B.A. in Sociology with a Concentration in Social Inequality and Social Justice

The Social Inequality and Social Justice concentration enables students to pursue jobs in local, national and international agencies, which deal with issues of poverty, war and human rights.

Students could work for non-governmental organizations ranging from refugee resettlement to social advocacy to public health. Oxfam, the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the Center for Disease Control, and the Urban League are just some of the places where a concentration like this would apply.

This degree would prepare students to pursue advanced degrees in the social sciences, law, public health, and public policy.

Requirements for a Departmental Major:

SOC1101 - Introduction to Sociology: Analysis of Society in Global Perspective
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:

SOC 2127 - Social Class and Inequality
SOC 3115 - The Sociology of Globalization

Three electives must be chosen from the following:
SOC 1105 - US Institutions
SOC 2105 - Race, Ethnicity and Group Relations
SOC 2107 - The Urban World
SOC 2123 - Health Care: Systems, Structures and Cultures
SOC 2131 - Catholic Social Teaching
SOC 2205 - War and Peace
SOC 3201 - Worlds in Motion: The Causes and Consequences of Migration

Recommended courses:
POLSC 2409 - The Politics of International Economic Relations
RELIG 3133 - Social Justice and Religious Traditions