Major Requirements

Sociology students take a total of 15 three-credit courses to complete the major, including a sequence of required courses designed specifically for majors and for those double majoring in Sociology and Education.  Seminars at the freshman and senior levels provide extensive class participation, personalized instruction, and carefully supervised individual research.  Courses in research methods and statistics instruct students in diverse techniques of information gathering and analysis.

In addition to these courses, Sociology students select a set of courses in substantive areas.  Through consultation with faculty advisors, students are able to focus on their areas of special career or academic interest, such as criminal justice, law, education, social services, management, or marketing.

Sociology Major (45 semester hours)
Sociology	42 Credits
SOC 101 The Sociological Imagination	3
SOC 201 Introductory Seminar in Sociology	3
SOC 301 Methods of Sociological Research	3
SOC 314 Social Theory	3
SOC 400 Senior Sociology Seminar	3
Three courses from the following: SOC 311 Social and Cultural Change SOC 315 Issues in Modern Social Theory SOC 317 Law and the Legal Profession SOC 330 Social Inequality SOC 340 Power and Politics SOC 355 Interpersonal Relations	9
Six sociology electives	18
Statistics	3 Credits
One of the following: MTH 210 Introduction to Applied Statistics POL 230 Methods of Political Analysis	3

Important Note

• Seniors planning to attend graduate school should take the Graduate Record Examination, including the Advanced test in Sociology.

 

These requirements are in addition to the Core Curriculum Requirements.  Please see the Academic Catalogs for more information, including course descriptions.

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