Sociology
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology, as a department of social sciences, is within the College of Sciences. The Department offers a major in Sociology, a minor in Sociology, an interdisciplinary minor in Criminology, and an interdisciplinary minor in Anthropology.
Fourteen faculty members (12 sociologists and 2 anthropologists) provide a wide range of courses within a sociology program that offers more than 200 majors personal attention and frequent opportunities for faculty-student interaction.
Many of the faculty also have active research agendas that afford interested and qualified students the opportunity to gain research experience. Sociology students have opportunity to participate in a number of departmental, extra-curricular activities. The Sociology Club is open to all sociology students, and the departmental chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the international sociology honor society, is open to all qualified majors.
Department Objectives
- Provide students with an understanding of the organization, structure and change of society and the dynamic interplay of these phenomena and human behavior.
- Teach students the analytical skills (theories, research methods, critical thought) necessary to comprehend human relationships and the influences of social forces on them.
- Inform students of opportunities in graduate school and in the employment market.
