SOCIOLOGY, bachelor

As a Central sociology major, you will gain valuable hands-on, career-related experience early on. Real-world activities, such as internships and service-learning opportunities, will serve to enhance your exploration of the social dynamics of family, education, race, ethnicity, gender, global development, popular culture, and religion. Your studies will be guided by successfully published professors whose academic pursuits have taken them worldwide.

Sociology majors take courses that provide a solid background in the discipline and prepare them for careers and graduate school by focusing on critical thinking, writing, data analysis, and presentation skills.

Along the way, you will acquire the critical thinking, writing, data analysis, and presentation skills you will need to begin building a stellar résumé that leads to a successful career or graduate school program.

As you investigate current research in various sociological disciplines, you will come to learn the skills needed to one day conduct your own meaningful research. Join your fellow sociology students and travel to the Iowa Sociological Association's annual meeting, where you will be encouraged to present your research papers and posters.

As a sociology major, you will be encouraged to study abroad and gain personal perspectives on other cultures' dynamics. While there, you will have the opportunity to take sociology electives that will count toward your major and even pursue internship experiences.

Central College offers a wide variety of internship opportunities to gain practical experience. The sociology department also has established internships where students can learn by observing social work, law enforcement, and other professionals' fields.