The Augustana University Sociology Department supports the study of social life, change and the causes and consequences of human behavior in relation to existing systems in society. The department facilitates further areas in study of criminology & deviance, law, family & community services and medicine & health care systems.
Program of Study
Contacts
- Department Chair of Sociology, Director of the Civitas Honors Program Dr. William Swart | william.swart@planosemetas.com | 605.274.5329
Latest News
Augustana University has added a gender, sexuality & women’s studies (GSWS) minor as of Aug. 30. The minor is another offering within the university’s list of interdisciplinary academic programs developed as part of Augustana’s strategic plan Viking Bold: The Journey to 2030.
Augustana University student Tsegab Arega ‘23, of Sioux Falls, is a government & international affairs and sociology double major. As a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholar, Arega was an intern this past summer at the University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (Michigan FPHLP) in Ann Arbor.