If I want to major in sociology, whom should I contact?
 
Dr. Deb Peterson at Hagg-Sauer 349 is our program coordinator.  Her phone number is (218) 755-3943.
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What are the requirements for the sociology major and minor?  

The BSU undergraduate catalog lists the courses offered. The to take these courses, please see any of the professors.
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Schedule of Course Offerings
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 What kind of job can I get with a degree in sociology?
(click here to go to the Career Links for Majors page)

Sociology majors acquire a broad knowledge of how social worlds function and develop a range of research skills enabling them to better "understand social inequality, patterns of behavior, forces for social change and resistance, and how social systems work" (Bettena and Humber, 1997, p.1). Some of the skills they learn include analyzing and interpreting information, collecting and organizing detailed research notes into a logical presentation, communicating findings both orally and in writing and using a computer for data processing and analysis.
The skills acquired and the knowledge learned provides sociology majors with excellent preparation for a wide variety of entry level positions in the business, social service, nonprofit, and government worlds. Employers look for people with the skills that the undergraduate sociology degree provides. Other students find the undergraduate sociology degree as an important foundation for careers in law, education, medicine, policy analysis, research analysis, management, program directors, journalism, public relations, sales, and social work.

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What do sociologists study?

According to Neubeck and Glasberg (2005), sociologists study the way in which society is organized and operates and the factors contributing to both societal stability and social changes. Sociologists are interested in analyzing how people create, maintain, and go about altering the society in which they live and in analyzing the effects that various features of society have on its members. In addition, sociologists are interested in the study of human relationships and interactions and our discipline is pertinent wherever these exist. Thus, you will find sociologists studying various structures within which human relationships and interactions take place-marriages and families, teams, neighbors, work organizations, ethnic groups, cultures, and societies.