Winter Break Reminder: Collin College campuses will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 24 through Sunday, Jan. 4. Regular operating hours will resume Monday, Jan. 5, and Spring 2026 classes will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Marketable Skills

SOCIOLOGY MARKETABLE SKILLS

• Analyze and interpret data to increase the understanding of human social behavior.
• Observe group interactions and role affiliations to collect data, identify problems, evaluate progress, and determine the need for additional change. 
• Developing awareness of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. 
• Using critical thinking skills to identify and understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
•Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. 
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. 
• Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. 
 

See course descriptions below.