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BS Major • Minor

Sociology

Explore how individuals, groups, and communities interact and navigate life

The communities we grow up in shape us. What we believe about faith, money, or power is deeply linked to the places that form us. Geneva's sociology program provides a biblically rooted foundation for understanding society, structures, and relationships as you prepare for a career in any part of society.

Geneva prepares you to make a meaningful impact in your career, community and life.

Hands-On Work

Opportunities to engage with city residents and officials through Beaver Falls Community Development Corporation

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a unique living-learning community in downtown Beaver Falls

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Key Courses

Intro to Community Development

Learn how to interact with the broader community so you can serve and support others

Sociology of Cities & Mill Towns

Discover the effects a city has on its people and culture and examine the qualities of thriving

Social Change

Study the ways society and social changes have affected eras of history, especially the civil rights movement

Poverty/Inequality

Discuss the causes of the U.S.’s wealth gap and the ways families, jobs, schools, and communities have been impacted

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Experienced & Accomplished Faculty

 Keith Martel
Professor of Higher Education, Sociology, & Humanities, Coordinator of Sociology and Community Development programs
 Wendy Whelpley
Executive Director of the Beaver Falls Community Development Corporation and the Director of Geneva’s City House
 Henry Suhr
Part-time Instructor of Sociology
Marc de Jeu
Part-time Lecturer
The goals of the sociology major are:
  • To develop students who understand the uniqueness of the human person created in the image of God as the starting point for community development.
  • To produce professionally excellent people to work various of public, non-profit or faith-based agencies or organizations.
  • To root students in foundational theory as a basis for their personal philosophy and approach to community development.
  • To contribute to the ongoing revitalization of the region within which Geneva College is located.
The sociology major has a direct connection to the flourishing Beaver Falls Community Development Corporation to accomplish these goals.

The learning objectives for sociology majors are: 

  1. Students will explore the nature of power in the social structure and understand how it can affect both individuals and communities.
  2. Students will commit to an approach that sees health as a long-term investment in a community as a way of nurturing their own well-being.
  3. Students will be able to appreciate the wide array of people and cultures that make communities rich in assets.
  4. Students will address both the nature of the built environment and the centrality of social structures as foundational to the healthy functioning of a community.
  5. Students will be challenged to see communities differently as being places of assets and abundance and will celebrate and build from the richness present in the community.

Career Outcomes

Graduates who aspire to have an impact in their communities and their careers through a Geneva Education gain expertise in this field enhanced by academics rooted in Christian values and ethics in Geneva’s program.

17%

the BLS expects a 17% increase in job openings for social and human service professionals over the next 10 years.

$86K

Research sociologists earn roughly $86,000 every year (U.S. BLS).

“The Social Justice class was fascinating because we had all types of authorities in the criminal justice field come in and share stories. I knew this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.” Marcus, sociology student

Be prepared for careers such as...

  • Human Rights Worker
  • Counselor
  • Juvenile Court Worker
  • Child and Youth Advocate
  • Social Research and Analyst

Further your impact...

  • Travel and serve overseas with Peace Corps
  • Start your own nonprofit organization
  • Research and publish work within your field

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