Resources
Sociology Undergraduate Student Association (SUSA)
SUSA is an organization open to all sociology majors and minors. The purpose of SUSA is to:
- Foster a sense of community among sociology majors and minors.
- Provide forums and resources to support sociology students in their quest for internships, careers and graduate school programs.
- Engage sociology students in the broader community through service and volunteerism.
- Offer campus events that are SUSA sponsored, or co-sponsored with other college or community organizations, such as film nights, speakers and student presentations.
For more information about SUSA and how to join, please contact Kathleen Kishman at kathleen.kishman@otterbein.edu.
Professional Organizations
Current and prospective students are strongly encouraged to examine the following sites. They have good information on research topics, careers and graduate schools and will also give you an understanding of how the discipline works in the "real world."
- American Sociological Association
- North Central Sociological Association
- Black Sociologists Association
- Association of Humanist Sociology
- International Sociological Association
Graduate School Information
The following sites may provide information to those interested in graduate study in Sociology and related disciplines.
- Graduate Minority scholarships and fellowships
- Sociology Graduate School directory - Compare graduate schools of Sociology, Criminology, etc.
- Ranking of graduate schools in Social Work
- Ranking of graduate schools in Anthropology
- 2008 U.S. News and World Report's top-ranked Sociology and Criminology graduate school programs
- World Learning Institute - offers practical graduate degrees to prepare for international development work
Other Sociology sites
- SocioSite - Social Science Information System based at the University of Amsterdam
- Baldwin-Wallace College's Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Peace Corps
Book
If Sociology will be your career, you need to check out Careers in Sociology by W. Richard Stephens, Jr.
