BA Sociology

As a Sociology student, you will study social life and the patterns of interaction that make us who we are. You will learn about the social and cultural influences in your life, and how your beliefs and valuesare shaped by those influences.Understand more about yourself and your society by studying sociology.Learn how family, work, political and economic institutions, and religious beliefs shape our definitions of ourselves.Take classes in topics such as gender socialization, race and ethnic relations, religion and society, marriage and the family, media and popular culture, crime and law, animals and society, and sociology of the body.Engage in research alongside faculty who study issues like media images of drugs and alcohol, the death penalty, the changing family, urban social movements, internet communities, bodies and embodiment, and the wedding industry.