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Sociology

Doubt, and See. Analyze to Solve Problems.
Comprehensive Research on Society and Human Actions

Sociology is a discipline that researches the social aspects of human actions and awareness, the social structure and function of organizations and societies, and social change. 

Courses in Sociology examine topics such as the individual personalities embedded in society, interrelationships between people, the cultures born from these interrelationships, social systems, and the mechanisms of society as a whole. 

Specific areas of research include discovering self-identity and family, mass media, styles of communication, ethnicity, environment, corporations, occupations, consumption, delinquency and crime, leisure, hierarchies and classes, youth culture, schools, social welfare, regional development, cities, and the sociology of law. 

The primary subjects examined are found in areas such as current events and the latest societal phenomena. As students formulate and prove theories, they cultivate new perspectives for viewing society. 

Objective: Clarify Reality through Theories

Students learn the two basic concepts of theory and proof, and acquire the ability to think in terms of social science and analytical methods. They use these skills to analyze concrete societal phenomena that occur in areas such as communications, media, social welfare, the elderly, the environment, gender, and family. This program also seeks to foster an awareness of issues in human society, thereby enabling students to autonomously and proactively work on resolving various problems by analyzing backgrounds and causes. 

Graduates apply this specialized knowledge to jobs in the media, civil service, nonprofit organizations, domestic and international research agencies, the human resource and public relations departments of general corporations, and corporations in the IT industry. Many go on to attain more specialized knowledge in graduate school, with some even taking the podium themselves as university professors or passionately applying themselves to research of their own. 

Features: Methodologies and Seminars That Emphasize Related Sciences

This program offers diverse courses that touch upon many different research areas. Compulsory courses include the Introduction to Sociology lecture—which offers a concise and informative outline of sociology—as well as Research Methods in Sociology, which teaches students the overall process of conducting social research. Students acquire the basics of sociology and cultural anthropology through a wide range of courses in related fields such as educational sociology, geography, and life science. Adjunct instructors also come in from off-campus. 

Students learn various types of research methods, including theoretical study with a focus on literature, fieldwork into regional society, metrical studies that apply computing power, and others. The significance of qualitative and quantitative sociological research methods is acknowledged because these methods are effective means that accurately explain the realities of societies in corporations, municipalities, communities, and so on. 

Priority is given to the creation of graduate theses as culminations of the lively debates in seminars, based on knowledge students absorbed during lectures.