Sociology

Students in the Sociology minor develop a sophisticated sense of the ways in which individual behavior is the product of social experience. Such study helps students gain insight into their own society and culture and provides a critical understanding of the global community.

Explore your interests and develop your writing skills as you study topics including contemporary social problems, health care, overpopulation, race and society, and sport and society. The perspective you gain regarding people and social relations will apply to any profession.

Outstanding Sociology students may join Bryant's chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the international sociology honor society.
 

Required courses:

• SOC 251 Principles of Sociology OR SOC 253 Honors Sociology 
• Two sociology courses
• One sociology course at the 400 level 

A minimum of 12 credit hours is required for the minor. For more information, visit the undergraduate catalog. 

The interdisciplinary Sociology and Anthropology major focuses on social and cultural aspects of humanity. Majors use a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods to explore from both a macro societal perspective and the micro personal level the causes and consequences of human actions and how those actions shape societal institutions and societal change. They explore societies locally and globally, and through time, so they can better understand both social diversity and social change. By critically exploring contemporary social issues, they learn the roots of those issues, but also how individual, group, and institutional actions can respond to today’s challenges.

Students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the core content of sociology and anthropology
• Use sociological and anthropological theory to understand the relationship between larger social forces and individual experiences
• Analyze the complex problems via sociological and anthropological insights
• Use research methods to suggest means to better comprehend the world and find solutions to complex social issues