The education goal is to use the discipline as a way to critically synthesize what is learned in a liberal arts program. The program envisaged here provides a general background which will enable the student to move into a variety of career paths, while retaining the opportunity for particular specializations within Sociology and thematically related disciplines. The Department of Sociology and Justice Studies believes that a university must educate broadly to enrich both career and life. Accordingly, students in the sociology program will complete social science foundation courses, as well as core disciplinary courses. In order to assist students as they move into a variety of career paths, students will also complete an interdisciplinary certificate or coursework in an approved area of specialization.