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Chairperson:  Tauna S. Sisco

Associate Professors:  Tauna S. Sisco, Sara Smits Keeney; Assistant Professors:  Kevin Doran, Chih-Chien Huang, and Sarah Maynard; Lecturers: Kelly Doran, Daniel Forbes, and Nicole Lora.

The Sociology & Social Work curriculum provides a strong, liberal arts foundation for professions in social service, government, and business as well as graduate and professional schools in education, law, and social work.  Specifically, the majors provide a background for pursuing further study in sociology, social work, business, law, social services, counseling, communications, and other related areas. Both majors prepares students for employment in the public and private sectors in such areas as management, public relations, human resources, applied research, public policy, sales/marketing, non-profit organizations, administration, and teaching.

Programs

• Social Work
• Sociology

• Human Relations and Work Minor
• Social Work Minor
• Sociology Minor

Courses

• SO 101 - Introduction to Sociology
• SO 150 - Introduction to Social Work: Human Behavior and the Social Environment
• SO 204 - Sociology of Aging, Dying, and Death
• SO 205 - The Family
• SO 206 - Social Problems
• SO 211 - Research Methods
• SO 212 - Social Statistics
• SO 215 - Criminology
• SO 216 - Juvenile Delinquency
• SO 218 - Individual and Society
• SO 221 - Deviance and Social Control
• SO 228 - Sociology of Health and Illness
• SO 229 - Media & Society
• SO 230 - Social Movements: People, Power and Change
• SO 255 - Social Welfare: Poverty and Public Policy
• SO 256 - Social Services
• SO 309 - Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
• SO 325 - Sociological Theory
• SO 330 - Race and Ethnic Relations
• SO 332 - Peace, Conflict, and War
• SO 333 - Sociology of Genocide
• SO 334 - Global Society
• SO 335 - Law and Society
• SO 336 - Sociology of Family Law
• SO 342 - Social Inequality
• SO 343 - Economy and Society
• SO 344 - Political Sociology
• SO 351 - Special Topics in Sociology
• SO 352 - Selected Topics in Social Work
• SO 357 - Social Work: Therapeutic Interviewing
• SO 358 - Social Work: Support Network Interventions
• SO 359 - Group Work
• SO 400 - Independent Study
• SO 450 - Social Work Practicum I
• SO 451 - Social Work Practicum II
• SO 453 - Senior Seminar
• SO 481 - Internship
• SO 485 - Internship

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