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SOC - Sociology Major

Program Title

Sociology

Program Type

Major

Degree Designation

BA

Department(s)

Program Description

Major effective prior to 2011

Modifications Made to Curriculum: Fall 2021, Fall 2023

Requisites

Requirements for the Major (40 credits)


I. Core (20 credits)

Complete all of the following:

  • course - Introduction to Sociology

  • course - Introduction to Statistics

  • course - Sociological Research Methods OR course - Research Methods in Psychology

  • course - Classical Sociological Theory

  • course - Senior Seminar in Sociology

II. Intermediate and Upper-Level (20 credits)

Complete 20 credits, selected from the following:

  • course - Contemporary Social Problems

  • course - Sociology of Inequality

  • course - Sociology of Religion

  • course - Sociological Research Methods

  • course - The Sociology of Management

  • course - Sociology of Gender

  • course - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

  • course - Sociology of Families

  • course - Sociology of Deviant Behavior

  • course - Sociology of Work

  • course - Sociology of Childhood and Youth

  • course - Sociological Social Psychology

  • course - Contemporary Issues in Sociology

  • course - Contemporary Issues in Sociology: US Topics

  • course - Contemporary Issues in Sociology: International Topics

  • course - Contemporary Issues in Sociology: Interdisciplinary Topics

  • course - Independent Study in Sociology

  • course - Urban Sociology

  • course - Sociology of Immigration

  • course - The Practice of Public Sociology

  • course - Criminology

  • course - Sociology of Mass Communications

  • course - Sociology of Health and Illness

  • course - Political Sociology

  • course - Sociology of Education

  • course - Sociology of Mental Health and Illness

  • course - Sociology of Reproduction

  • course - Classical Sociological Theory

  • course - Contemporary Sociological Theory

  • course - Independent Research/ Off-Campus Programs

  • course - Contemporary Issues in Sociology: US Topics

  • course - Contemporary Issues in Sociology: Interdisciplinary International Topics

  • course - Immersive Research/Creative Projects in Sociology

  • course - Senior Seminar in Sociology

  • course - Specialized Honors I

  • course - Specialized Honors II

Note

Majors planning to do graduate work in Sociology should take course - Contemporary Sociological Theory.