Sociology Major Requirements
SOCIOLOGY MAJOR STRUCTURE
34 credit hours
(REVISED 2008)
Introductory level courses (6 credit hours)
These courses provide students with an introduction to the discipline of sociology and include topics such as sociological theory, sociology research methods, key sociological concepts, and introduce various areas of study within the field of sociology.
SOC 153 Sociological Imaginations and
SOC 203 Social Problems or SOC 204 Social Psychology
Core Sociology Courses (13 credit hours)
These courses teach research skills and theoretical frameworks necessary for sociology majors to conduct basic sociological research.
SOC 319 Social Theories
SOC 371 Applied Sociological Statistics (1 credit hour)
SOC 372 Sociological Statistics
SOC 384 Sociological Research Methods
SOC 495 Senior Seminar
Category 1: Social Institutions within the Social Structures (6 credit hours or two courses)
These courses focus on various social structures and/or significant social institutions.
SOC 257 Sociology of Families
SOC 306 Consumer Society
SOC 329 Religion and Society
SOC 340 Juvenile Deviance
SOC 352 Urban Sociology
SOC 370 Medical Sociology
SOC 373 Crime and Society
SOC 382 Sociology of Popular Culture
Category 2: Social Relationships: Structures of Power and Oppression (6 credit hours or two courses)
These courses focus on inequalities in American society and/or in the global social system due to the social constructs of race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and/or nationality.
SOC 220 Contested Masculinities
SOC 230 Social Inequalities in Education
SOC 255 Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the United States
SOC 330 Gender and Law
SOC 345 Sociology of Poverty
SOC 350 Diverse Childhoods
SOC 360 Social Stratification: Class, Gender, and Race
SOC 365 Social Construction of Gender
SOC 366 Critical Whiteness Studies
WOST 220 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Category 3: Sociology Electives (3 credit hours one course)
These courses allow students to explore additional areas of sociology and/or work independent to further develop specialized sociological knowledge.
SOC 226 Suicidology
SOC 235 Human Behavior
SOC 380 Applied Sociology
SOC 390 Special Topics
SOC 485 Research Tutorial
SOC 497 Independent Study in Sociology
SOC 499 Sociological Internship
or any additional course from either category 1 or category 2
SOCIOLOGY MINOR STRUCTURE
15 credit hours
(REVISED 2008)
Introductory level (3 credit hours)
Provides students with an introduction to the discipline of sociology and include topics such as sociological theory, sociology research methods, key sociological concepts, and introduce various areas of study within the field of sociology.
SOC 153 Sociological Imaginations or SOC 203 Social Problems or SOC 204 Social Psychology
Category 1: Social Institutions within the Social Structures (3 credit hours)
These courses focus on various social structures and/or significant social institutions.
SOC 257 Sociology of Families
SOC 306 Consumer Society
SOC 329 Religion and Society
SOC 340 Juvenile Deviance
SOC 352 Urban Sociology
SOC 370 Medical Sociology
SOC 373 Crime and Society
SOC 382 Sociology of Popular Culture
Category 2: Social Relationships: Structures of Power and Oppression (6 credit hours)
These courses focus on the inequalities in American society and/or in the global system due to the social constructs of race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and/or nationality.
SOC 220 Contested Masculinities
SOC 230 Social Inequalities in Education
SOC 255 Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the United States
SOC 330 Gender and Law
SOC 345 Sociology of Poverty
SOC 350 Diverse Childhoods
SOC 360 Social Stratification: Class, Gender, and Race
SOC 365 Social Construction of Gender
SOC 366 Critical Whiteness Studies
WOST 220 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
