College of Arts & Sciences
where excellence meets opportunity
where excellence meets opportunity
The addition of this major significantly advances the University’s mission to offer undergraduate programs of superior quality and outstanding educational and career opportunities for students from a diverse range of ethnic, socioeconomic, experiential and geographical backgrounds. Furthermore, the emphasis on family and youth promotes the University's mission "to provide services and continuing education that will assist the Southern Crescent and the state in improving the quality of life for residents.”
Graduates will be prepared to work with programs addressing social concerns related to juvenile delinquency, education, teenage pregnancy, and divorce. Sociologists will find opportunities performing policy research for consulting firms, nonprofit organizations, and social service agencies in such areas as crime, ethnic conflict, public health, and refugee policy. Sociologists are also employed by various companies in product development, marketing, and advertising. Others are employed in human resources in conflict resolution and in issues relating to diverse workforces.
The core of sociology courses is combined with applied courses in human services and field work to meet certification requirements for working with non-profit service agencies and prepare them for careers in both the public and private sectors. Students will take a core of courses essential for all sociology related careers, a specialized concentration in the study of families and adolescents, a human services core, and an internship.
You may contact Dr. Wendell Johnson wendelljohnson@clayton.edu (678) 466-4849 or Dr. Karen Young karenyoung@clayton.edu (678) 466-4854.
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