Explore cutting-edge issues in sociology—including globalization, race, gender, urbanization, and medical and environmental matters.

A Sociology minor complements a major in any social science discipline, and is also useful for students in business, law enforcement, social work, education, philosophy and theology.

Professional development opportunities

• Technology: Learn to use industry-standard analysis software, including Excel and SPSS.
• Internships: Students have interned with hospice care providers, trial attorneys, circuit family court judges, migrant self-help organizations, Tampa AIDS Network and Saint Leo’s Office of Institutional Research.
• Co-curricular activities: Interact with peers and professionals in the Sociology club and at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Association.
• Service learning: Volunteer at Meals on Wheels or Habitat for Humanity through Saint Leo's bi-annual Community Service Day. Participate in an alternative spring break to post-earthquake Haiti or a Costa Rican orphanage. Lobby legislators in Tallahassee on issues that impassion you.
• Conferences: Present your findings at sociology conferences in Florida and around the U.S.

Student resources

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