Are you interested in better understanding of human social behavior, culture, and interpersonal relationships? When pursuing St. Kate’s sociology degree on our St. Paul campus, you'll gain insight into topics ranging from self-identity and gender roles to family and government.

A major in sociology at St. Kate's is a flexible degree program that allows you to explore a wide range of subjects, develop new ways of thinking, and become a leader with coherent understanding of social justice.

Through classroom interaction and collaborative research, you will

• study systems of power and privilege as well as disparities in existing institutional arrangements

• critically analyze the role of race, class, gender, and other differences that shape social meaning and structural patterns

• develop strategies for impacting social change through personal action, social movements, community organizations, the law, and public policy.

The faculty at St. Catherine University are committed to solving real-life problems that we face daily as individuals and as a society. Their expertise includes contemporary issues such as immigration, globalization, social control through mass incarceration and medicalization, the politics of performance, and race, class, and gender.