What Will You Learn?
Sociology’s core curriculum includes social problems, structural inequalities, methods and advanced methods, theories, and seminar. Senior year culminates with a research seminar. As a sociology major, you will:
- Analyze the U.S. class structure and how class status affects one’s life
- Learn the logic and skills of social scientific research
- Gain first-hand experience collecting and analyzing data
- Survey major sociological theories, tracing contemporary approaches to classical sociologists
- Complete a capstone project based on original research
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The Experience
Sociology addresses the most challenging issues of our time, and it provides many distinctive perspectives on the world, generating new ideas and critiquing the old. At Manhattan College, sociology emphasizes social inequalities, social theory, and social science analytics. Students who pursue a liberal arts degree in sociology are rigorously trained in examining how social groups, institutions, and social structures influence human behavior. We offer a range of research techniques to study several aspects of social life that focus on social inequalities from street crime and delinquency; how families differ and flourish; gender and sexuality, race and racism, and problems of peace and war. Our students graduate as leaders ready to tackle local and global social challenges from social justice and service perspectives.