What I do when I graduate?Upon graduating, you will be prepared to access the social world by moving on to graduate school, or working in the community, business sector, government or a
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). Recent sociology graduates have gone on to a wide array of fields, ranging from the Peace Corps, to marketing, to operating a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm business. Our students are taught to responsibly plan and prosper through their work life, and to creatively engage the social world as conscientious citizens. We help you succeed in all aspects of your life. Our goal is to create leaders who positively change the world. Come and prepare for the future with us. |
“About SOCIOLOGY”
LEARNING OUTCOMES
For SSW: Upon successful completion of “Sociology of the Social World” requirements students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an awareness of the scope and diversity of societal/cultural elements addressed by the field of sociology.
2. Use and apply sociological concepts and theoretical perspectives to make sense of their world.
3. Recognize and describe how institutional patterns and social structural forces shape many aspects of individual life.
For SOS: Upon successful completion of“Sociology Of Sustainability” requirements students should be able to:
1. Explain the scale and variety of major interconnections among the “four top circles” of people, planet, purposes and progress; and how social justice, ecological
stewardship, and equitable prosperity relate to those “four top circles” as well as to Carroll’s four pillars.
2. Demonstrate how to use and apply SOS concepts through community engagement and collaboration, organizational leadership and responsibility, and/or environmental advocacy and well-being.
3. Integrate development for careers or graduate studies in sustainability with personal lifestyle and financial planning.
CURRICULUM
The program offers majors in sociology and criminal justice.
The sociology major provides students with a choice of two emphases:
“Sociology of the Social World”
“Sociology Of Sustainability"
The program offers courses that deal with a variety of social interactions, values, beliefs, groups, social contexts and applications. Students can earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology and complete a second major within four years. Common second majors include business administration, biology, psychology, communication and criminal justice.
The program of study has an interdisciplinary liberal arts focus, emphasizing social science knowledge as well as basic communication and intellectual skills in the SSW, and sustainable applications of those in the SOS.
All Sociology Major students participate in a capstone experience in which they conduct research in the context of a seminar coordinated by a faculty member. The SOS
students also complete a field projectin which they demonstrate sustainable activities in an applied setting.
For SSW: Upon successful completion of “Sociology of the Social World” requirements students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an awareness of the scope and diversity of societal/cultural elements addressed by the field of sociology.
2. Use and apply sociological concepts and theoretical perspectives to make sense of their world.
3. Recognize and describe how institutional patterns and social structural forces shape many aspects of individual life.
For SOS: Upon successful completion of“Sociology Of Sustainability” requirements students should be able to:
1. Explain the scale and variety of major interconnections among the “four top circles” of people, planet, purposes and progress; and how social justice, ecological
stewardship, and equitable prosperity relate to those “four top circles” as well as to Carroll’s four pillars.
2. Demonstrate how to use and apply SOS concepts through community engagement and collaboration, organizational leadership and responsibility, and/or environmental advocacy and well-being.
3. Integrate development for careers or graduate studies in sustainability with personal lifestyle and financial planning.
CURRICULUM
The program offers majors in sociology and criminal justice.
The sociology major provides students with a choice of two emphases:
“Sociology of the Social World”
“Sociology Of Sustainability"
The program offers courses that deal with a variety of social interactions, values, beliefs, groups, social contexts and applications. Students can earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology and complete a second major within four years. Common second majors include business administration, biology, psychology, communication and criminal justice.
The program of study has an interdisciplinary liberal arts focus, emphasizing social science knowledge as well as basic communication and intellectual skills in the SSW, and sustainable applications of those in the SOS.
All Sociology Major students participate in a capstone experience in which they conduct research in the context of a seminar coordinated by a faculty member. The SOS
students also complete a field projectin which they demonstrate sustainable activities in an applied setting.