Sociology
Options
- Majors
- Sociology - Liberal Arts (Sociology major may be used as part of a broad field social studies major)
- Criminology
- Minors
- Sociology - Liberal Arts
- Sociology - Education
- Criminology
- Anthropology
For those who wish to teach sociology in high school, the required major is the broad field social studies major.
General Education Requirements:
- BA and BS Liberal Arts majors as listed.
- BS Education majors as listed.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences: SOCI 100 or ANTH 100
Major
Sociology Major: 42 Total Credits
Content Core (12 cr.)
- SOCI 100 Introduction to Sociology (counts 3 cr. in Gen. Ed.)
- SOCI 201 Theories of Sociology 3 cr.
- SOCI 210 Social Problems 3 cr.
- SOCI 411 Seminar in Sociology 3 cr.
Research Core (15 cr.)
- SOCI 150/CRIM 150 Foundations for Success in Sociology and Criminology 3 cr.
- SOCI 200 Sociological Inquiry 3 cr.
- SOCI 250 Social Statistics 3 cr.
- SOCI 300 Research Methods 3 cr.
- SOCI 480 Research Capstone 3 cr.
Stratification Core (6 cr.)
- SOCI 328 Perspectives on Race Relations 3 cr. or SOCI 322/ANTH 322 Race and Ethnicity 3 cr.
- SOCI 321 Power and Inequality 3 cr.
- SOCI 326/WGSS 326 Sociology of Gender Roles 3 cr.
Electives (9 cr.)
Select from the following. Only six credits from SOCI 379.
- ANTH 100 Cultural Anthropology 3 cr.
- SOCI 218 Deviant Behavior 3 cr.
- SOCI 220 Sociology of Diversity: Race, Class and Gender 3 cr.
- SOCI 231 Sociology of Globalization 3 cr.
- SOCI 241 Social Psychology 3 cr.
- ANTH 234 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion 3 cr.
- SOCI 310/FILM 310 Sociology Through Film 3 cr.
- SOCI 314/ANTH 314 Faces of Culture 3 cr.
- SOCI 316/ANTH 316 Social and Cultural Change 3 cr.
- SOCI 331/ANTH 331/WGSS 331 Global Perspectives on Women 3 cr.
- SOCI 332 Environmental Sociology 3 cr.
- SOCI 333/ANTH 333 Human and Cultural Origins 3 cr.
- SOCI 338/ANTH 338 Global Perspectives on Health and Disease 3cr.
- SOCI 341 Sociology of Later Life 3 cr.
- SOCI 342/WGSS 342 Sociology of the Family 3 cr.
- SOCI 343 Sociology of Sport and Leisure 3 cr.
- SOCI 344 Sociology of Human Sexuality 3 cr.
- SOCI 378 Semester Abroad Research 3-8 cr.
- SOCI 379 Internship in Sociology 6-12 cr. (must be a sociology major and have 12 credits of major complete)
- SOCI 389 Special Topics in Sociology 3 cr.
- SOCI 395/ANTH 395 Social Understandings of Central and South America 3 cr.
- SOCI 490 Readings 1-2 cr.
- SOCI 499 Independent Study 1-2 cr.
Minor
Sociology Minor - Liberal Arts or Education - 24 Total Credits
Required Courses 6 cr. hrs.
- SOCI 100 Introduction to Sociology
(supporting course-counts 3 cr. in Gen. Ed.) - SOCI 200 Sociological Inquiry 3 cr.
- SOCI 201 Theories of Sociology 3 cr.
General Electives in Sociology/Anthropology 18 cr. hrs.
(at least 9 credits must be at 300/400 level)
