Sociology

What are the constraints of your culture? Wouldn’t you like to know? When is it OK to break them?

The Sociology BA program equips you with the tools to critically examine the social world around you. Through our courses, you will examine institutions and policies that shape opportunities as well as cultures, social norms, and social contexts that influence identity and behavior.

Focusing on issues ranging from race, gender, immigration, culture, and religion, you’re encouraged to critically engage with contemporary social challenges at both local and global scales.

Explore Wide, Then Focus

The program provides you with maximum exposure to the breadth of the field before offering four concentrations in a chosen area of interest. All areas emphasize social action. Choose from:

Sociology (self-design)
Local and Global Communities and Social Change
Social or Health Advocacy
Education and Society

Courses

A sampling of the coursework offered includes:

Self and Society
Class, Power and Privilege
Culture, Consumption, and the City
Birth and Death
Families, Communities, Cultures

See the Courses page for more.

Inside Sociology

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