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Welcome to the Sociology home page. UT Martin offers both the B.S. and B.A. degree and a minor in Sociology. Our faculty teach a variety of classes which provide the students a comprehensive study of the discipline. The department sponsors a Sociology Club which provides a chance to meet other students and the faculty on a more personal level, discuss sociological issues and career opportunities.
The mission of the Sociology Program is to teach students how to apply the sociological perspective to social life. Students learn fundamental sociological concepts, as well as sociological theory, methods of social research and data analytic techniques. Through in-depth analysis of major social institutions and processes, students arrive at an understanding of how people and organizations behave in society.
Students gain not only a perspective on social life, but they also absorb detailed knowledge about the organization of society. They learn, for example, a variety of ways by which families may be structured and how different structures may affect opportunities for economic success. They learn that religious denominations with divergent beliefs sometimes have very similar problems and can provide a sizable list of factors other than belief that may affect what church a person attends. Knowledgeable students can describe similarities and differences between preindustrial and industrial societies or between rural and urban dwellers in the same society.
The program offers a major and minor in sociology. In studying sociology, students take courses with experienced and professionally active faculty who are interested in the quality of education that is received. Faculty members attend conferences and conduct research not only to advance the discipline, but also to increase their own understanding of the subject matter.
As students develop skill and understanding of the research process they are able to participate in faculty-initiated projects or to design and pursue their own studies. Those who wish to pursue graduate study are actively helped to locate in a graduate department compatible with their interests and needs. Those who choose to seek employment upon completion of their degrees will enter the labor force with marketable skills in data analysis, oral and written communication, and study design.
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