Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Midwestern State University (MSU Texas) offers a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. A student majoring in sociology has the option of obtaining a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree.

Sociology faculty members at MSU Texas are noted for being student-oriented. They are readily accessible and have an open-door policy. Interested students often have the opportunity to engage in research projects with faculty members. Many of Sociology students have won regional and national awards for their papers and have been published in scholarly journals. The Sociology program also has a very active service-oriented student organization, the Association for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Members spend time at Boys and Girls Clubs, The Teen Shelter, and raise money for charitable causes. Sociology at MSU Texas also has a chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the international honor society for Sociology. Graduates in Sociology from MSU Texas are attending graduate school in sociology, working in human resource work, working as pharmaceutical representatives, working as financial planners, working in for profit and non-profit organizations, working in colleges and universities, serving as youth ministers and pastors, working in social service agencies, and in mental health services, working in law enforcement, working in business and management positions, working as elementary and secondary teachers (with teacher certification), medical equipment sales, and in adoption agencies, etc. Note: If a student wishes to seek a Bachelor of Science - Sociology that can be adjusted once they meet with the advisor to discuss their degree plan.