The sociology curriculum will deepen your understanding of a wide range of subjects and challenge you to think critically about the social world. We train students in both qualitative and quantitative research methods and offer courses in the areas of health, aging, and the life course; globalization, immigration, and transnational studies; family, education, and work; and power, capital, and culture.
The degree program is structured in a way to allow you to combine majors and minors and to prepare you for careers in the fields of education, social services, marketing, business, government, healthcare, urban planning, public health, community organizing, and law.
About Maxwell
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is Syracuse University’s home for innovative, interdisciplinary teaching and research in the social sciences, public policy, public administration and international relations. It includes America’s #1 ranked graduate program in public affairs, offering highly regarded professional degrees alongside advanced scholarly degrees in the social sciences, and it is home to undergraduate programs across the full spectrum of social sciences.
Courses
Core coursework focuses on research, theory, and stratification. Sample courses include:
- Sociology of Sport
- Aging and Society
- Criminal Justice
- Environmental Sociology
- Sex and Gender
- Sociology of Race
- Sociology of Families
- Political Sociology
- Work, Labor, and Citizenship
- Global Capitalism
- Technology, Science, and Society
- Sociological Theory
Practical Experience
Numerous hands-on and real-world learning opportunities are available to enrolled students:
- Join Alpha Kappa Delta — the International Sociological Honor Society.
- Challenge yourself as a Renée Crown University Honors student.
- Attend University lectures and network with resident and visiting experts.
- Participate in research and funded projects with renowned professors and researchers.
Study Abroad
Well-known as one of the top international education providers in the U.S., Syracuse Abroad is a longstanding part of the Syracuse experience. With over 100 programs in 60 countries, nearly half of all students go abroad during their time at Syracuse.
Sociology majors most often go abroad to Syracuse University centers in Florence, London, Santiago, and Strasbourg, and to our World Partner programs CEA Prague, Tel Aviv University, and the University of the West Indies.
Summer programs of interest may include Multicultural London, the Italian Mafia (Florence), Italy and the Italians: A Cross-Cultural Study (Florence), Sexuality in Spain (Madrid), and Sociological Perspectives of Sport (Madrid).
Life After Syracuse University
With a degree in sociology, you can explore such careers as:
- Community organizer
- Human services provider
- Public interest advocate
- Marketing assistant
- Policy consultant
- Research analyst
Or continue on to graduate level education in the areas of law, education, public policy or public administration, public health, urban planning, or the social sciences.