Humans are pack animals. 社会学 will help you understand the pack.
社会学 is a social science with contemporary practical knowledge. Sociologists study structure and change as society, culture and social forces create the foundation of our lives and our senses of self. 社会学 acknowledges the influence of society on who we are, on our subjective realities, what we can do, how we communicate and how we live. 通过主修社会学，你会对它的背景和意义有更广泛的了解.
Understanding “the pack” means understanding the differences in packs, and increasing cultural competency. Sociologists are known for their use of population data to explain and solve issues. You’ll learn how to analyze national and global issues for patterns of behavior, cultural values, beliefs and norms that explain the existence and dynamics of problems. Social problems commonly addressed include racism, 性别歧视, 对老年人的歧视, economic inequality, 贫困, 环境, 食物系统, 安乐死, domestic violence, 虐待动物, 堕胎, 强奸, war and patterns of power.
Our program is student-directed, enabling you to focus your study of sociology on a topic, theme or learning style that best fits your goals. 您将创建个人学习合同，这将使您能够利用您的创造力和特定兴趣开发独特的项目. Classroom learning takes place as interactive discussions, 这个项目的灵活性使你很容易利用出国留学的机会.
Learn More About This Program
Shenandoah University’s College of 艺术 & 科学 is your direct connection to a classic, broad-based education to satisfy both your intellectual curiosity and career goals. With a 10:1 student-faculty ratio, small classes and individualized learning opportunities, we put students at the center of all our decisions and events.
我们将文科与专业前课程和实践学习相结合，为您在自然科学领域的职业生涯做好准备, the social sciences and the humanities. You’ll learn through small, engaging classes and relationships with faculty mentors; hone your skills to solve problems; and learn to use creativity and critical thinking to make informed decisions.
Minor in This Program
A minor in sociology gives you a broad understanding of the subject, preparing you for life as someone who can think, 写, speak and see the world beyond the individual.
Declaring A Minor
Shenandoah students work with their Academic Advisor to declare a minor. 学术顾问将继续与学生合作，以确保他们满足所有的要求来完成辅修课程.
即将入学的学生不应该在全球最大的博彩平台的申请中表明他们的预期辅修专业. Applications are for intended majors only.
Internship Possibilities
的 职业生涯 Services staff helps Shenandoah students search and apply for 实习 related to their major and career goals. 实习 differentiate you as an applicant in your future job searches, provide hands on experience in your field, allow you to sample different career paths for your major, and help you find a specific position that fits your passion before graduation.
我通过职业服务通讯找到了希望工程的实习机会，他们甚至为我介绍了一位在那里工作的苏大校友. 我的全球健康课程和我在校园里的工作帮助我从其他申请者中脱颖而出，让我在这个职位上茁壮成长.”
Danielle Lebar | 社会学 ’17
职业生涯 and Salary Possibilities
社会学学士学位为你从事需要文化能力的职业做好了准备, such as in nonprofits, 非政府组织, 市场营销, 管理, personnel and social policy or as a sociology teacher/professor or law student. 它还能让你成为一个能思考、能写作、能说话、能超越个人视角看世界的人.
职业生涯 and Salary Examples for 社会学 专业:
- Human Resources (HR) Generalist: $45,592
- Clinical Research Coordinator: $36,752 – $64,429
- Program Coordinator, Non-Profit Organization: $40,000
- Marketing Coordinator: $35,000
- Sales and Marketing Coordinator: $38,750
职业生涯 & 专业发展提供全面的服务和资源，以帮助谢南多学生在他们的职业寻找. Services offered include resume and cover letter building, mock interviews, and professional dining etiquette workshops.
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课堂讨论和评估帮助你练习结合各种事实的技能, data, beliefs and patterns of behavior into multiple logical views. 故事, beliefs and common sense opinions are deconstructed, and then reconstructed into multiple alternative possibilities, allowing you to recognize cultural diversity or cultural relativism. You’ll practice abstract thinking, 但传统的分析也包括通过阅读各种主题的期刊文章. You’ll also develop oral and written interpersonal communications skills, and learn how to clearly and effectively 写 and present your ideas.
