The Online B.A. in Sociology provides a sequenced core sociological curriculum enriched by topical electives relevant to the empirical study of groups, organizations and societies in the contemporary globalizing world. The core courses, along with electives, prepare students for jobs and graduate studies in urban planning, organizational analysis, marketing, law and law enforcement, public policy, education, cultural audience analysis and opinion research, and for administrative positions in nonprofit and profit organizations. Students will achieve baccalaureate level proficiency in the following:

• Quantitative and qualitative research methods skills;
• Communication and writing skills;
• Critical thinking skills that facilitate discernment of facts from opinion and theory from ideology;
• Analytic skills that can be applied to societal, organization, and group issues and problems;
• Development of a global perspective through knowledge and understanding of different socio-cultural groups; and,
• Methodical and systematic strategies for comparative analysis of interactions and groups across a variety of historical and cultural perspectives.

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