
- Explore diverse topics in courses like Social Inequality, Race and Racism, and Capitalism, Socialism, and Emancipation.
- Utilize the city as an urban laboratory, connecting classroom theory with meaningful community service and service learning.
- Examine real-world issues by serving with neighborhood organizations, tutoring programs, and hospice care providers.
Course Overview
The Sociology major provides a powerful framework for understanding the complex dynamics of human interaction and the social arrangements that shape our lives. You will learn to analyze behavioral, psychological, and environmental patterns to see how culture and society influence everything from individual choices to global institutions. This program equips you with the critical tools to examine and engage with the world around you.
Key Program Highlights
- Learn from expert faculty who are published leaders in gender, race, class, health, and environmental studies.
- Gain hands-on professional experience through a dedicated internship program with social agencies across the city.
- Explore diverse topics in courses like Social Inequality, Race and Racism, and Capitalism, Socialism, and Emancipation.
- Utilize the city as an urban laboratory, connecting classroom theory with meaningful community service and service learning.
- Examine real-world issues by serving with neighborhood organizations, tutoring programs, and hospice care providers.