{"id":765,"date":"2015-04-30T00:25:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T00:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/template1\/?page_id=765"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:34:40","slug":"degrees-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/sociology\/degrees-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Degrees &amp; Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;The Sociology Program&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;tufted&#8221; background_pattern_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; min_height=&#8221;266px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-78px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;31px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><strong>With a major in sociology, you\u2019ll gain new perspectives about social organizations, social divisions <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><strong>and inequality. In your senior year, you\u2019ll have a research project in which you\u2019ll get to delve into the world of human relationships, political relations and possibly demographic analysis. Come away with a better understand of interpersonal and societal intersections with a major in sociology. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><strong>Pick from a variety of interesting electives or choose a concentration in Social Justice or Social Work.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><!-- divi:paragraph --><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For more information, please contact Dr. Maureen Dolan, dolanm@mail.wou.edu.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<style><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  .acalog-program-name, .acalog-program-core .acalog-program-cores, .acalog-program-core-name {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    display:none;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/style>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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