Sociology

Overview

The undergraduate program in Sociology is designed to satisfy the intellectual and career interests of students who are concerned about what is happening in their society and in their daily personal interactions.

At Boston College, sociologists also take a transformative approach in their research and teaching, making the sociological experience here not only rigorous and creative but socially relevant and engaged. Training in this field is useful in a broad range of occupations, and also prepares students for graduate study in a number of disciplines.

Learning Outcomes

• Critical skills and thinking. Students will be able to apply a sociological lens to scholarly research and other sources of information (e.g., newspapers).

• Career training. Students will be well-prepared for graduate training and/or entry-level positions in various fields

• Students will be able to transform a problem of interest into a researchable question.

• Students will be able to justify various methodological decisions on ethical as well as logical grounds.

• Students will be able to collect, analyze, and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.

•  Life skills. Students will develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their role in society. Students will be able to explain how societal and structural factors influence life experiences and social problems across historical and cultural contexts.