Welcome To the Study of Culture
and Society at Drake!
Welcome to the web page of the Department for the Study of
Culture and Society at Drake University. I hope that you will
use this and other pages to find out more about our department
and the programs and courses that we offer.
The courses offered in the Culture and Society department
at Drake are designed to give our students the opportunity to
learn to think about a wide range of cultural and social topics.
We offer a major and minor in sociology, a combined major in
sociology and anthropology, and a minor in geography. Our courses
also serve a wide range of students majoring in other Arts and
Sciences subjects and in the professional schools at Drake. Our
courses reflect both traditional and new areas of study and create
opportunities to consider and pursue questions of emerging social
importance and concern. They of course also reflect the research
interests of our faculty.
The department offers courses in these three disciplines that
range from lecture sections of about 50 students to seminars
with a maximum of 15 students. Our courses seek to ground students
in various disciplinary research methods and theories across
different substantive topics as well as considering various critiques
of those disciplinary practices. Upper level students may pursue
their own research interests through the independent study and
senior capstone courses, and investigate career options in internships
done in the greater local community.
A full range of information about our programs can be found
in these web pages:
Department faculty also participate in various of the interdisciplinary
programs on campus, including First-Year Seminars, Honors, Multicultural
Studies, and Women's
Studies.
The culture and society faculty pursue diverse academic interests
and expertise. We are active in the communities of Drake University,
our disciplines, and in Des Moines, and several of us have interests
and extensive experience in other societies, which we bring to
our courses. The faculty are dedicated to assisting students
in exploring the advanced education and career options that may
flow from the undergraduate degrees offered in the department.
Please take the time to learn more about our department and about
Drake. To find out more about the department faculty follow the
link to Department Faculty.
Our students also reflect a great deal of diversity in their
interests and career goals. Many sociology majors go on for further
study, pursuing PhDs, law degrees, and the Masters of Social
Work. Many students begin their careers directly with their bachelor's
degree. The BA in sociology or anthropology and sociology offers
students many opportunities to work in social service areas in
government and private enterprise.
If you have questions, please contact me by clicking on the
live link below. Thank you for checking the Culture and Society
department at Drake University.
- Janet Wirth-Cauchon, Ph.D.
Chair, Department for the Study of Culture and Society
E-mail the chair:
janet.wirth-cauchon@drake.edu
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