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Belmont University Undergraduate Catalog 2016-17


Sociology Major


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