Sociology

Seeking to change the world, or a little slice of it? Sociology is the study of our social world – the dynamics of group life and people’s interactions with one another. It teaches critical thinking and research skills to empower you to help improve society. Our program makes students aware of themselves and the world around them — including families, workplaces, gender, race, sexuality, health care, sports, religion, organizations — an invaluable asset for any career you may pursue, from business, law, education or public health, to criminology, counseling or journalism. We also offer a five-year accelerated Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Master of Public Administration degree.

If you are interested in learning more about the Sociology undergraduate major and minor programs, please contact the Department Chairperson, Cherubim Quizon, at cherubim.quizon@shu.edu.

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College Facts

2,801 Undergraduate Enrollment
6:1 Student to Faculty Ratio
81% Employment Rate
98% Graduate School Acceptance Rate

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Samantha Kaufman '16

Curriculum

Our program teaches you to analyze social life in a critical, intellectually rigorous way. You’ll learn the rich tradition of sociology and apply it to today’s problems and issues. In addition to mastering sociology theories and research methods, our students choose from electives focused on race and ethnicity, media, occupations, education, deviance and law, gender and sexuality, illness and wellness, population and ecology, city life, social inequality and countless other aspects of group life. Our students also have the option of completing a 100-hour internship experience.

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Faculty Listing

Faculty members in the sociology program are active researchers in the areas of mass media and social movements, gender and sexuality, religion, demography, race/ethnicity, knowledge and consciousness, theory, identity, social inequality and social change. We are actively publishing scholarly books and articles. As educators, the faculty aim to develop in students an awareness of themselves and the world around them that is social, historical and multicultural.

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Anthony Haynor
Associate Professor of Sociology
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Amadu Kaba
Professor of Sociology
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Mark Horowitz
Associate Professor of Sociology
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Leslie Bunnage
Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences B.A. Program
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