发现社会不平等和社会变革背后的力量
作为一个社会学专业的学生, 您将了解与种族相关的个人和群体身份, class, 性别, 性, 年龄, 文化与宗教. Students will also study the causes and consequences of human beliefs and behavior from a scientific perspective.
为什么要在圣. 爱德华的?
Whether you’re looking to pursue a career in social services or sociological research, 有一件事是肯定的:你的优势St. 爱德华的教育将为你的成功做好准备. You’ll find opportunities in and outside the classroom to learn, give back and achieve your goals. 你的导师会支持你前进的每一步.
通过宝贵的实习机会获得技能
教室外, you’ll apply your skills by interning at places such as child welfare organizations, 帮助服务不足社区的非营利组织, 女孩赋权俱乐部, family violence shelters or environmental and human rights advocacy groups.
与你的教授建立关系
You’ll learn in small classes taught by award-winning professors who make a point of getting to know you and becoming your trusted advisors. 他们会帮助你确定并专注于你的目标, and provide guidance and insight during and after your college years.
收获奥斯汀的回报
Austin is the home base for many nonprofits and advocacy groups that work to address social inequality issues. 作为一个社会学专业的学生, you’ll have the chance to learn from experts who share similar passions for changing the lives of various underserved communities across the area and beyond.
我们的毕业生做什么?
社会学 majors go on to a variety of careers and graduate schools from St. 爱德华的. 这里有一个例子.
- 美国富布赖特大学英语助教.S. 学生项目
- 厄瓜多尔和平队成员
- Gerson Lehrman Group客户解决方案高级助理
- Student in the 社会学 PhD program at Washington State University in Pullman
- 基金会社区的捐献人关系和数据协调员, 这提供了支持, 为有需要的家庭提供经济适用房
探索关于社会学学位的细节
主要的需求: The Bachelor of Arts in 社会学 requires 42 hours of major courses, 包括不同的社会学课程的组合, 还有一些全球研究, 犯罪学, 和心理学. 除了, students choose 9 hours of career-emphasis elective courses that help prepare them for future interests, 比如研究生院或者他们在社会学领域的职业道路.
选修课: Students complete 24 hours of elective courses in any area of study they choose. 这些课程不一定与专业相关.
通识教育要求: The degree requires 54 hours of general education courses that students complete over four years in addition to their major courses and electives.
查看并下载完整版 社会学专业学位计划(PDF).
本专业学生所修课程的几个例子:
自我与社会 – 社会学 is the study of how groups, organizations, and individuals behave in society. In this course you will learn how to ask sociological questions and analyze social life to understand how things like culture, 社会化, 权力关系, 社会制度和群体互动影响个人.
美、身体和性 -“正常”和“美丽”身体的定义是什么? 年龄是怎么变的?, 性别, 比赛, 社会阶层, 性取向, 性决定了人们如何看待和对待身体? 在本课程中，你将研究这些问题, 还有其他人, through an analysis of the historical and contemporary beliefs and social norms associated with beauty and 性.
家庭与亲密关系 – 社会学 is based on the idea that society organizes people’s lives and that individual experiences both reflect and reproduce cultural ideals and patterns. In this course you will explore how the family as a social institution interacts with other institutions and how these larger processes (economic, 政治, 全局形状族, 以及个人家庭经历如何塑造社会世界.
你会学到什么
Study institutions like family, politics and religion, and how power is distributed in society. 社会学 helps you understand why some groups maintain the status quo while others upend and reshape society. It helps you see an event like a crime wave as the tip of an iceberg and identify the larger social and historical forces at work under the surface.
研究
社会学 majors learn methods for conducting research to understand social phenomena. 你将有机会在圣. 爱德华的 Symposium on 本科 研究 and Creative Expression or at a professional academic conference, where you can learn about the careers in research and academia and build your network.
实习
All 社会学 majors complete an internship of at least 75 hours at a community organization with a mission focused on some form of social justice. Here is where you will apply your knowledge of social inequality; diversity and inclusion; critical thinking; effective communication; and social justice. 社会学专业的学生最近在以下地点实习:
- 德州民权项目
- 人们组织起来保护地球和她的资源
- 奥斯汀教育合作伙伴
- Casa Marianella
- 城市的根
- 奥斯汀自闭症协会
- 突破德州中部
- 青年宣传
- 小波埃斯佩兰萨
- 德克萨斯州受害者服务协会
- 母亲反对酒驾
- 三一中心
- 女孩摇滚营! -奥斯丁
- 德州中部宗教间行动
- 青年崛起德州
- 学校社区
- 基层领导
- 加油奥斯汀/加油奥斯汀
- 外管局联盟
- 德州倡导项目
- 女青年会
- 塞拉俱乐部
- Mujeres Inspiradas en Sueños, Metas y Acciones
- 小ities for Equality in Economy, Education, Liberty and Justice Center
- 全国精神疾病联盟
服务的机会
Campus Ministry offers numerous service programs open to all students, 不分专业或宗教信仰. Give back to your community and learn about real-world efforts to address the challenges you’ve learned about in class.
S.E.R.V.E奥斯汀是周刊, semester-long volunteer commitment at a specific site where you’ll develop relationships with immigrants and refugees, 参加课外活动的孩子们, 正在做GED考试的年轻人, 老年人或以前无家可归的人.
S.E.R.V.E. 1日的活动是星期六早上的节目，包括早餐, 到工地的交通, 午餐和反思. 这些为期一天的项目通常涉及体力劳动, 就像打扫公园一样, 清除入侵物种或粉刷学校.
Service Break Experiences give you the chance to travel to another community, 做志愿者，了解当地生活. 中小企业建立在圣. 爱德华的 and the service location and require students to prepare – educationally and spiritually – for several months beforehand. The trips incorporate structured reflections so you’ll integrate what you’ve learned and use it to fuel your charity and justice work going forward. A hallmark of SBEs is their emphasis on living simply – you’ll leave your phone and other luxuries behind.
Students who are interested in learning more about the science of human interaction or who will benefit from the expanded perspective in their chosen career should consider pursuing a minor in 社会学. 辅修社会学需要18个小时的课程.
Students who minor in 社会学 are required to take the following courses:
- 自我与社会
- 社会理论
- 社会学专题
- 种族、阶级和性别
- 两门高年级社会学课程