Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work at MCLA

Our interdisciplinary department is committed to helping you develop an understanding of society, cultures around the world, human behavior in all its diversity, and of the ways in which social groups respond to and are transformed by local and global forces.

 
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Offers

Through the classroom experience, ethnographic fieldwork, internships, service learning, research and independent study, you will examine your values and begin to understand how you can bring about change in your local environment and throughout the world.

Our faculty members take pride in providing multiple learning opportunities whether you are interested in criminal justice, anthropology, social policy, sociological research, women's studies, child and family studies, gerontology, community organizing, counseling, social work, law, business, or government.  It is our goal to help you think critically, solve problems, speak and write well, and empathize with those who are different from you. 

Our program emphasizes both scientific and humanistic methods of inquiry in the study of dynamics within families, delinquent gangs, factory work groups, high technology industries, social classes, and other groups.  You will be encouraged to integrate formal instruction with supervised activities such as internships and practica in social agencies, research in the local community, service learning experiences, and attendance at professional meetings.