Bachelor of Arts

Sociology

ODU’s Sociology program provides students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in post-graduate education as well as in private and public sector careers in social services, social research and public policy.

Program Highlights

  • Major and minor available in Sociology.
  • A variety of other minors helps students customize their curriculum.
  • Small class sizes allow ODU professors to interact, instruct and mentor students on a personal level.
  • Curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, effective research skills, problem solving, and an awareness of the social, political, historical, ethical and economic forces that affect societies.

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Degrees & Courses

Read the degree requirements and course descriptions for the major and minor, plus view a sample 4-year plan.

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Graduates

Outcomes & Careers

Career paths include positions in social services, social research and public policy.

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Sociology Department

Get to know ODU faculty members, view current news and events, and more.

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All ODU Sociology majors complete an internship. Typically, that internship takes place during their senior year. Graduates usually find jobs in the social service and non-profit sectors serving families, children or teens, immigrants and women. 

Ohio Dominican is just minutes from downtown Columbus, where a variety of companies and organizations are located. Central Ohio enjoys a diverse economy with many internship possibilities in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

ODU faculty and Career Development Center are eager to help interested students secure relevant internship experiences.

The Poverty &  Development Seminar is taught in Guatemala every other May term for two weeks. Students study the root causes of poverty in a Central American context and examine grassroots programs that address the structural and systemic causes of poverty. They have the opportunity to live with Guatemalan families in the countryside for two to three days during the course.
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Panther Perspective

Alumnae Amanda Soukup '12 and Jill Anderson '13 share why they chose to earn their Sociology degrees from Ohio Dominican.

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Have Questions? Contact Us!

For program questions, contact:

John Marazita, Ph.D.
Division Chair, Social & Behavioral Sciences
Sansbury Hall, Room 208
(614) 251-4687
marazitij@ohiodominican.edu

For admission questions, contact:

Undergraduate Admission

Griffin Student Center, 203
(614) 251-4500
(800) 955-OHIO (955-6446)
admission@ohiodominican.edu