A sk a sociology professor what students get out of the discipline’s introductory course, and you’re likely to hear that they gain an understanding of the way social dynamics shape behavior and learn ...

TAMPA — In a move that rankled academics across the country last month, Florida officials removed sociology as one of the core courses students can choose to complete their studies at public colleges ...

Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. proposed a change in a list of core courses for state universities. Credit: Photo via Colin Hackley/NSF State higher-education officials on Thursday moved toward ...

The 17-member board of governors of the Florida University System decided Wednesday to eliminate a sociology course from the core requirements to graduate and to replace it with an American history ...

The board that oversees Florida’s state university system is taking steps to remove a course in sociology from the general education core course options for students — a move sociology department ...

Florida’s move to cut sociology as a core requirement in the State University System prompted outrage from parts of the academic community and sociologists. The Florida Board of Governors on Wednesday ...

On Jan. 17, the Florida Board of Governors voted to replace “Principles of Sociology” with “Introductory Survey to 1877” on the list of approved core graduation requirements for public universities in ...

There are excellent study abroad programs available at BC, arranged through the Office of International Programs (OIP) and approved, for sociology students, by Sociology Professor Gustavo Morello ...

Academics say it’s a solid course for college and university students, but they wish the state didn’t downgrade sociology. This oil painting of George Washington, known as the “Landsdowne” portrait, ...