Associate of Arts in Sociology

Learn about our society, how we shape it and how it shapes us

• Classes explore: Social issues in the family, education, the economy, and other institutions; racial and ethnic, gender, and social class relations; the environment; and social research
• Useful for: gaining skills for jobs in business, health care, criminal justice, government agencies, various nonprofit organizations, and other venues
• Notable: Health in Society, SOC 150 (also Diversity Studies 151), learn about the social factors shaping health and illness.

Sociology examines how societies shape people's lives and how individuals shape the societies in which they live. Sociologists study social institutions, like the family, education, and criminal justice, as well as relations between groups based on race, gender, sexuality, and social class.

Sociology courses allow you to gain skills for jobs in business, health care, criminal justice, government agencies, various nonprofit organizations, and other venues.