社会学是社会科学领域最多样化的专业之一。从广义上讲，社会学涉及对社会问题的研究和分析以及对社会的功能，发展和结构的考察。社会学专业可以为您提供扎实的教育背景和强大的可转移技能。社会学中获得的技能可以转移到不同的工作环境中。这种跨界技能包括对社会运作的了解，分析社会问题并将这些分析传达给他人的能力以及人际关系。此外，社会学专业提供书面和口头交流，研究方法和分析技术方面的培训。学生可以选择向他们提供许多技术技能的课程，这些技能可以转化为广泛的职业能力（计算机培训，各种研究方法和统计数据）。
Sociology is the scientific study of social life. It involves research and analysis of social problems and examination of the function, development, and structure of society. Diverse topics are covered in this program: family, health and illness, immigration, education, race and ethnicity, social movements, sport and society, criminology, and urban sociology. The program emphasizes the study of social inequality and social movements. Students have the ability take a minimum of 12 elective units as part of their degree, allowing them to focus on an area of their interest. Many students combine sociology with a related minor, such as counseling and social change or sport and society.