Sociology

Overview

The field of sociology provides a well-established platform for the study of how social relations, institutions, and communities shape and transform us. In a contemporary environment where humans are acknowledged as interdependent and embedded in social systems, this major invites students to actively engage with a vision for just communities – social structures that foster equitable distribution, inclusive representation, and sustainable living.

The Sociology program at Eastern Mennonite University offers students the opportunity to generate scholarship and activism that addresses significant and complex social problems facing our world today.

Sociology majors become part of a learning laboratory that is rigorous and vibrant, which provides the opportunity to:

• study cross-culturally in Washington Community Scholars’ Center

• learn alongside graduate students at the world-renowned Center for Justice and Peacebuilding

• benefit from the cross-discipline study, a hallmark of EMU academics

• do internships in academic, clinical, applied and public sociology roles

Careers and Outcomes

The sociology major creates a pathway for students to enter graduate education as well as future work opportunities in careers related to law, management, education, health, media, community development, religious ministry, environmental planning, public policy, and other human service-related professions.