In a field of 34 papers and presentations, our own Matt Byrge placed 3rd. Among the universities competing were Vanderbilt, Florida State and Emory. Tennessee Tech's Department of Sociology and Philosophy has three programs leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology. In addition to the basic sociology curriculum, students may select a concentration in criminal justice or social work. In addition to these degree options, minors are available in anthropology and philosophy as well as criminal justice and sociology.
Sociology is a comprehensive behavioral science.
As such, it focuses upon many aspects of human social behavior. These include population studies, crime and delinquency, marriage and family relations, mass communication, deviant behavior, technology and society, community studies and minority relations. Having a faculty with diverse academic and research backgrounds enables the department at Tech to offer other related courses in, for example , cultural ecology and American philosophy. Not everyone is suited for sociology. Sociologists are found in a wide variety of occupational settings - from human services to computer data processing.