You create your own learning contracts, so there are plenty of opportunities for you to develop individual projects. 在过去, students have organized fundraisers for nonprofits; created movies about eugenics, inequality in Winchester and slang; created and implemented personal research; performed cost-benefit analyses on communication technology for local law enforcement; and developed a path analysis, 小册子, 申请表格和与其他机构的比较，为医院创建和维持公民咨询委员会.
学习 support 服务s are available to all students in every course at Shenandoah. 在这所大学的任何课程中，都可以与之前成功学习过这门课程的学生进行免费的同伴辅导. 写作中心可用于从论文开发到校对和参考书目协助的写作过程的每个阶段. 的 Math Enrichment Center is available for math and science assistance. 大学的教授和学术顾问也有办公时间和开放政策，以确保谢南多学生在学业上取得成功.
Join the 荣誉项目
的 荣誉项目 is a multidisciplinary 荣誉项目 for students who are curious, 有创意的, 自我激励, and eager to engage in their education and community.
荣誉课程的学生不仅参加强调合作的荣誉课程, 服务, and communication, 但他们也将有机会根据自己的兴趣和目标来发展项目的各个方面. By participating in the 荣誉项目 you will acquire the tools, 为你的社区做出有意义的贡献所必需的知识和全球最大的博彩平台——无论是全球性的, 在本地, or specific to your life’s work. You will have access to unique courses, 令人兴奋的经历和一个从不停止提问和追求卓越的同龄人和教师社区.
Application Information
全球最大的博彩平台实行滚动招生，全年接受申请. Applications are reviewed individually and holistically.
提交您的申请，审查所需的入学材料，并找到我们的录取标准.
出国留学
Make studying abroad the highlight of your college experience! Whether you go for a year, a semester, or just a few weeks. You will never forget learning in another culture! 的 Center for International Programs is here to help you plan your study abroad experience. 尽早开始你的计划，以确保你在国外完成的课程计入你的学位，并确保你按时毕业.
Global Experiential 学习 (GEL) Program
的 Global Experiential 学习 (GEL) Program offers Shenandoah students a short-term, faculty-led, study-abroad experience for academic credit. 的se short-term, credit-bearing, faculty-led programs are offered winter break, 春假, and during the summer. If a course is not within your major, it might be used as an elective.
在我们的乌干达之旅中，我最喜欢的部分是与我们的翻译互动. 他们都是男人，和我年龄相仿，却有着完全不同的生活. Yet we all found excitement in similar things, like tossing around a ball or Frisbee. 这真的很有趣，即使在一个文化和我生活的地方如此不同的国家, I still found similarities and made friends with people that are my own age. It’s very humbling to be back. 我一直意识到并怀疑这样一个事实，即我拥有这么多而不必努力, and this trip really emphasized that for me. 我在一个以白人为主的学区长大，那里大多数同学的家庭都很有钱, and the kids didn’t realize how lucky they were to have everything that they did. 这次旅行确实让我更加意识到我有多少，让我更加感激我所拥有的一切.
Kyle Hooven ’20 | 心理学 & 社会学 double major
出国留学
Shenandoah University is a member of the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP), a global network of 300 universities. 这种合作关系允许学生在国外的其他成员学校学习一个完整的学期或一年. By working closely with their academic advisors and the study abroad advisor, students can take classes taught in 英语 abroad while receiving Shenandoah credit.
全球最大的博彩平台还与世界各地的几所大学保持着直接的合作关系. 这些关系允许州立大学的学生作为交换生到国外学习，也允许这些大学的学生到州立大学学习. All partner universities offer courses taught in 英语.
满足 Faculty
想象一下，参加由已经做过你梦想做的事情的教授主持的有趣的对话. 你将在一个小班上课——平均每班大约有12名学生——教授们都知道你的名字, 关心你的成功，并在你追求学业和职业目标时提供建议.
满足 贝利Troia | Assistant Professor of 社会学
满足 社会学 Faculty