Our Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Online Degree Completion Program is a research-driven academic community that focuses on understanding and solving community issues. You’ll receive a well-rounded liberal arts education with strong transferable skills that you can use to embark on a number of career paths
Please note that we're offering this program online for the first time, and it's pending the approval of the Chancellor’s Office. If you're interested in applying, please fill out an interest form, and we'll notify you as soon as applications are open.
Our Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Online Degree Completion Program is a research-driven academic community that focuses on understanding and solving community issues. You’ll receive a well-rounded liberal arts education with strong transferable skills that you can use to embark on a number of career paths.
About the program
Sociology is the study of how members of a society interact with one another. From countries, states, and bustling cities to our own neighborhoods and academic communities, studying human structures and social systems of all sizes is the key to building stronger, empowered societies. Understanding the social, historical, and cultural forces that inform and influence society is freeing, for it shows us how to act and change the forces we find dehumanizing in our own communities.
If you’re interested in empowering your community, our Bachelor of Arts in Sociology online degree program can help you learn the skills you need to understand how societies function, and how we can work together to improve them. This two-year online degree program is specifically designed to make higher education more accessible for all types of learners. Whether you’re interested in changing your career or enhancing your current one, or you’re entering the job market for the first time, our online Bachelor of Arts in Sociology degree completion program can help you achieve your professional goals.
Program is perfect for...
Like many liberal arts degrees, earning an online sociology degree from SDSU World Campus can help you launch a career in many fields by building a variety of “crossover skills.” You can readily apply these skills to a wide range of occupations and careers in areas including research, education, business, community, corrections, health, and social service. Upon graduation, many of our students also decide to use the knowledge they’ve acquired to continue their education by applying to graduate school, law school, or other master’s degree programs.
For those interested in studying sociology, our online program gives you the opportunity to earn a valuable degree from SDSU without putting your professional life on hold. Whether you’re currently working and interested in attaining a degree to enhance your existing career, or you have other commitments and responsibilities, our online coursework is designed to work with your busy schedule. Best of all, upon graduation, you’ll earn the same degree, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences with a Major in Sociology from San Diego State University, as our on-campus students.
What you can learn
Our online sociology program will teach you to:
- Learn the range of sociological concepts, theories and reasoning, including the capacity to compare and interpret theories, deconstruct specific texts and critically reflect upon the conceptual foundation of the discipline.
- Comprehend the interrelatedness and distinctiveness of social institutions, structures, social inequalities, and social justice.
- Apply research methods in sociology, including principles and procedures used in different types of sociological analyses.
- Demonstrate critical thinking by applying sociological imagination to the analyses of and/or engagement with contemporary social issues.
The focus of our curriculum is on community issues. Communities consist of networks of personal relationships that underlie the large scale organizational and institutional structures that constitute societies. These social ties constitute the power resources — or “social capital” — through which things get done. They provide a kind of interpersonal glue that creates social cohesion and enables people within organizations and institutions to form coalitions, initiate processes for social change, and consolidate power resources in seeking to change social structure.
You’ll learn about broader topics like social psychology and social theories, and how collective behavior is informed by individual beliefs and emotions. You’ll also focus on larger-scale topics, such as the development and consequences of different structural arrangements in societies, often classified as institutions. You’ll focus on the unique attributes that influence and inform societies, such as gender, ethnicity, religion, wealth and status, national identity, and transnationality.
Like many liberal arts programs, you’ll learn skills that can be transferred to many different job settings. Such skills include a knowledge of the workings of society, the ability to analyze social problems and to communicate these analyses to others, and interpersonal relations. You’ll also hone your written and verbal communication skills, research methods, and analytical techniques.
You’ll learn about these topics in dynamic virtual classrooms led by experienced instructors from SDSU’s Sociology Department. Our faculty and lecturers perform cutting-edge research on a variety of sociological issues, and they bring their extensive research experience to every lesson, turning the classroom into a forum for constructive group discussion, personal growth, and practical education.
Outcomes
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the outlook for our graduates is bright. Job postings seeking individuals with the skills you’ll learn in an undergraduate sociology degree program topped 1.2 million over the past year, and that’s expected to grow by nearly 8% over the next decade. Salaries for individuals holding a Bachelor’s in Sociology currently range between $35,000–$80,000 per year, much higher than the predicted salary for an individual holding an associate’s degree ($25,000–$50,000).
Labor Analysis
BS in Sociology Graduate — Nationwide
Job Postings
Last 12 months
1,255,310
Projected Growth
Over 10 years
+7.80%
Salary Range
Average
$35,000-$80,000
Source: BLS & Burning Glass Technologies, 2020
Why Should You Choose Us?
Responsive
As a student of our online sociology program, you’ll focus on community issues. In addition to traditional sociological topics, our curriculum explores the problems facing societies across the globe, including immigration, racism, police brutality, and nationalism, and examines the many potential solutions to these problems.
Accessibility
There are millions of adults across the country who finished some college courses, but never earned a degree or credential. Many of these adults work full-time or part-time jobs. Some have families to take care of. For whatever reason, life got in the way of your degree. Our online sociology degree program provides you with an opportunity to attain a high-quality liberal arts education from a reputable university without putting your life on hold.
Contact Information
To contact our Student Service Coordinator, please call (619) 594-3946.