Freshman Launch Year (FLY) program at Tongji University - China, Transfer to Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Stony Brook University Stony Brook University, USA

Freshman Launch Year (FLY)

Stony Brook University prides itself on delivering a world class education and fostering global opportunities for its students. The Freshman Launch Year (FLY) program is a unique experience that allows newly admitted Stony Brook students to begin their academic journey abroad from their very first semester. Through FLY, students can choose to explore the vibrant city of Shanghai, engage with the tech hub of Seoul, or immerse themselves in Renaissance culture in Florence. Participants earn Stony Brook credit and make degree progress before ever setting foot on campus in New York!

FLY Highlights

• Premapped courses allow students from a variety of majors to feel secure in selecting the best classes to suit their academic goals. All courses earn SBU credit and count toward degree progress.
• On-site SBU program staff are available to help guide and support students in a uniquely Stony Brook experience.
• Students will be engaged throughout their program in various social and cultural activities to help broaden their experience and make friends and connections that will last a lifetime.

Transfer to: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Sociology is the systematic study of social life. It is based on the assumption that there are certain patterns to the way people live and think and that by studying their behavior and attitudes, these patterns can be discovered and explained. Sociologists investigate how the group influences behavior, from the smallest (a two-person relationship) to the largest (huge organizations, such as General Motors or the Catholic Church). Any­thing having to do with social behavior is the subject matter of sociology.

The Bachelor of Arts program at Stony Brook seeks to develop in students both an understanding of a history of social thought and skills in the collection and analysis of social data. The core program includes one semester of Introduction to Sociology, one semester of sociological theory, one semester of research methods, and one semester of statistics.

Students who have completed this program have attended graduate schools in sociology or related disciplines including social welfare and social work.  Many of our successful students pursued careers in advertising, marketing, and business management. Some graduates continue in the field of market research (studying for large companies what products people want to buy), demography (studying the population scientifically, as in the United States census), criminology (investigating the causes and nature of crime and criminal justice), urban planning, polling, and public opinion (like the Gallup or Harris Polls). We find many of our majors are successful in pursuing law programs and health professions fields, including medical school, nursing school and the clinical health sciences.