Major Requirements

Sociology students take a total of 14 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.

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.

Requirements for the Major (42 semester hours)
Sociology
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 Seminar in Sociology
 3
Three courses from the following:
 9
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  
  Six sociology electives
 18

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

 

 


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