Franklin College’s sociology curriculum enables students to comprehend, dissect and analyze sociological constructs like poverty, race, family, crime and gender, and then arms them with practical skills needed to apply those learnings. Students explore theory, data and more in courses like Gender and Sexuality, Social Problems and Nonprofit Responses and The Beyoncé Effect, which traces the rise of thirdwave feminism through music. Students then apply their coursework through research and co-curricular experiences.
Earning real-world experience
Every sociology major completes an internship during his or her time at the college. Recent students have interned at the Indiana Department of Public Corrections, state prisons, domestic violence centers, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Damar Services, an organization that serves children with disabilities.
Internships often roll into full-time positions upon graduation. In addition to internships, students use Indianapolis as a laboratory, studying jails, prisons, nonprofits, retirement communities and other organizations. Sociology majors have also presented their undergraduate research at the American Sociological Association’s annual meetings.