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Sociology
Sociology Sr. Mary Johnson, SND, Ph.D. Chair
Programs of Study for Liberal Arts and Sciences
The major in sociology prepares students for life in a global society. Whether students enter the world of work immediately after graduation or go on to graduate school, professional school, or a year of service in a non-profit in the U.S. or abroad, the ability to think sociologically will enhance their academic and professional lives. The department offers a wide array of courses that prepare students to critically analyze the key institutions that comprise society and the dominant social and demographic issues that confront the world in the 21st century. Sociology courses stress the development of critical-thinking skills, quantitative and qualitative research skills, and oral and written analysis and argument. The internship allows students to meld theory with practice outside the classroom in a range of social research, social service, health care, social justice, criminal justice, and educational organizations in the Boston area. The seminar serves as a capstone to the sociology majors’ undergraduate career. Graduates of the sociology department have distinguished themselves nationally and internationally as lawyers, social workers, college and university professors and administrators, teachers, human resource directors, probation officers, health care and social service administrators, journalists, government officials, leaders of religious and nonprofit organizations, corporate managers, market researchers and social researchers. They also have made very important contributions to the work of creating a more just global society through their involvement in
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social movements for peace, social justice, civil rights, women’s rights, democracy and human rights throughout the world.
Requirements for Departmental Major SOC1101
Introduction to Sociology: Analysis of Society in Global Perspective SOC2113 Methods of Social Research SOC3101 Theories of Society SOC4194 Internship SOC4999 Seminar in Sociology Five additional sociology courses, at least one of which is 3000-level. Either SOC3103 or SOC3104 is recommended.
Requirements for Departmental Major with a Concentration in Social Inequality and Social Justice Required Departmental Courses Each sociology department concentration will require the same five sociology core courses: SOC1101 Introduction to Sociology SOC2113 Methods of Social Research SOC3101 Theories of Society SOC4194 Internship in Sociology: Field Research in Professional Settings SOC4999 Seminar in Sociology Requirements for the Concentration in Social Inequality and Social Justice SOC2127 Social Class and Inequality SOC3115 The Sociology of Globalization