East Carolina University has evolved into a comprehensive institution known for its commitment to academic excellence, research, and community engagement. The university offers a wide array of undergraduate and graduate programs across various disciplines, including business, health sciences, education, engineering, and the arts.

With a student-centered approach, ECU is dedicated to providing a supportive and inclusive learning environment. The university places a strong emphasis on research and innovation, contributing to advancements in fields such as medicine, technology, and education. ECU's vibrant campus life, coupled with its focus on service and leadership development, ensures that students not only receive a top-notch education but also graduate as well-rounded individuals prepared for success in their chosen fields.

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Are you interested in learning about our society, the social arrangements within which we live our lives, the diversity of marriages/families, law and criminal justice system, medicine, politics, economics, race, gender, and sexuality? Are you open to majoring in a field that would give you the freedom to explore multiple career paths? As a sociology major, you will have the opportunity to choose from several concentrations: applied social research (emphasizes skills in collecting and analyzing social data for practical purposes); marriage and family (emphasizes diversity in marriages/families, functions/problems/changes in marriages/families); law and society (designed for students interested in the legal profession and the creation and application of law); and social diversity (emphasizes awareness and appreciation of social differences in society). Sociologists study social change, diverse populations and their interactions, and use scientific methods to find answers to complex questions. Majoring in sociology can help you learn skills needed to succeed in the 21st century including but not limited to: critical thinking, analytic problem solving, communication, collaboration, multi-cultural and global understandings, innovation, creativity, and excellent written communication. More than any other discipline, sociology is a meeting place of the social sciences, combining its own ideas and methods with insights from other disciplines in examining the ways societies succeed and/or fail. Show less

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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