Bachelor of Arts - Sociology - Policy and Social Problems
About Bachelor of Arts - Sociology - Policy and Social Problems
The B.A. in Sociology curriculum is designed to help students understand society's effect on people and people's effect on society, based on a social justice perspective.
Students will take courses that explore their social world and examine issues surrounding class, gender, sexuality, race, and physical ability, with a focus on inequalities. Across coursework, students will develop career-ready skills in writing, research and quantitative literacy.
Policy and Social Problems Concentration— Learn how to apply the analytical tools of sociological thinking to social problems and their solutions. Courses combine practice in analysis of specific social problems with examining the responses to these problems by both government and community actors. Students will gain experience working with community organizations and local leaders across a range of fields, including immigrant services, environmental policy, youth services, gender-based organizations, education, and more.
Students will take courses that explore their social world and examine issues surrounding class, gender, sexuality, race, and physical ability, with a focus on inequalities. Across coursework, students will develop career-ready skills in writing, research and quantitative literacy.
Policy and Social Problems Concentration— Learn how to apply the analytical tools of sociological thinking to social problems and their solutions. Courses combine practice in analysis of specific social problems with examining the responses to these problems by both government and community actors. Students will gain experience working with community organizations and local leaders across a range of fields, including immigrant services, environmental policy, youth services, gender-based organizations, education, and more.
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