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Course: Sociology
Picture your high school cafeteria for a moment. It’s not just one giant group of students hanging out together, is it? There are probably more than a few cliques.
Have you ever wondered how these cliques form? Or why some kids are more popular than others? Or why people act one way at home and a completely different way at school? If you want to explore questions like these, consider majoring in sociology.
Sociology majors learn how to study people and the roles they play in society, both as individuals and in groups. Course work covers such topics as families, TV and other mass media, and criminology.
Are You Ready To...?
- Write a senior thesis
- Survey a group of people, such as the elderly, on their reactions to an event or trend, such as a recent crime wave
- Crunch numbers
- Do a lot of reading and writing
It Helps To Be...
Curious, organized, and able to draw meaning from numbers and facts. Sociology majors deal with the big questions about how we can all best live together, so they’re often interested in government and social services.
College Checklist
- Does the department offer a B.S. degree? Although rare, the B.S. is a good choice if you’re interested in using advanced math to do your research.
- Will you have the chance to choose a concentration, such as criminology? Can you design your own?
- Will you have the chance to work with professors on their research projects?
- What kind of internships or field research opportunities will you be able to choose from?
Course Spotlight
In Introduction to Sociology, you'll get an overview of all areas of study within sociology, such as gender and race. You’ll explore some of sociology’s basic questions: How do people form groups? What makes a person successful within a group? How do ideas of what’s normal and what’s not come into being?
You’ll do a lot of reading and take exams. But you may also get to write short papers based on your own observations of social situations.