Sociology offers courses that focus on work and the economy, health and medicine, schools, religion, mental illness, politics and government, race and ethnic relations, sexuality, criminal justice, and other topics. Areas of specialization range from cutting-edge quantitative models and experimental designs to qualitative studies using ethnographic and historical materials.
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A good course to take when considering the Sociology major is Introduction to Sociology (SOC-S 100). It will provide a glimpse into the concepts and methods sociologists use while also taking a closer look at the nature of contemporary American society. It is also a required course for our major.
Our department offers a number of additional courses at the 100 and 200 level that may interest you as you work on the major. These courses give you the opportunity to explore topics like "Envisioning the City," "The Economy, Organizations, and Work," and "Social Inequality."
Our department does not offer any official tracks or concentrations. You do, however, have the option of focusing your electives in specialty areas. Possible unofficial concentrations include:
This course introduces you to the concepts, theories, and practice of sociological social psychology. We will consider how societal forces and social interaction shape the individual as well as how individuals in interaction shape society.
This course is a survey of theories and research in the sociology of mental health and mental disorder. The course will emphasize how sociologists view mental illness, the causes of mental illness, and the social and institutional responses to the mentally ill.
Everyday we are confronted with a host of numbers on everything from opinion polls to consumer data. This course provides an introduction to how sociologists collect, interpret, and display data about the social world.
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