Sociology
Program Highlights
By offering a range of courses examining major social institutions, units, and processes, the sociology program at Coe provides skills that enable students to explain the influences social factors have on their lives. The Sociology Department encourages flexibility in course scheduling, with a minimum of required courses. Students receive careful advising from the faculty in order to ensure course selection, off-campus study, internships, and independent study projects appropriate for their needs and interests. A degree in sociology gives a strong background for a variety of careers after graduation.
Why Sociology at Coe?
Preparing for Success
Coe students do more than just attend classes. As a sociology major at Coe you'll receive a well-rounded education and a solid preparation for your life after college. At Coe you can:
- Gain valuable experience on a semester-long community service internship with a Cedar Rapids service organization;
- Spend a semester off campus on the ACM Costa Rica Studies Term studying the social forces in that culture, or a semester in Chicago with the ACM urban studies program;
- Collaborate in research with faculty. For example, each semester several advanced students have the opportunity to work with faculty as part of an ongoing research project examining hate on the internet. Working within the general framework of the project, students contribute to the overall database of information, while at the same time having the flexibility to craft a study compatible with their own specific interests;
- Create a senior honors project with a Coe professor, conducting a research study of your own design.
