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Social and Behavioral Sciences

Undergraduate Symposium

The Undergraduate Student Symposium, sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presents student projects and performances through oral presentations, paper submissions, and poster displays.

Sociology Major

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Description

Sociology focuses on the study of the interactive dynamics of social institutions, organizations, and everyday life. Sociologists combine humanistic and scientific perspectives to study urban and rural life, family patterns, social change, health care and illness, crime and violence, social class, technology and communications, social movements, and many other social issues and problems.

More specifically, sociology is the systematic study of human behavior in social context.  It focuses on the study of human society and social interaction. The discipline examines how we group ourselves (families, social groups, formal organizations, societies), how we behave in groups (collective action, social change, crime and delinquency), and how characteristics like age, race, social class, and gender affect our relationships with each other, and with organizations and institutions.

The sociology major is offered during the day and evening on NSU’s main campus.

Learning Outcomes

The successful sociology graduate is expected to:

  1. Describe and analyze the world by identifying and/or demonstrating the linkages between individual problems and social issues both theoretically and in practical applications;
  2. Comprehend the world beyond the single dimensionality of any cultural world view, recognizing the value of other cultural perspectives, and understanding the relationship between power and perspective;
  3. Apply a sociological perspective, built upon an understanding of basic sociological constructs and theories, to various areas of social life;
  4. Explicate the diverse ways in which sociologists gather, interpret, and evaluate data.
  5. Articulate sociologically informed opinions and arguments concerning social and behavioral phenomena, and critically read and understand sociological argument;
  6. Describe the similarities and dissimilarities of behaviors, attitudes, values, beliefs, and opinions across populations and subpopulations.