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  • Program Type
    Minor
  • School
    School of Arts & Sciences

Explore the social world. Complement your major with an understanding of social change, analysis, and equality.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll study cultural anthropology, political sociology, and social psychology. From a cross-cultural perspective, you’ll examine the many aspects of what it means to be human.

Develop Multicultural Competence

Understand the psychological and socioeconomic roots and effects of prejudice and discrimination in the U.S.

Examine the Interrelationship of Society, Culture, and Politics

Trace how concepts of political power and social movements have evolved throughout history.

Understand the Family as a Social Unit

Study theories of family development and track the changing roles of family in American culture.

Program Information

Please visit our catalog for admission requirements and a full list of our courses.

Careers & Outcomes

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A sociology minor is a valuable complement to all Mary undergraduate programs. Graduates with this minor have a wide range of career options, from business and government to education and the nonprofit sector.

Career Paths

  • Educator
  • Entrepreneur
  • Lawyer
  • Policy Analyst
  • Researcher
  • Journalist
  • Marketer
  • Nonprofit Director
  • Community Organizer

Take Your Next Step in Sociology