BA Sociology

The study of Sociology will provide you with the tools you need to understand today’s most vexing social problems. From inequality to immigration, poverty to mass incarceration, Sociology teaches skills for thinking critically, collecting and interpreting data, and making evidence-based arguments. Sociology is the study of the social causes and consequences of human behavior.

Sociologists study a wide range of subjects: family, education, health, sex, race, religion, law, crime, poverty, inequality, immigration, rights, labor, organizations, globalization, and much more. This broad scope gives Sociology majors the unique opportunity to study many aspects of social life. In addition, Sociologists adopt a variety of social science methods to collect and examine empirical data critically and rigorously, including quantitative data analysis, survey research, content analysis of written and visual materials, in-depth interviews, ethnography, and historical analysis.