A major in Sociology can prepare you for graduate study or research in such areas as: Social Change, Urban Sociology, Urban Planning, Social Organization and Bureaucracies, Crime and Delinquency, Minorities and Ethnic Studies, Family Counseling, Anthropology, Social Problems and Social Deviance, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Social Psychology, Social Research, Social Work, Medical Sociology, Women's Studies, Sociology of Education, Demography and Gerontology

Specializations are available in: Urban/Suburban/Studies, Computer Applications, Computers in Sociology, and Teacher Certification

For students interested in a teaching career the College offers an opportunity for Sociology and Behavioral Science majors to obtain New York State Provisional Teacher Certification in the following areas:

Education:
      Early Childhood and Childhood
      Birth through Grade Six

Dual Certification:
      Early Childhood and Teaching Students with Disabilities

Tri Certification:
      Early Childhood, Childhood, and Teaching Students with Disabilities

Early Secondary Education
      Grades Seven through Nine

Honors Graduate Program
The Honors Graduate Program gives outstanding students an opportunity for early graduate study. Each year a selected group of seniors are invited to take courses in the Master's Degree Programs in Psychology, in School Psychology, in Counseling, in School Counseling, and in Health Services Management offered at the Mercy College Campuses.

Honor Societies:
PSI CHI, National Honor Society in Psychology,
PI GAMMA MU, National Honor Society in Social Sciences,
SIGMA PHI OMEGA, National Honor Society in Gerontology,
PHI ALPHA, National Honor Society in Social Work,

For further information, please contact:
Dr. Robert C. Tash, Ph.D.
(914) 674-7665
rtash@mercy.edu