Mansfield University Home PageSocial Work - It's one of the fastest growing careers in the United States. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that employment will grow faster than average for social work positions.
Sociology & Anthropology - Students who graduate with a B.A. or B.S. in sociology and enter the job market directly will find themselves competing with other liberal arts students, but with an advantage--knowledge of key social factors and a firm grasp on research design and methods. This advantage of the B.A. sociology program provides breadth and the potential for adaptability.
Minors:
Anthropology - The Anthropology minor provides training for the student interested in working with people from backgrounds and cultures different than his or her own. Courses are designed to expose the student to the variations and similarities of human behavior cross-culturally.
Gerontology - The Gerontology minor provides training for the student interested in working with an increasingly aging population. The interdisciplinary minor offers the student exposure to current aging issues from the sociological, psychological and social work perspectives.
Social Welfare - The Social Welfare minor prepares students majoring in business, criminal justice administration, computer sciences, psychology, biology, art, nursing, and others who intend to work in social welfare systems to understand those systems.
Sociology - The Sociology minor provides training for the student interested in better understanding human social behavior. The minor offers an understanding of group or other collective factors that influence human behavior.