What you will study
The sociology program is organized by different threads or dimensions:
- First are foundational courses that give you a basic overview of the field and some initial experience applying sociological ideas to work on specific features of our way of life. Here you see how sociology applies in all facets of human experience, from figuring out how people act and think online to how people from different social classes or cultural groups see each other. Some courses you take are Introduction to Social Science, Working in Diverse Groups, and Social Movements and Social Change.
- Next is the core in political economics. Some of the most important forces shaping how a society works are the society’s economic and political systems. Because these are so central to what happens in society, you need to learn a lot about them. You are concerned about how people make their livings, where our economy is heading, who gets elected to office, and why political decisions are made. Courses here include American Politics and Economic Environment.
- You take a variety of topic courses that you choose to enhance your individual interests. You choose the ones most interesting to you and most relevant to your life. Some courses from which to choose are The Family, Criminology, Race and Ethnicity in American Life, Comparative Politics, Program Evaluation, Fundraising and Grant Writing, Cross-Cultural Social Psychology, and several others.
