Department of Sociology
The Department of Sociology offers a major and a minor in sociology. Sociology courses are also foundational for the interdisciplinary minors in Public Health; Social Welfare; and Justice, Law, and Society.
Sociology is the study of human social interaction. Courses in sociology help students gain a general understanding of human society, understand how individuals' lives are shaped by social forces, develop theoretical and analytic skills appropriate for graduate or professional school programs, prepare for careers in social service or allied fields, and acquire theoretical and practical knowledge for careers in business and industry. Recent graduates have gone on to professional or graduate schools in sociology, law, criminology, social work, and education. Graduates have found employment in those fields as well as counseling, corrections, law enforcement, the armed services, banking, public relations, human resources management, and other corporate and nonprofit positions.
Department of Sociology
Rachel Durso
Associate Professor of Sociology & Black Studies, Department Chair, Director of Justice, Law & Society Minor- 410-810-5754
- rdurso2@washcoll.edu
- Goldstein 212
Department of Sociology
Rachel Durso
Associate Professor of Sociology & Black Studies, Department Chair, Director of Justice, Law & Society Minor- 410-810-5754
- rdurso2@washcoll.edu
- Goldstein 212
Sociology Major
The sociology major will help you better understand why people behave the way they do on an individual, group, and societal level. Sociology is the study of human social interaction. We study not only why people engage in certain types of behavior, but how people's experiences based on gender, class, or race affect those decisions.