Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Co-op) - Urban Sociology

Sociology investigates how communities are formed and maintained and how people resist social conventions and inequalities. Drawing from Philadelphia's rich cultural landscape, Drexel's Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology educates students to examine the interplay between institutions and individuals to better understand how one's life is shaped by society. Students develop strong skills in critical thinking, research design, research methods, data analysis, writing and public speaking in order to address contemporary social challenges.

With a concentration in urban sociology, students will learn to sociologically analyze cities, communities, and the social processes that organize and transform them. Urban sociology students study topics such as gentrification, revitalization, suburbanization, and urban decline, communities and neighborhoods, their vibrancy, diversity, and resilience as expressed through consumption, social spaces, art, minority cultures, and everyday resistance, and the unique challenges facing modern cities, including poverty, affordable housing, homelessness, global warming, policing, incarceration, and inequality within cities as expressed through race, class, gender and sexuality.

For a concentration in urban sociology, students should take at least four courses from the courses listed below. These courses will be considered electives within the major. A good way to start learning about the field is to take SOC 240 Urban Sociology. This course is offered twice a year. The other urban sociology courses are offered every other year.