Sociology Major
| Major in Sociology (B.A. or B.S.) | Hours | ||
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| General Education Core Requirements | 56-58 | ||
| Prerequisites for Major in Sociology (taken as part of the General Education core) | |||
| MTH 1150, Elementary Statistics | 3 | ||
| SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology | 3 | ||
| Major Requirements | 30 | ||
| SOC 2200, Sociological Theory | 3 | ||
| SOC 2250, Social Research Methods | 3 | ||
| Sociology Core Courses | 9 | ||
| Institutions (three hours chosen from the following) | 3 | ||
| SOC 2300, Crime and Deviance SOC 3000, Schools and Society SOC 3220, Sociology of Religion SOC 3230, Sociology of Health and Illness SOC 3260, Family Problems and Social Change SOC 3440, Sociology of Science SOC 3700, Criminal Justice SOC 3800, Criminology |
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| Power and Inequality (three hours chosen from the following) | 3 | ||
| SOC 3200, Sociology of Gender SOC 3240, Political Sociology SOC 3400, Inequality SOC 3450, Race and Ethnic Relations |
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| Emphasis Area - Choose one area | |||
| 1) Sociology - General Emphasis | |||
| Social Change and Culture (three hours chosen from the following) | 3 | ||
| SOC 3100, Politics of Knowledge SOC 3120, Sociology of Music SOC 3140, Sociology of Film SOC 3160, Sociology of Photography and Social Change SOC 3210, Men, Masculinity, and Media SOC 3350, Social Movements SOC 3550, The Urban Community SOC 3600, Environmental Sociology SOC 3650, Popular Culture |
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| Sociology Electives (General Emphasis) | 15 | ||
| 2) Sociology of Culture Emphasis | |||
| SOC 2010, Cultural Theory | 3 | ||
| Social Change and Culture (twelve hours chosen from the following) | 12 | ||
| SOC 3100, Politics of Knowledge SOC 3120, Sociology of Music SOC 3140, Sociology of Film SOC 3160, Sociology of Photography and Social Change SOC 3210, Men, Masculinity, and Media SOC 3350, Social Movements SOC 3550, The Urban Community SOC 3600, Environmental Sociology SOC 3650, Popular Culture SOC 3880, Current Topics in Sociology of Culture |
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| Sociology Electives (Sociology of Culture Emphasis) | 3 | ||
| 3) Criminology Emphasis | |||
| SOC 2200, Sociological Theory |
3 |
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| SOC 2250, Research Methods |
3 |
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| Sociology Competency Hours (3 hours chosen from each of the following areas) |
9 |
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Institutions - (e.g., Family Problems and Social Change, Sociology of Health and Illness) |
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Fundamental Criminology Courses (take each of the following 3 courses) |
9 |
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| SOC 2150, Theories of Deviance |
3 |
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| SOC 3040, Sociology of Prisons |
3 |
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| SOC 3800, Criminology |
3 |
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| Criminology Electives (Choose 6 hours from the following courses) |
6 |
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| SOC 2020, Social Problems SOC 2300, Deviance SOC 3700, Criminal Justice SOC 3400, Inequality SOC 2450, Law and Society SOC 3450, Race and Ethnic Relations SOC 3890, Special Topics in Criminology SOC 4900, Practicum in Sociology (by departmental approval) |
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| Minor Requirements | 18 | ||
| Electives | 22-24 | ||
| Total | 128 | ||