University of Evansville

The UE Advantage

• Small class sizes with one-on-one interactions with award- winning faculty.
• Recent sociology and sociology-anthropology majors have scored consistently above the 95th percentile on the Sociology Major Field Test.
• A faculty academic advisor dedicated to personalizing classroom and experiential learning.
• More than 60 percent of sociology students double major. Popular pairings include psychology, criminal justice, archaeology, and public health.
• Opportunity to study abroad and still graduate in four years.
• Sociology courses include Marriage and Family; Death and Dying; Race and Ethnic Relations; Globalization and the Environment; and Sex, Gender, and Sexualities.
• Courses offered in all four areas of anthropology, providing a great opportunity for students planning on graduate programs in anthropology. Courses include World Prehistory, Cultural Anthropology, Human Evolution, Indians of North America, Peoples of Africa, and Linguistic Anthropology.
• Internship opportunities at local social service, hospice, justice, and counseling agencies, as well as business, research, and academic internships.

International Opportunities

Many sociology majors choose to broaden their studies by spending a semester at Harlaxton (UE's living, learning center, housed in a Victorian manor in Grantham, England) or at other universities around the world. UE's curriculum is tailored so students are able to spend a full semester abroad and still graduate in four years.

Undergraduate Research

100 percent of our majors complete and present independent research projects, which prepares our students for strong graduate schools and a variety of career paths. Our students leave confident in their ability to read scientific literature, collect and understand data, write extensively, and present in large public venues: all necessary and valuable skills.

• Undergraduate research experience and training in a broad range of analytical and theoretical skills.
• Many of our students present at regional and national con- ferences. Recent conference presentations include New Orleans, Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, and Indianapolis.

After Graduation

Our graduates leave well-prepared for a variety of career paths and graduate programs. Sociology , sociology-gerontology, and sociology-anthropology majors offer flexibility in the types of career paths you can pursue, with excellent preparation for careers in such fields as:

• Social work and counseling
• Social services
• Criminal justice
• Public health
• Non-profit and government agencies
• Community outreach l Human resources and public relations
• Cultural resource management
• Eldercare specialist

85 percent of recent sociology graduates were accepted into the graduate program of their choice in the following programs: social work, marriage and family therapy, sociol- ogy, substance abuse and clinical counseling, social psychology, and educational methodology. 100 percent of all sociology majors graduate with professional development preparation in career and graduate school pathways, job placement materials and skill training, and research and professional ethics.