Overview

Enrich your ability to think critically about societies and learn to understand and appreciate behavioral differences among people in the NKU Bachelor of Science in Sociology online. You will graduate this program equipped with the knowledge gained in examining how social influences affect different individuals, groups, and organizations.

Our 100% online curriculum emphasizes sociological concepts, theories, and methods as powerful analytical tools for making connections between personal problems and larger social issues. Learn to use research, data analysis, and high-level analytical thinking to solve complex problems. Elective coursework includes criminology, marriage and the family, the sociology of work and occupations, and popular culture.

In this online program, you will:

Study how people interact with one another in society and how communities are intertwined
Examine dominant-minority intergroup relations, prejudice, discrimination, and other intergroup processes
Gain an understanding of theories involving social class, distribution of wealth, power, and prestige in the U.S.
Analyze the interaction of technology and society, including the social changes and issues that arise with technological advancement

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sociology
Global Inequalities
Careers in Sociology
Managing & Analyzing Databases
Social Research
Classical Sociological Theory
Sociology Senior Seminar

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-12 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
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Starting 2026-10-16 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-05-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-24 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Highland Heights, United States

Disciplines

Sociology View 165 other Bachelors in Sociology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcripts from each college attended
2.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale
Online application fee waived for active/veteran military

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15120 USD / year

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Out-of-State

15120 USD / year

≈ 15120 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

15120 USD / year

≈ 15120 USD / year

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