Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Sociology] From University of Nevada

Sociology is a broad area of study that offers majors the opportunity to strengthen their critical thinking skills, writing skills, and people skills. Many students are drawn to sociology because it provides a unique view of the world and attempts to understand how society works and doesn't work, who benefits from social arrangements, and how social change happens.

The department's undergraduate program has several key degree objectives. The sociology graduate should have knowledge of:

• The key concepts, debates, and trends in sociology
• The major sociological paradigms and theories
• The variety of methods used in sociological research

In addition, you will be able to:

• Exercise your sociological imagination by applying sociological knowledge in their own projects—whether intellectual, personal, and/or political
• Express ideas orally and in writing by mastering the sociology curriculum