Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

1. Specific Courses Required for this degree

Completion of SOC 201: The Sociological Imagination is a prerequisite for all other sociology courses.

Required Courses (25 credit hours)

  • SOC 201: Soc Imagination GT-SS3 (3 hours)
  • SOC 245: Criminology* (3 hours)
  • SOC 251: Social Problems (3 hours)
  • SOC 311: Social Statistics (4 hours)
  • SOC 395: Pre-Professional Seminar in Soc (2 hours)
  • SOC 401: Self and Society (3 hours)
  • SOC 445: Sociological Theory (3 hours)
  • SOC 455: Qualitative Research Methods (3 hours)

Diversity Elective (3 credit hours)

  • SOC 318: “Race,” Class & Gender (3 hours)
  • SOC 365: Race, Culture & Ethnicity (3 hours)
  • SOC 370: Poverty and Wealth (3 hours)
  • SOC 419: Gender and Society (3 hours)

Sociology Electives Courses (9 elective credits)

  • SOC 279/379/479: Special Topics in Sociology (3 hours)
  • SOC 305: Rural Sociology (3 hours)
  • SOC 315: Sociology of Education (3 hours)
  • SOC 318: Race,” Class, and Gender” (3 hours)
  • SOC 320: Marriages and Families (3 hours)
  • SOC 340: Readings in Sociology (2 hours)
  • SOC 345: Women, Sport and Society (3 hours)
  • SOC 347: Juvenile Delinquency (3 hours)
  • SOC 348: Women & Crime (3 hours)
  • SOC 365: Race, Culture & Ethnicity (3 hours)
  • SOC 370: Poverty and Wealth (3 hours)
  • SOC 379/479: Special Topics in Sociology (3 hours)
  • SOC 419: Gender and Society (3 hours)
  • SOC 425: Environment and Society (3 hours)
  • SOC 430: Social Movements (3 hours)
  • SOC 444: Deviance and Control (3 hours)

Students choose one of the following emphases:

Criminology Emphasis (9 hours)

  • SOC 346: Criminal Justice (3 hours)
  • SOC 447: Correctional Systems (3 hours)
  • SOC 494: Internship in Criminology (3 hours)

Social Work Emphasis (9 hours)

  • SOC 352: Social Work Practices (3 hours)
  • SOC 470: Social and Public Programs (3 hours)
  • SOC 493: Internship in Social Work (3 TO 6 hours)

All sociology majors must meet the requirements of the Local Writing Assessment in Sociology.

All sociology majors must complete the following sociology assessment plan:

  1. Major Research Project in Sociological Research Methods
  2. Internship Final Review

When to take these courses

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