2012-2013 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Sociology
Requirements for a Major in Sociology
Students majoring in sociology are required to complete at least 36 credit hours in the department, to satisfy the requirements of the B.A. or B.S. cognate and to produce a major portfolio. The 36 credit hours will include 15 hours of core credit and 21 credit hours of electives chosen from four different areas of sociology. The B.A. cognate is 3rd semester proficiency in a foreign language. The B.S. cognate consists of CIS 150, STA 215, STA 216.
Core Courses: 15 credit hours
- SOC 201 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 304 - Quantitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 305 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 400 - Classic Social Theory (3 credits) OR SOC 401 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)
- SOC 495 - Senior Seminar in Sociology (Capstone) (3 credits)
Electives: 21 credit hours
21 credit hours (seven courses) at least one from each category. No more than 6 credits at the 200 level. A second theory course (SOC 400 or 401) may count as an elective. SOC 399, SOC 499, and SOC 380 may fulfill an elective requirement.
Micro-Sociology
- SOC 250 - Perspectives on Madness (3 credits)
- SOC 251 - Criminology (3 credits)
- SOC 360 - Social Psychology: Sociology's View (3 credits)
- SOC 386 - Death and Dying (3 credits)
- SOC 387 - Sociology of Childhood (3 credits)
- SOC 388 - Middle Age and Aging (3 credits)
- SOC 389 - Child Maltreatment (3 credits)
- SOC 392 - Social Deviance and Social Control (3 credits)
Macro-Sociology
- SOC 205 - Social Problems (3 credits)
- SOC 333 - Sociology of The Civil Rights Movement (3 credits)
- SOC 351 - Urban Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 382 - Race and Ethnicity (3 credits)
- SOC 384 - Sociology of Drug Use and Abuse (3 credits)
- SOC 385 - Social Class Inequality (3 credits)
- SOC 420 - Sociology of Community (3 credits)
Organizations, Institutions, Occupations
- SOC 255 - Sociology of Work and Employment (3 credits)
- SOC 290 - Sociology of Education (3 credits)
- SOC 323 - Families in Society (3 credits)
- SOC 356 - Sociology of Health Care (3 credits)
- SOC 377 - Globalization: Structures and Movements (3 credits)
- SOC 490 - Practicum: Career-Service (1 to 9 credits)
- SOC 350 - Family and Gender in the Developing World (3 credits)
Culture
- SOC 288 - Sociology of Food (3 credits)
- SOC 345 - Cultural Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 346 - Sociology of Art (3 credits)
- SOC 357 - Sociology of Religion (3 credits)
- SOC 366 - Sociology of Media (3 credits)
- SOC 379 - Love, Sex, and Gender (3 credits)
Cognate Degrees
B.A.
- Third-semester language proficiency.
B.S.
- CIS 150 - Introduction to Computing Credits: 3
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics Credits: 3
- STA 216 - Intermediate Applied Statistics Credits: 3
The Major Portfolio
Students majoring in sociology assemble portfolios of four papers that demonstrate their sociological understanding and skills at three points in their undergraduate study of sociology: at the beginning, at about the middle, and at the completion of their major. The sociology portfolio is important to you in both the short and the long term. In the short term the portfolio gives you the opportunity to take control and responsibility for the shape and direction of your own education as you reflect on your progress at important points in your academic career. The portfolio provides to you a tangible foundation as you prepare for life after graduation whether that be employment in the public or private sector, the pursuit of graduate studies, or some other alternative you have not yet even considered. In the long term the portfolio is your contribution to improving and maintaining the quality of your major program, and to the continued accreditation of the university from which you will receive your bachelor's degree. We also hope that you will become more aware of your own development as a sociologist and thus better understand the knowledge and skills you have gained by participating in the portfolio system.
Suggested Order of Coursework for a Major in Sociology
First Year
- General education courses
- Electives (or foreign language)
- SOC elective (3 credits)
- MTH 110 - Algebra (4 credits)
- SOC 201 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
- WRT 150 - Strategies in Writing (4 credits)
*201 and 200-level SOC electives without prerequisites will fulfill major and general education requirements.
Second Year
- General education courses
- Electives (or foreign language)
-
STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
AND - SOC elective (6 credits)
OR - SOC elective (3 credits)
WITH -
SOC 304 - Quantitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits) OR
SOC 305 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits)
OR - SOC 400 - Classic Social Theory (3 credits) OR SOC 401 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)
Third Year
- General Education Theme courses
- Electives
- SOC electives (6 credits)
AND -
SOC 400 - Classic Social Theory (3 credits) OR
SOC 401 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)
OR - SOC 304 - Quantitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits) OR SOC 305 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC electives (3 credits)
Fourth Year
- General education Theme courses
- Electives
- SOC electives (6 credits)
- SOC 495 - Senior Seminar in Sociology (Capstone) (3 credits)