Sociology

Sociology majors, particularly those less interested in research, are encouraged to consider internships during their junior or senior year. This is an especially valuable option for students that are not planning on pursuing graduate study. Interns get placement in a wide variety of settings based on future career interests.

Recent internship placements include:

• Community Strategies Group (Housing and Redevelopment Non-profit in Columbia County)
• Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine
• Dean of Students Office (Commonwealth University- Bloomsburg)
• Krislund Camp and Conference Center
• Recovery Centers of America
• Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education
• Northumberland County Behavioral Health
• Columbia County Prison
• Pennsylvania State Police
• Ronald McDonald House
• Triose Freight Management  
• Danville State Hospital

In consultation with the faculty internship supervisor and the supervisor at the internship site, we aim to make sure the student has a rewarding and enriching experience and one in which the tools of the sociological perspective are employed. 

We encourage our students to take advantage of study abroad opportunities. Studying abroad gives you the chance to closely study and personally experience different cultures while living overseas and fulfilling major requirements. When combined with the independent study option in sociology, this can serve as a student's capstone experience!

Sociology majors are strongly encouraged to find an opportunity for experiential learning outside the classroom. In addition to the capstone research option, majors often do independent research or take our upper-level research courses. Every year multiple Sociology students present their work at a professional conference. The faculty are also involved individually in research and welcome the opportunity to involve motivated and diligent students in their work.

The sociology program has close ties with the Center for Community Research and Consulting, which provides numerous opportunities every year for undergraduates to get involved in diverse applied sociological research projects.

Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (URSCA) awards provide summer stipend support to students participating in summer research, scholarship, or creative activities. Students can receive a maximum stipend of up to $6,000 for a full-time project during the 12 weeks of summer session.

A bachelor’s in Sociology doesn’t restrict you to studying sociology in graduate school. The CU sociology program prepares students for success in a wide variety of strong graduate programs where they earn both Masters and Doctoral degrees!  

Some recent grad school placements and degrees earned include:

• Commonwealth University- Bloomsburg – M.Ed. College Student Affairs
• Commonwealth University- Bloomsburg – M.S. Instructional Design and Technology
• Commonwealth University- Bloomsburg – M.B.A. Master of Business Administration
• Commonwealth University- Bloomsburg – M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction
• Kent State University – M.A. Higher Education Administration
• West Chester University – M.S. Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Penn State University – M.Ed. Counselor Education
• Penn State University – Ph.D. Rural Sociology
• Portland State University – M.A. Sociology
• SUNY Albany – M.S. Epidemiology
• Columbia University – M.P.H. Public Health  
• Temple University – M.P.H. Public Health  
• Fairleigh Dickinson University – M.P.H. Master of Public Health
• Penn State University – M.Ed. Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling
• Drexel University – M.A. Counseling
• University of Delaware – M.A. Sociology  
• University of Kansas – M.A. Sociology
• University of Maryland – Ph.D. Sociology
• Lehigh University – M.A. Sociology  
• George Mason University – M.A. Sociology  
• Temple University – Ph.D. Sociology
• Purdue University – Ph.D. Sociology 

Commonwealth University sociology graduates land a variety of rewarding jobs doing things that really matter in the world:

• Community School Coordinator – Philadelphia Public Schools
• Director of Human Services – Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti-Violence Network
• Associate Director of Case Management and Outreach – University of Pennsylvania
• Domestic Violence Advocate – Equinox of Albany, NY
• Clinical Research Coordinator – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Director – Carbon County Housing Authority
• Associate Director of Operations – University of Pennsylvania
• Director of Enrollment Communications and Graduate Admissions – Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor – Pennsylvania Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Senior Research Associate – The Urban Institute
• Research Associate – Public Health Research Corporation
• Deputy Director – Fors Marsh Group (Market Research)
• Federal Policy & Advocacy Specialist – Upstream USA (Women’s Health Non-profit)
• Senior Talent and Employee Experience Generalist (Human Resources) – YPrime
• Patient Access Representative – Geisinger Bloomsburg Medical Addiction Treatment Clinic
• Climbing Coordinator – Stanford University Recreation and Wellness
• Director of Quest – Commonwealth University- Bloomsburg  
• Human Capital Management Consultant – ADP  
• Human Resources Associate – OPTiMO Information Technology 

• Political Science (minor and major)
• Marketing (major concentration)
• Communications (minor and major)
• Languages and Cultures (minor and major)
• Psychology (minor and major)
• Criminal Justice (minor and major)
• Pre-Law (major concentration)

• M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• M.B.A. Master of Business Administration
• M.S. Information Technology
• M.S. Instructional Design and Technology
• M.S. School Counseling
• M.S. Sport and Performance Psychology
• M.S. Sport Management
• M.S.W. Social Work