The Sociology program at Murray State University offers an undergraduate major and minor. Through these programs,

  • Students gain sociological training and learn to apply sociological knowledge in seeking solutions to local, state, national, and international problems.
  • This undergraduate program also prepares students to consume and engage in sociological research by obtaining both quantitative and qualitative research skills during their training.
  • Many of the faculty also collaborate with students on research and publishing. Faculty research and teaching interests include areas such as
    • Social inequalities,
    • Criminology and Deviance,
    • Media and Culture,
    • Gender, Race/Ethnicity,
    • Immigration and Globalization, and various topics relating to work and the economy.