Sociology provides an understanding of how societies, cities, neighborhoods, communities, organizations, professional associations, families and small groups are organized, maintained, altered or disintegrated, and how individual conduct is related to group experiences. It also introduces students to the concepts and methods of social science research, and provides them with tools for careful analysis of many types of human relationships. Sociology can help students achieve a better comprehension of their place in the family, the community, the workplace, and other group situations. At the same time, sociology provides an excellent background for careersin a variety of occupations: teaching, scholarly and applied social research, social work, criminology, demography, journalism, management in the public and private sectors, administration, government, law, and medicine.

Undergraduate Program

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Through this program, a student can obtain either a major or minor in Sociology through Penn's School of Arts & Sciences.

"What Can I Do With A Sociology Major" Follow this link to Career Services' website This sampling of jobs and graduate schools comes from Career Services' annual survey of students graduating from the College.

For general inquires or:

• answers to questions about the program,
• to schedule an appointment with the Undergraduate Chair, or,
• for further information about declaring a major or minor in Sociology,

please call Nancy Bolinski at 215-898-6711 (Office of the Undergraduate Coordinator) or email: bolinski@ssc.upenn.edu

William Bielby, Ph.D. is the Undergraduate Chair in Sociology
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Sociology
3718 Locust Walk
Room 113 McNeil Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6299

Last Modified: 28-Sep-2006

For updates, comments please contact: saunderc@ssc.upenn.edu