Bachelor in Sociology

While Sociologists may study large social structures such as institutions, social classes, societies, and world systems, we also explore the more localized structures that shape individuals place and experience in the world, including roles, statuses, and groups. Thus, by majoring in Sociology, students are encouraged to examine how the world works and their place in it. We invite students to investigate how people may challenge, resist, alter, or preserve and protect their social world. As a department, we hope students will begin to understand major organizing principles that contribute to shaping our social identities, including race and ethnicity, class, gender, age, and sexual orientation. the Sociology Department at UCONN teaches students how to ask the difficult questions, to dig beneath the obvious, and to search for the multiple layers of social meaning.As an undergraduate Sociology major, students will take a series of classes - from introductory sociological topics to more advanced and in-depth seminars. These will challenges students to think critically and engage with a wide range of topics and ideas.