A major or minor in Sociology provides students with vital intellectual and occupational skills, including analytical thinking; creative problem solving; effective written and oral communication; collecting, analyzing and interpreting data; and gaining expertise regarding the impact of social and cultural dynamics on individual and societal trends.
Your core courses include an introduction to sociology and sociological research, theory and writing, and community-based research. Beyond that, dive deep into areas that match your interests! Students may pursue broad training in sociology, or pursue a specific focus area, such as Crime/Deviance, Family, Health, Social Inequality, or Social Research. Sample courses include:
SOCI 180 Social Problems
SOCI 217 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 226 Families and Society
SOCI 252 Health, Medicine, and Society
SOCI 309 Drugs and Society
SOCI 362 Ethics and the Responsible Conduct of Research
The core requirements of the major, as well as a selection of other courses, are offered regularly online, making it possible to earn a degree primarily at a distance.
We strongly encourage students to seize the opportunities provided for internships and research experiences, which play a key role in helping students gain experience and build the strongest after-graduation opportunities. We also encourage students to combine their interest in sociology with one of the many interdisciplinary programs/certificates offered in the College of Arts and Sciences and beyond.
Our majors and minors pursue careers in a variety of fields, such as:
Social-Justice Related Activism
Law and Criminal Justice
Education and Social/Human Services
Research—especially public health and medicine, public opinion research, market research/marketing, as well as occupations requiring data collection, analysis, and project direction skills (e.g., nursing, policy work, journalism, engineering, computational sciences)
Public Service/Government and Administration
Nonprofit organizations
Business, Management, and Human Resources
Interested in learning more? See requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog and contact any of the Sociology academic advisors to discuss what a major or minor in Sociology looks like for you! Schedule an appointment with Annel Gonzalez, Kendall Helling, Alexis Partridge, or Mikayla Tegler through MyPLAN or email psyc-sociadvising@unl.edu.
More details at: https://soc.unl.edu/