社会学

发现社会不平等和社会变革背后的力量.

在这个视频中，教职员工Dr. 雷切尔·尼尔博士. 米歇尔·罗伯逊，讲述了更多关于社会学学位和为什么圣. 爱德华大学是了解更多人的好地方, 他们的信仰, 以及它们之间的相互作用. 

A major in 社会学 will help you understand why society functions the way it does, 以及如何让它变得更加公正.

您将了解与种族相关的个人和群体身份, class, 性别, 性, 年龄, 文化与宗教. Study institutions like family, politics and religion, and how power is distributed in society. 社会学 helps you understand why some groups maintain the status quo while others upend and reshape society. It helps you see an event like a crime wave as the tip of an iceberg and identify the larger social and historical forces at work under the surface.

社会学 will teach you to study the causes and consequences of human beliefs and behavior from a scientific perspective. You’ll learn how to design a research study of a topic you’re curious about and produce professional-level work. 教室外, you’ll apply your skills by interning at a place like a child welfare organization, 为城市贫民服务的非营利组织, 女孩赋权俱乐部, 家庭暴力庇护所, 或者环保或人权倡导组织.

毕业后, 你可以在社会服务部门工作, 业务, 卫生专业, 新闻业或政府部门，或者从事社会学研究, 是什么支撑着许多政策决定和社会项目. 无论你选择什么，你都会离开圣. 爱德华的 with strong research skills, insight into society and a passion for social justice.

我们的毕业生做什么?

社会学专业的学生可以从事各种各样的职业，也可以从圣. 爱德华的. 这里有一个例子.

• 美国富布赖特大学英语助教.S. 学生项目
• 厄瓜多尔和平队成员
• Gerson Lehrman Group客户解决方案高级助理
• 普尔曼华盛顿州立大学社会学博士课程的学生
• 基金会社区的捐献人关系和数据协调员, 这提供了支持, 为有需要的家庭提供经济适用房

课堂内外

作为一名社会学专业的学生，你将通过服务、研究和实习来学习. These experiences will help you understand how the dynamics you’re studying in class unfold in the Austin community.

研究

社会学 majors learn methods for conducting research to understand social phenomena. 你将有机会在圣. 爱德华的 Symposium on 本科 研究 and Creative Expression or at a professional academic conference, where you can learn about the careers in research and academia and build your network.

出国留学

在任何一所大学学习一个学期. 爱德华的合作校园, 或者在一个较短的教师主导的项目中, 会丰富你对社会学的理解吗. You’ll witness how different policies and cultural expectations affect social justice in another country and build your ability to critically analyze initiatives in the United States.

服务经验

校园部为所有学生提供许多服务项目, 不分专业或宗教信仰. Give back to your community and learn about real-world efforts to address the challenges you’ve learned about in class.

S.E.R.V.E奥斯汀是周刊, semester-long volunteer commitment at a specific site where you’ll develop relationships with immigrants and refugees, 参加课外活动的孩子们, 正在做GED考试的年轻人, 老年人或以前无家可归的人.

S.E.R.V.E. 1日的活动是星期六早上的节目，包括早餐, 到工地的交通, 午餐和反思. 这些为期一天的项目通常涉及体力劳动, 就像打扫公园一样, 清除入侵物种或粉刷学校.

服务休息经历给你机会去另一个社区旅行, 做志愿者，了解当地生活. 中小企业建立在圣. 爱德华的 and the service location and require students to prepare – educationally and spiritually – for several months beforehand. The trips incorporate structured reflections so you’ll integrate what you’ve learned and use it to fuel your charity and justice work going forward. A hallmark of SBEs is their emphasis on living simply – you’ll leave your phone and other luxuries behind.

Many of the organizations where students intern (listed below) also accept volunteers. These are good settings to contribute to an organization’s mission while learning about a potential career path.