The Sociology Major Curriculum Requirements for the Sociology Major

The Sociology Major Curriculum Requirements for the Sociology Major (42 semester hours)
6 Required Courses
15
SOC-101 The Sociological Imagination (This is a prerequisite for all sociology courses)
 3
SOC-201 Introductory Seminar in Sociology
 3
SOC-301 Methods of Sociological Research (Prerequisite: SOC-201)
 3
SOC-314 Social Theory (Prerequisite: SOC-201)
 3
SOC-400 Senior Seminar in Sociology (Prerequisite: All above courses)
 3
Course sequence recommendations:  The Sociological Imagination preferably should be taken in the freshman year, the Introductory Seminar in the sophomore year, Methods and Social Theory in the junior year. Your particular sequence of courses will be arranged in consultation with your advisor.
3 courses from the following:*
 9
SOC-311 Social and Cultural Change  
SOC-315 Issues in Modern Social Theory  
SOC-317 Law and Lawyers
  
SOC-330 Class and Economic Inequality  
SOC-340 Power and Politics  
SOC-355 Social Interaction
  
*additional courses from the above list may be taken beyond the minimum to satisfy the Sociology electives component of sociology major requirements
6 elective courses in Sociology 18
SOC-110
 Cultural Anthropology
SOC-205
 Families
SOC-206 Theories of Deviance and Crime
SOC-207
 Racial and Ethnic Relations
SOC-211
 Social Movements
SOC-216
 Youth and Crime
SOC-219
 Introduction to Criminal Justice: Police, Courts, Corrections
SOC-225
 Population Study
SOC-245
 Social Problems
SOC-246
 Drugs, Crime and American Society
SOC-247
 Aging
SOC-248
 Social Service Organizations
SOC-252
 Media, Culture and Society
SOC-261
 Schools and Schooling
SOC-269
 Physical Anthropology
SOC-270
 Area Studies: Africa
SOC-271
 Area Studies: Europe
SOC-272
 Area Studies: Indians of North America
SOC-300
 Work and Occupations
SOC-308
 Cities and Suburbs
SOC-309
 Peasant Society
SOC-310
 Pre-Industrial Economies
SOC-311
 Social and Cultural Change
SOC-312
 Women In Society
SOC-313
 Gender and Criminal Justice
SOC-314
 Social Theory
SOC-315
 Issues in Modern Social Theory
SOC-316
 Feminist Social Thought
SOC-317
 Law and Lawyers
SOC-320
 Religion and Belief Systems
SOC-321
 White Collar & Corporate Crime
SOC-322
 Punishment and Corrections
SOC-325
 Population Study
SOC-330
 Class and Economic Inequality
SOC-340
 Power and Politics
SOC-341
 Developing Societies
SOC-342
 Police and American Society
SOC-343
 Policing and Counter Terrorism
SOC-345
 Race and Crime
SOC-346
 Health Care and Society
SOC-349
 Retirement and Leisure
SOC-350
 Social Policy
SOC-355
 Social Interaction
SOC-361 to 369
 Selected Topics
SOC-396
 Applied Sociology
SOC-401
 Sex and the Body in Society
SOC-490
 Independent Research and Study
SOC-491
 Internship in Sociology
SOC-496 & 497
 Honors in Sociology

 

 


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