About This Program
As a broad discipline, Sociology has something to offer everyone. The content of what we cover in our courses includes the study of a vast array of topics, including: the development of social selves, deviant subcultures, cults, panics, rumors, organizations, social and economic inequality, globalization, states, and global political economy. Running through all of what we do is the analysis of social structure and the interplay between self and society. Our program's curriculum stresses both theory and method, and offers elective credits in key areas within the discipline - e.g., social organization, social psychology, social movements, inequality.
The courses offered in our Sociology program provide a solid foundation for work in an array of different organizations. Students with Sociology majors go on to work in both private and public spheres, for profit businesses as well as not for profit agencies, and non-governmental organizations.
Program Highlights
- Our department is home to a number of related disciplines. Our programs complement one another, such that students are able to take courses in these different components that count toward their Sociology degree:
- Sociology
- Criminology
- Anthropology
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Research & Experiential Learning
Our internship program is very successful at matching interns with organizations where you get hands-on experience and, in some cases, end up with job offers from the places where you've interned.
Student Internships
- Safe Haven Shelter & Resource Center
- Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191
- City of Duluth, Police Department
- Community Action Duluth
- Hennepin County Juvenile Probation
- UMD, Women’s Resource & Action Center
- Wisconsin Youth in Government
- YMCA, Duluth Area Family
Potential Careers
The majority of our alumni work in Social Service, some go on to earn their MSW and are social workers. We have Sociology graduates who have gone on to earn their Ph.D. and are now professors in Sociology and/or Criminology programs.
Scholarships
CAHSS is proud to be able to offer over 90 alumni and donor funded scholarships to our students each year. Each department facilitates the process for their specific scholarships and students are also encouraged to apply for CAHSS-wide scholarships offered to students in any field.
- The Robert Franz Scholarship in Sociology
Get Involved
- Sociology Club
- Minnesota Public Research Interest Group (MPIRG)
Requirements
Refer to the link below for more detailed information about the program, admission requirements, sample plans, and contact information.