Sociology
Explore inter-group relationships, social change, urban andrural life, contemporary social issues and social movements, allwhile earning a degree in sociology.
Contact Info:SociologyHibbard Humanities Hall 629124 Garfield Avenue715-836-2720 | [email protected]
Major• Sociology - Liberal Arts
Minors• Sociology - Liberal Arts• Sociology - Early
Adolescence/Adolescence Teaching
Certificate• Social Diversity
Where you'll findour grads• Coordinator, Family Support Center,
Chippewa Falls, WI• Juvenile Probation Officer, Florida
Dept. of Juvenile Justice,Jacksonville, FL
• Graduate school for HigherEducation, Counseling, Law Schooland Social Work
• Boys Girls Club• AmeriCorps
Prepared forSuccessGain a deeper understanding of theissues such as the causes andconsequences of social inequality,family patterns and relationships,demographic changes, crime anddelinquency, and the role of race, classand gender in society.We’ll prepare you for graduate studyand/or administrative positions innonprofit settings, businesses, socialservice agencies or hospitals. You willbe trained to work with people inareas such as family, employment,aging and administration of justice orhealth services. You’ll learn aboutvarious cultures and societies aroundthe world to enhance understandingof intercultural and internationalissues.Typical positions held by sociology
graduates include working for anonprofit agency administeringprograms, a personnel/humanresource manager, community worker,social service agency, teacher insecondary schools data analyst for theCensus Bureau, social researcher,market researcher, or as a researchtechnician.The department has administrativeresponsibility for an interdisciplinaryfamily studies minor and contributesto interdisciplinary programs such ascriminal justice major, women’sstudies major and minor, gerontologyminor, the LGBTQ studies certificate,the social diversity certificate and thetransnational Asian studies certificate.
Why UW-Eau ClaireInternshipsOff-campus field practicumopportunities allow students tocomplete internships in private orpublic organizations under thesupervision of faculty and agencyrepresentatives.
Get Involved / StudentOrgsSociology Organization for Students(SOS) - Has done international work,raised money to give small loans inother countries, participate in TheCommunity Table, etc.Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) -Membership by invitation only - basedon GPA, credits and class rank.
Research OpportunitiesOur outstanding sociology faculty areproud of the individual attention theygive their students. You’ll learn in
Sociology (continued)small class settings and get lots ofone-on-one attention from professorswho inspire learning and truly wantyou to succeed. In fact, every facultymember engages in collaborativeresearch with students.
Course Work / Pre-ProfessionalCoursesRequired courses for liberal artssociology majors include thefollowing:• Introduction to Sociology• Sociological Data Analysis• Sociological Research Methods• Sociological Theory• Sociology CapstoneLiberal arts majors typically take sevensociology elective courses. Theelective courses are varied andexamine topics such as race and ethnicrelations, sociology of gender, socialclass issues, families and intimaterelationships, demography,environmental issues, and media andculture.If you plan to major or minor insociology, take Sociology 101:Introduction to Sociology as soon aspossible, as it is required for bothprograms and is a prerequisite formost other sociology courses.
