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Undergraduate Research

Sociology majors have and continue to engage in undergraduate research in areas that are of interest to both the sociology faculty and the students.听 Recent undergraduate sociology research projects have investigated听sexual identity development in college, the听relationship between sociological skills and those needed to work in higher education, how to increase non-profit board engagement and attendance at non-profit organization events, the relationship between urban design and the quality of life, and the causes and consequences in the ideological shift in pet ownership.听听Students who are interested in engaging in research should see Dr. Suzanne Stoelting and register for SOC 40000:听 Undergraduate Research (3 credits).听

Internship Program Requirements

While attending 麻豆女郎, students are encouraged to participate in internships where they will take advantage of having real-world application to complement their academic course work. Sociology students have completed internships at world-class companies such as:

Make-A-Wish Foundation
Urban League
American Red Cross
Gateway Pet Guardian
Right at Home Healthcare

Students interested in the sociology internship will be required to complete both academic written work and on-site work to fulfill the internship requirements. Students can choose to take SOC 45000: Internship in Sociology for one, two or three credit hours. Each credit hour requires students to complete 50 on-site hours.

Awards

Cody Copeland听is awarded First Place in his Poster Group at the Social Science Student Symposium (November 10, 2018)听by Assistant Dean of the College of Science, Technology, and Health, Dr. Billi Patzius.

Each year two outstanding sociology students are awarded either the Jane Addams Community Engagement Award or the Max Weber Excellence in Sociology Award.

The recipient of the Jane Addams Community Engagement Award is a sociology major with a respectable GPA, who is active in the community (campus or at large) and/or working towards social change. The following students were past award recipients:

2022 Robby Hamilton听
2021 Latianna Johnson听
2019 Bo Carlin听
2018 Ariel Page听
2017 Eric Uhl听
2016 Jaxsen Ball听

The recipient of the Max Weber Excellence in Sociology Award is a sociology graduating senior with the highest GPA. The following students were past award recipients:

2022 Alisa Wynn听
2021 Mariya Gaither听
2019 Ellie Martin听
2018 Abigail Kubiak
2017 Renee Wronecki听
2016 Marissa Ertel听

In addition, a sociology student is awarded The Jesse Bernard Award, which is an endowed scholarship provided to an overall exceptional sociology student who has a minimum GPA of 3.0. The following student(s) were recipients of the Jesse Bernard Award: