Department of Sociology

OFFICE	126 Stubbs Hall
TELEPHONE	225-578-1645
FAX	225-578-5102
WEBSITE	www.soc.lsu.edu

For information regarding the GRADUATE PROGRAM, click here.

Functions of the department are to conduct teaching and research in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences and the Graduate School, to provide an undergraduate degree program in sociology including a concentration in criminology, and to conduct research in rural sociology for the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station.

The department is research-oriented and committed to the further development of sociology as a science as well as to the application of sociological principles in societal programs. With respect to its teaching responsibilities, the department contributes to pre-professional preparation of undergraduates and develops professional sociologists at the graduate level.

A special program leading to the BA degree with departmental honors in sociology is also offered. Detailed information is available from the departmental office.

Programs

Major

Sociology, B.A.

Minor

Sociology Minor