Recent graduates are working in social service agencies, the state Division for Youth, nursing homes, hospitals, county planning offices, business and teaching. Other students entered graduate school in counseling, social work, public administration, education and sociology. The field's insights also can be applied to law, journalism, teaching social studies, public relations and college student personnel. As with any major at SUNY Potsdam, there are many possibilities. The Study of Society People who study sociology will understand the connections between all the facets of everyday life.
Sociologists analyze social institutions such as family, education, medicine, religion and politics.
They examine the role that race, gender, age, ethnicity and social status play in our daily life. They study social problems such as domestic violence, crime, poverty and discrimination. Sociology majors at SUNY Potsdam supplement their classroom studies with field work, including the field research practicum. Volunteer activity also provides an opportunity to test sociological theories in daily life. The Sociology Club sponsors speakers, career days and trips to conferences.