Overview

The Sociology program at the Smith College teaches you to conduct social research, first in methods courses that teach basic quantitative and qualitative research skills, and then by undertaking research with faculty assistance. Some students continue research in honors projects or in conjunction with faculty research efforts.

Recent research projects have examined immigrants and refugees, the relationship between contemporary anti-oppression workshops and the Civil Rights movement, the formation of virtual communities on the Internet, and the collective memories of concentration camp survivors and their liberators. The department also encourages students to spend their junior year studying abroad.

Sociology Learning Goals

As a department, the main learning goals that we have for our students are that they develop both critical sociological analysis and research skills. By “critical thinking skills” we mean that a) our students should be introduced to the sociological perspective and develop what C. Wright Mills called the “sociological imagination,” a critical faculty permitting one to connect personal experience with larger social and historical forces, and by “making the familiar strange,” or rendering problematic those habits and social rituals that seem “natural”; b) we want our students to read, understand and learn to employ sociological theories; c) we expect our students to develop in-depth understanding of specific social phenomena in course electives that cover specific areas of sociological thinking, practice and analysis.

The research skills we want our students to learn include: a) introducing them to different sociological methods, and to ways of analyzing social data statistically; b) we expect students to become proficient in either quantitative research methods (by designing and implementing a survey questionnaire, and by carrying out basic statistical analysis of survey data; or qualitative research methods (by learning to conduct participant observation, focus groups, in-depth interviewing, discourse analysis and visual analysis); and c) to develop the skills to evaluate and critique social research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sociology

Statistics for Sociology

Theories of Society

Methods of Social Research

Qualitative Methods

Sociology of Hispanic Caribbean Communities in the United States

Practicum in Community-Based Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Sociology View 1690 other Bachelors in Sociology in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application
Smith Writing Supplement
Secondary School Report, including official high school transcript
Counselor Recommendation
Two Teacher Evaluation Forms
Official SAT I, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or the Duolingo English Test/*DET*
Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)

Tuition Fee

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International

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.
National

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Northampton

1156 - 2393 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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