About
社会学家观察、描述、解释和预测人类的社会行为. 澳门新濠娱乐开户社会学系的社会学(BS) -家庭和亲密关系学位将家庭作为澳门赌场导航娱乐生活中影响幸福的主要机构, socialization, the transmission of rights and obligations, and the conferral of advantages and disadvantages.
本专业的学生将探索一系列家庭经历,以了解社会问题的原因和后果, 家庭生活的政治和经济变化以及这些变化如何影响当代家庭的地位.
In this degree, 学生将学习有效的写作和沟通技巧以及理论的实际应用. 这些技能在商业、教学和政府等一系列工作中都很有用.
After Graduation
Employment: 学生们为儿童权益保护方面的初级工作做好了准备, family planning, conflict resolution, work with at-risk youth and families, and child development programs. 毕业生通常在社会服务部工作, 公共卫生和其他非营利性家庭援助项目.
Graduate School: 这个专业的一些毕业生进入社会学的研究生课程, counseling, family law, demography, health care, political science, criminal justice and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.
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Related Programs
Minors
A minor is not required. Suggested minors include:
- Child Development
- Communication
- Criminal Justice
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
- Girls’ Studies
- Health and Aging
- Human Resource Management
- LGBT Studies
- Non-profit Organizations
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Work
- Statistics
Engagement Outside the Classroom
Sociology Club -一个以学生为主导,致力于服务学习的组织, 为受社会学启发的学生筹款和举办活动.
Alpha Kappa Delta - an international sociology honors society, 成立的目的是承认和促进卓越的学术在社会学的研究, the research of social problems, 以及其他能够改善人类状况的社会和智力活动.
The North Carolina Sociological Association -对所有社会学家开放(无论是在学术领域, 政府或应用机构)以及社会学本科生和研究生.
Southern Sociological Society -向美国南部所有社会学学生和专业人士开放.
American Sociological Association -一个致力于社会学及其对人类行为的调查的全国性组织, social interaction and social structures.
Global Learning
澳门新濠娱乐开户致力于向学生介绍不同的文化并教授他们 how to live and interact in a global society.
Department of Sociology faculty lead summer study abroad opportunities. 过去的课程名称包括研究欧洲战争, and Religious and Ethnic Conflict in Ireland and Spain.
Admission Requirements
除了澳门新濠娱乐开户的入学要求外,没有其他入学要求. 为了保持这个学位的进步,学生必须获得C(2)的成绩.0) or higher in the following required classes:
- SOC 1000 - The Sociological Perspective (3) *
- SOC 3885 - Research Methods (3) [WID] *
- SOC 3895 - Social Statistics and Data Analysis (3) *
- SOC 3950 - Classical Sociological Theory (3) *
- 当代社会学理论(3)[d] *
- SOC 4390 - Applied Sociology Seminar (3) *
- SOC 4450 - Senior Capstone (3) [CAP] *
- SOC 4900 - Internship (3-6)
Why Appalachian?
- Sociology majors have the option to work with a faculty mentor who can provide professional advice, 智力发展在社会学中是一个特定的实质性领域, and involvement in research projects. Learn about faculty research specialties here.
- 鼓励学生协助教师的研究项目,并可以随时了解最新的研究项目 department’s web page for research opportunities.
- The department offers scholarships.
Location
Boone and Hickory
Careers
- Adoption Agent
- Aging Specialist
- Child Welfare Officer
- Community Relations Director
- Community Service Agency Worker
- Counselor
- Family Services Specialist
- Financial Aid Counselor
- Foster Care Worker
- Fundraiser/Development Officer
- Reproductive Health and Family Planning Counselor
- Population Specialist
- Public Health Educator
- School Counselor
- Sexual Health Educator
- Social Worker
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Contacts
Dr. Cameron Lippard
Chair
lippardcd@ativvus.net
828-262-6396