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Sociology
As a sociology student, you will study human life and the patterns of interaction that make us who we are. You will learn about the social and cultural influences in your life, and how your beliefs and values are shaped by those influences.
  • Define yourself by studying sociology and learning how family, work and political and religious beliefs shape our definitions of ourselves.
  • Take classes in topics such as gender socialization, race and ethnic relations, religion and society, marriage and the family, media and popular culture, crime and law, animals and society, and social conflict.
  • Research alongside faculty studying issues like media images of drugs and alcohol, the death penalty, the changing family, Internet communities and the wedding industry.
 
The Sociology program includes courses like:
FrIntroductory Sociology
Freshman Seminar in Sociology
SoSocial Problems
JrResearch Methods in Sociology
Sociological Theory
Sr3 Sociology courses

Courses include Law & Society, Criminology, American Minority Groups, Social Psychology, Marriage & Family, Media, Self & Society, Popular Culture, and Media Images of Drugs & Alcohol, Deviance & Social Control and Health, Illness & Medicine
 
Sociology graduates begin careers in government, industry and university settings in areas like market research, promotion and sales, public relations, criminal justice, politics, personnel relations, training and management, and institutional research and planning. TCU’s sociology program prepares students for law school or other graduate programs.
 

Sociology program website
Sociology in the Undergraduate Studies Bulletin

 

 

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