Bachelor's in Sociology, BA
Develop your political consciousness and an understanding of your place in the world. As a sociology major, you鈥檒l learn how social forces shape our identities and structure class, race and gender inequalities. You鈥檒l examine social problems and prepare to make change.
Why 藏精阁 for your Bachelor's
A place to belong
At 藏精阁, you鈥檙e part of a supportive community. Faculty know students and students know the faculty.
Faculty making a difference
Your professors are experts in areas at the forefront of social change: race and ethnic relations, urban sociology, education and youth advocacy. You鈥檒l learn about local-global connections and how to work for a more socially just world.
Career guidance
Your courses will take you into Chicago neighborhoods to study urban issues. Connect to internships and research opportunities through our research centers:
鈥淕raduating from 藏精阁 set everything in motion. I took a Community Organizing class, and it just blew my mind. It taught me that the protest is part of a strategic campaign, that it鈥檚 about consistently pushing the conversation.鈥
Richard Wallace, BA 鈥16
Founder of Equity and Transformation (E.A.T.)
鈥湶鼐 changed my life and the course of my career. I had the right tools to be a better advocate because I understood the systems set up against communities like mine.鈥
Gina Ramirez, MA 鈥14
Midwest Outreach Manager at Natural Resources Defense Council
