We have experts in law, criminology, phenomenological sociology, race and ethnic studies, international relations, cognitive interactionisms, macro and micro sociologists, and philosophical constructionists. Critical and important works in both theory and applied sociology are continually being produced. Students have a chance to participate in a number of truly creative on going sociological activities. The value to students of this range of interests cannot be overestimated. It is possible for students work with faculty who are not only sociologists but also concurrently active as practicing attorneys, criminologists, gerontologists, conversational analyists, mathematical sociologists, computer wizards, family counsellors, Top of This Page Personally Tailored Advising Sociology faculty provide advisement for major, minors and graduate students in sociology, and also provide general studies advisements for sociology majors.
Faculty are available for both daytime and night students.
Students are advised to contact an advisor early in order to take the best advantage of opportunities offered by the department. The department runs the Center for Policy Research and Evaluation which is a University W ide research center serving as a resource for interdisciplinary research on a broad spectrum of contemporary problems and community issues. The Center developed out of an expansion of the Sociology Department's Social Science Research Center, the SSRC, and in continuation of the policies of the SSRC the Center provides both undergraduate and graduate students in Sociology the opportunity to gain experience through direct participation in 'real world' research projects. These projects are conducted for both public, governmental and private organizations, focusing upon a wide range of applied areas. In the context of the Center students learn to design research, carry it out, and write the final reports documenting the results of the research.