Undergraduate Program
A degree in sociology provides an excellent background for occupations such as communications, social work, business management, family life, health care, urban planning, government, education, religion, or administration of justice. It can also be a stepping stone for advanced study in professoins such as law, education, business, public administration, social work, and health care. (UW Photo)
The Study of People and Society
Fascinated by how human groups function? Then the field of sociology may be for you.
Sociology is the systematic study of the development, interaction, and behavior of organized human groups-from family units, to cities, to large political systems and nations. Specializations include Social Inequality (race, class and gender), Political Sociology, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Religion, Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Law, Deviance, and Global Comparative Sociology.
Today's sociologists use observation, surveys, statistical analysis, and controlled experiments to examine the many characteristics of societies, both large and small.
