Department Chair:
Dr. Derrick Bryan (Associate Professor)
Faculty:
Dr. Cynthia Hewitt (Associate Professor); Dr. Michael Hodge (Professor); Dr. Mansa Bilal King (Associate Professor); Dr. Regine Jackson (Professor); Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola (Assistant Professor); Dr. Taura Taylor (Assistant Professor); Dr. Adria Welcher (Associate Professor)
Program overview:
Sociology does not simply describe how human social behavior is organized and how it changes. It seeks to explain the reasons for such organization and change. To this end, the professional sociologist aims to learn how to anticipate and predict patterns of human group interaction. Such information, systematically and objectively derived, provides knowledge from which enlightened, informed social policies and planning can ensue.
The department’s core curriculum is structured to orient students interested in sociology and other professional areas. Experience in these courses helps to free the mind from the fetters of traditionalism, fostering critical analysis of the social-scientific context. Students are strongly encouraged to engage in internships, fieldwork, and undergraduate research. In addition to the major and minor in sociology, the department offers a minor in criminal justice and a concentration in the sociology of family and gender. The department also prepares for successful graduate study and employment in sociology, research, and other fields.
The careers of the department’s graduates include criminal justice, law, social work, environmental planning, policy analysis, gerontology, medical sociology, clinical counseling, public health, medicine, theology, teaching and educational administration, government service, marketing research, industrial sociology, public relations, diplomatic service, organizational research, and administration in industry or community service organizations.
Students majoring and minoring in sociology are eligible for election to the Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociological Honor Society. The department also sponsors a discipline-oriented group, the Morehouse Sociological Association. Our rich history is exemplified by our students, faculty, and programs. It is also an honor to co-host the Southeastern Undergraduate Sociological Symposium with Emory University. Further, our department is the host of the longest running undergraduate conference, the Annual Family Institute, celebrating 77 years in 2024 featuring the annual Anna Harvin Grant Paper Competition.
Student learning outcomes:
The goals of the sociology department are organized to ensure that students graduating from the department of sociology are prepared to:
- Enter graduate and professional studies
- Use their sociological skills and knowledge to begin careers
- Apply the sociological imagination and critical thinking to everyday life and community concerns
- Demonstrate a global orientation and enhanced awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the African experience in Africa and the diaspora
Department policies and/or General Education modifications:
- A grade of C or higher is required for majors to satisfactorily complete all Sociology major courses.
- Students who enroll in HSOC courses without meeting their prerequisites are subject to disenrollment by the department regardless of performance or time elapsed.
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