刑事司法
Our program focuses on the interdisciplinary view of crime and its control, 包括治安, crime prevention through personal change and community development. You develop broad skills and take classes in criminology, 法律, 治安, 社会学, 法医研究.
概述
Sociology is the scientific study of social behavior. Our program helps you prepare for a wide range of careers by addressing the most pressing issues of our time. Sociology has a broad scope and relevance for research, theory, 法律, and social policy.
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Our 社会学 program is designed to increase your understanding of factors that determine social relationships and social 组织. You take courses that cover current social issues like race relations, 不平等, 卫生保健, 性别, 现代家庭生活. We encourage you to participate in an individually designed internships so you can combine your academics with your future career interests.
学位要求
You must complete 36 credits in 社会学. These include five required courses that are a total of 18 credits.
For more information, and to see a complete listing of degree requirements, visit the 课程目录.
核心类
Explore a few of the exciting 社会学 course offerings.
Introduction to Sociology
Topics include social origins of the self, the basic processes of social interaction, class and stratification, 政治权力, 教育, 组织, 和家人.
Methods of Social Research
Topics include the issues of sampling, the problems of measurement, the logic of survey design and analysis, 二次数据分析, observational techniques.
社会学理论
This course is organized around a set of issues that is crucial to understanding the role of sociological theory in research.
统计分析
This course prepares you to use basic statistical concepts and procedures in relation to social data.
To learn more, and to see a complete list of course offerings, visit the 课程目录.
Additional Requirements
In addition to core classes, 社会学 majors must complete 18 credits in the following ways:
Select three courses from the list of 12 foundation-level courses like:
- Sexuality and Social Conflict
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- 城市社会学
- Select two courses from the list of nine advanced-level courses like:
- Applied Research Internship
- 社会关系
- 政治社会学
- One additional elective must be taken from any part of the curriculum.
For more information, and to see a complete list of additional requirements, visit the 课程目录.
小的需求
The 社会学 minor requires 15 credits which includes the following requirements:
- Introduction to Sociology
- Two courses at the foundation or advanced level
- Two additional 社会学 courses
For more information, and to see a complete listing of minor requirements, visit the 课程目录.
学习成果
文学学士 in 社会学 students will:
- Demonstrate understanding of the role of sociological theory in sociological inquiry and analysis.
- Synthesize the learning objectives and content knowledge developed in core and foundation level courses.
- Develop a "sociological imagination" and an ability to apply a sociological perspective to experiences, 任务, and activities beyond the university setting.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the steps of sociological research and understand the relative advantages of different methodologies.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how the nature of social data determines the best statistical procedures, then describe the assumptions necessary for the procedures, how to request them in SPSS, and how to write a good report based upon the SPSS output.
职业前景
Sociology graduates are working in the public and private sectors as:
- 咨询顾问
- 研究人员
- Human resources administrators
- Public relations practitioners
Others pursue advanced degrees in fields such as social work and 法律.
Jaileene Arriaga ’19, SociologySociology has allowed me to study race, 性别, class, and 不平等, all of the things that most subjects stay away from. Every semester I have walked out of my 社会学 classes with a new understanding of not only society but also of myself.
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