Question # 2: Who are the Faculty?

Answer:  The faculty all hold terminal degrees in socialogy or criminology and are engaged in research and scholarship that is applied to government, business and educational settings. Students are able to participate in the faculty's research and scholarship work, thus gaining experience and knowledge in important areas that are useful in the pursuit of graduate study or employment.

Question # 3: What types of courses are Offered?

Answer: A variety of different types of courses are offered. These include lecture/participation courses, special topics seminars which engage the student in current topics in modern culture, internship courses which offer the student the opportunity to work and apply sociology concepts while earning course credit, field work courses which allow the student the opportunity to do research in real life settings, and independent studies that allow the student to focus on a specific topic of interest to him or her.

Question # 4: What Career choices are Available?

Answer: Majoring in sociology prepares students for effective study and research in graduate programs, professional degree programs, and certification programs such as social work, human resources management, organizational management, labor organizing, law enforcement, law administration, counseling, clinical sociology, corrections, governmental social policy analysis, census work, demographics, and so on. Bachelor-level practice is also available in many of these same occupations.

Question # 5: What are Recent Graduates Doing?

Answer:. Recent graduates are entering graduate programs in sociology, psychology, anthropology and other social sciences, as well as criminology and business. Thay also are currently working in the fields of: education, couseling, government, business, and corrections.