Sociology, B.A.

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In addition to University and College requirements, the following are minimum requirements for the undergraduate major in sociology leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Thirty-four credit hours are required to earn a major in sociology. These courses are listed below. This includes 13 hours of required Foundation Courses, 12 hours of Core Courses, and 9 hours of sociology elective courses. Grades of “C” or better must be earned in all 34 hours of coursework in order to be counted toward the major.

Foundation Courses

SOC 1000 - Sociological Principles Credits: 3
SOC 2070 - Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences Credits: 4
OR
STAT 2070 - Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences Credits: 4
OR
STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4
SOC 3180 - Sociological Research Methods Credits: 3
SOC 4715 - Sociological Theory Credits: 3

Total Foundation: 13 Hours

Core Courses:

Complete four courses from the following list:

SOC 2350 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3
SOC 3110 - Self and Society Credits: 3
SOC 3140 - Sociology of the Family Credits: 3
SOC 3200 - Sociology of Religion Credits: 3
SOC 3400 - Deviant Behavior Credits: 3
OR
CRMJ 3400 - Deviant Behavior Credits: 3
SOC 3500 - Sociology of Gender Credits: 3
SOC 3550 - Medical Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 3605 - Sociology of Education Credits: 3
SOC 3640 - Social Inequality Credits: 3
SOC 3880 - Political Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 4110 - Sociology of International Development Credits: 3
OR
INST 4110 - Sociology of International Development Credits: 3
SOC 4370 - Global Political Economy Credits: 3
OR
INST 4370 - Global Political Economy Credits: 3

Total Core: 12 Hours

Elective Courses

Complete 9 additional hours of sociology courses. Electives may be used either to develop additional expertise in an area of interest or to broaden the student’s sociological training.