SOCIOLOGY, bachelor

As a Central sociology major, you will gain valuable hands-on, career-related experience early on. Real-world activities, such as internships and service-learning opportunities, will serve to enhance your exploration of the social dynamics of family, education, race, ethnicity, gender, global development, popular culture, and religion. Your studies will be guided by successfully published professors whose academic pursuits have taken them worldwide.

Sociology majors take courses that provide a solid background in the discipline and prepare them for careers and graduate school by focusing on critical thinking, writing, data analysis, and presentation skills.

Along the way, you will acquire the critical thinking, writing, data analysis, and presentation skills you will need to begin building a stellar résumé that leads to a successful career or graduate school program.

As you investigate current research in various sociological disciplines, you will come to learn the skills needed to one day conduct your own meaningful research. Join your fellow sociology students and travel to the Iowa Sociological Association's annual meeting, where you will be encouraged to present your research papers and posters.

As a sociology major, you will be encouraged to study abroad and gain personal perspectives on other cultures' dynamics. While there, you will have the opportunity to take sociology electives that will count toward your major and even pursue internship experiences.

Central College offers a wide variety of internship opportunities to gain practical experience. The sociology department also has established internships where students can learn by observing social work, law enforcement, and other professionals' fields.

Central College (Central) in Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year liberal arts college. Central is known for its academic rigour, leadership and character formation, global experiential learning, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), sustainability education, athletics, and service. The Central experience is rooted in exploration and self-discovery and enhanced with life in a residential community of 1,150 students. Central College values its long-standing relationship with the Reformed Church in America.

Central College is a residential liberal arts college dedicated to helping students discover and develop their greatest potential. Guided by its ecumenical Christian tradition, the college community engages in vigorous, open inquiry to pursue academic excellence.

The college nurtures the development of the mind while fostering spiritual and emotional maturity and physical well-being. Central integrates career preparation with the development of values essential to responsible citizenship, empowering graduates for effective service in local, national, and international communities.

The Central College academic community is dedicated to educating undergraduate students. Nearly 100 faculty and 350 staff members, full- and part-time, serve approximately 1,100 undergraduates, who hail from Iowa, 30 other states, and countries worldwide. The power of the Central global network through alumni, parents, donors, and corporate partners brings significant opportunities for the college and its students.