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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

Sociology Major—42 Total Credits

Core Requirements 18 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.
SOCI 250 Social Statistics 3 cr.
SOCI 300 Research Methods 3 cr.
SOCI 480 Senior Seminar 3 cr.

Content Areas - 15 cr.

Take a minimum of one course out of each of the following content areas.

Culture and Community - Choose one course
ANTH 100 Cultural Anthropology 3 cr.
SOCI 210 Social Problems 3 cr.
SOCI 218 Deviant Behavior 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.

Diversity and Inequality - Choose one course
SOCI 220 Sociology of Diversity: Race, Class and Gender 3 cr.
SOCI 321 Power and Inequality 3 cr.
SOCI 322 / ANTH 322 Race and Ethnicity 3 cr.
SOCI 326 / WGSS 326 Sociology of Gender Roles 3 cr.
SOCI 328 Perspectives on Race Relations 3 cr.

Globalization - Choose one course
SOCI 231 Sociology of Globalization 3 cr.

ANTH 234 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion 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 395 / ANTH 395 Belize Study Tour 3 cr.

Life Course - Choose one course

SOCI 241 Social Psychology 3 cr.
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

Seminars - Choose one course
SOCI 411 Seminar in Culture and Community 3 cr.
SOCI 421 Seminar in Diversity and Inequality 3 cr.
SOCI 431 Seminar in Globalization 3 cr.
SOCI 441 Seminar in Life Course 3 cr.

Other Electives

Choose 9 credits from courses not taken in Content Areas above and/or the following. All must be be numbered 300 or higher.

SOCI 378 Semester Abroad Research 3-8 cr.
SOCI 379 Internship in Sociology 6-12 cr.
SOCI 389 Special Topics in Sociology 3 cr.
SOCI 490 Readings 1-2 cr.
SOCI 499 Independent Study 1-2 cr.

Total Required Credit Hours: 24-26

All classes are 3 credits unless otherwise specified.

Required Courses (21 Credit Hours):

SASA 112  Introduction to Storytelling
SASA 113  Collaborative Problem Solving for Stage and Screen
SASA 121  Acting for Stage and Screen I
SASA 131  Visual Elements for Stage and Screen
SASA 335  Directing for Stage and Screen I
SASA 490  Entrepreneurship/Senior Capstone for Stage and Screen 

Choose One – Required
FILM 301  History of Film
SASA 337  History of Theatre

Directed Electives (3-5)

SASA 160 Studio Production
SASA 212 Improvisation and Devising for Stage and Screen (2 Cr.)
SASA 225 Musial Theatre Performance
SASA 231 Creating Artistic Environments for Stage and Screen
SASA 232 Costume/Makeup for Stage and Screen
SASA 233 Light and Sound for Stage and Screen
SASA 234 Production Mgt. and Leadership for Stage and Screen
SASA 260 Electronic Field Production
SASA 261 Electronic Media Copywriting
FILM 301 History of Film
SASA 328 Theatre for Youth
SASA 334 Playwriting
SASA 337 History of Theatre
SASA 340 Design for Stage and Screen
SASA 360 Advanced Electronic Field Production
ENGL 381 Screenwriting
SASA 435 Directing for Stage and Screen II
SASA 460 Collaborative Filmmaking: Web Series