Bachelor of Arts in Sociology - Education and Youth

University of San Francisco

Come to USF and study human relationships and institutions. Explore how race, class, gender, sexuality, age, and nationality create social structures and social inequalities. Concentrate on education, criminology, globalization, or diversity. Learn to write with power, speak with force, and pursue justice in education, criminology, politics, community development, nonprofits, law, or business.Students will-Analyze critically major social practices, structures, and inequalitiesDiscuss and differentiate major sociological theories, frameworks and traditionsFormulate, conduct, and communicate independent social researchConnect sociological analysis to practical social actionThere are a variety of subtopics within the field of sociology. If you add a concentration, you can focus on a particular area of interest through the completion of sociology electives. Eligible students who conduct their own sociological research and write an undergraduate thesis can earn the Honors distinction and become better equipped for graduate school.