Undergraduate Program

The Department of Sociology and Social Work offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Sociology. A major in sociology will prepare you for the job market as well as for further study leading to graduate and professional degrees. Sociologists are interested in the impact that the social environment has on our behavior from infancy to old age. They seek to understand people by studying the societies and groups in which they live.

New Undergraduate Curriculum

Our new undergraduate curriculum is effective for students beginning in Fall 2011. The B.A. and B.S. degrees now require 16 semester hours of specific sociology courses and 18 hours of sociology electives (with 12 semester hours upper level). A foreign language is no longer required for the B.S. degree. For a complete list of requirements, click on the Degree Requirements link at the top of this page.

Career Opportunities in Sociology

Sociology is a dynamic, ever changing and exciting discipline with opportunities for a variety of career pathways. A major or minor in sociology provides a strong foundation for careers in such fields as law, management, journalism, human services, urban and environmental planning, government, and education.  Surveys of graduates find the following jobs are typical of what sociology graduates are doing: Advertising, Business, Civil Service, Community Planning, Correctional Officer, Counseling and Advising, Health Services, Human Development, Human Services, Marketing, Program Administration, Research Analyst. 

Undergraduate Advisor (Spring 2012)

Patrice Lockett
CFO 312
Phone: 940-898-2982
Email: CLockett@mail.twu.edu