Department of Sociology with Josh Meisel

23/11/2025 32 min

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Welcome to Majors & Minors at Cal Poly Humboldt!This show takes a close look at the rich academic offerings of our campus and all of the areas of study that can be pursued as a student. Each episode features an interview with a Department Chair or a Professor and focuses on the specifics of an area of study and the value of that pursuit both inside the college experience and beyond. Josh Meisel is on the show today as the Chair of the Department of Sociology. We discuss all that is going on in the field of sociology and how it has changed and evolved over time. We also dive into the details of majors and programs that make this department unique, including the Criminology and Justice Studies Program and the Cannabis Studies Lab. Josh also speaks about his personal experience as a student studying sociology and why he thinks this is an important academic field that has value at a personal and societal level. The ⁠⁠Department of Sociology ⁠is housed inside the ⁠⁠⁠College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt.Find out more about potential careers in sociology by contacting the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Career Development Center here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can email Career Development Center Director J.D. Garza Valencia @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Majors & Minors at Cal Poly Humboldt is hosted and produced by Abigail Smithson. If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by Silverman Sound Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