Sociology and anthropology are two social sciences that seek to understand the relationship between individuals and the social worlds they create and inhabit. Sociologists and anthropologists investigate how societies are organized, how cultures are reproduced, and how these processes shape individual identities.

The Sociology Department aims to understand the social changes taking place throughout the world and relate them to the developments in the contemporary United States.

NSU’s sociology program includes emphases on criminal justice or human services to help prepare you for many different jobs in fields such as law, law enforcement, social welfare, business administration, education, communications, and advocacy.

This degree integrates the study of history and social sciences with the practical and theoretical knowledge required for teaching. You'll be prepared to teach a wide range of history and social science courses at the middle and high school levels with a BSEd in social science education from Northern. In many schools, the ability to teach multiple subjects is highly valued. Your studies will include a solid core of courses in history, government, and geography. You'll also have the option to take courses in economics, psychology, and sociology. Rounding out this degree are required teaching courses.

Gain an in-depth knowledge of human social behavior in our rapidly changing world with the online Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Southwest Minnesota State University. Finish your degree in two to four years and build a versatile skill set you can apply in a range of careers. The fully online curriculum is designed to help you develop critical thinking, written and oral communication skills, cultural competence, and self-awareness to graduate ready for the workplace or continued study.

If you want to change the world, you need to know how the world works. Sociologists study the causes and consequences of social inequality. They also explore the social aspects of the environment, technology, politics, health, globalization, social movements, social justice, markets, mass media/popular culture, and more. Through coursework and projects, sociology majors gain hands-on experience doing sociology, which includes: immersion in the daily life of groups, interview methodology, examining recorded interaction, interpreting historical documents, analyzing large national surveys and producing sophisticated social critique.

The undergraduate degree provides a strong liberal arts preparation for careers in business, social services, government service, journalism and public relations, public administration, education, counseling, and medicine. 

Sociology is the branch of science that specializes in the study of human societies and human social interaction. As a Thiel College sociology major, you will study a wide range of topics including marriage and family, community, criminology, diversity, social movements, and even art, music, and film!

Sociology examines the social world and how members of a society act, think, and interact. In our sociology program, you’ll learn how social forces shape human action and social relationships, from small group interactions to international movements. You’ll explore culture, inequality, social change, and even the relationship between society and the environment to gain a better understanding of how societal and cultural forces affect your life, and others, at home and around the world. Our mission is equipping you to work to help people flourish in the places they live.

The University of West Alabama Online's BS in Sociology delivers real-world skills in research and statistical analysis for the social sciences. In 100% online courses led by expert faculty, you'll build a deeper understanding of human behavior and social processes while following one of three tailored tracks – Traditional, Criminal Justice or Community Health. Scholarships are available, and transfer credits are accepted. With six start dates per year, it's always a good time to apply to UWA.

The study of Sociology offers students the opportunity to develop a critical understanding of social processes and structures, so as to be able to live and work in our diverse global society and to apply the tools of social analysis to a broad range of professional, academic and community situations. The methods and knowledge developed by sociologists reflect the complexity of human organization, social life, inequalities and social justice. The newly emerging patterns of social change continue to alter our life, making the effective applications of social analysis more important than ever before in solving problems of inequalities, human organization and justice at a local and global level.

Sociology takes you beyond a superficial understanding of the world. It highlights the connections between individuals’ experiences and larger social forces, and how each affects the other. Understanding broad social structures and cultural/historical tendencies at work within societies gives you a strong foundation for making an impact through research, participation, and action.

Are you interested in why people do what they do, and why the world works the way it does? With our Sociology major, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to understand how institutions and organizations shape individual life experiences, including systematically analyzing the behavior patterns of social, political, religious, educational, and business organizations to identify the causes of problems such as violence, crime, divorce, poverty, racism, sexism and more.

This degree meets the Virginia Department of Education content-area requirements and will prepare students for graduate licensure programs in secondary education history and social science. Students should meet with Mason's @TeacherTrack specialist throughout their undergraduate degree as well as integrative studies academic advisors.

Sociologists offer a critical examination of social processes, which includes analyzing their function in society and historical context. The development and existence of social inequalities over time is also a key area of study.