Sociology (B.A.)
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education 23 Requirements | ||
| 33 credit hours | 33 | |
| Sociology Major Requirements (42 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses (21 credit hours) | ||
| SOC 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 204 | CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY | 3 |
| SOC 299 | SOCIAL STATISTICS | 3 |
| SOC 300 | METHODS IN SOCIAL RESEARCH | 3 |
| or SOC 302 | QUALITATIVE METHODS | |
| SOC 330 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 408 | CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY | 3 |
| SOC 490 | SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Sociology Electives (21 credit hours) | ||
| At least seven additional courses in sociology. Students may, in consultation with their adviser, use these electives to develop a specialty cluster. | 21 | |
| All College Electives | ||
| 45 credit hours | 45 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Students will:
- understand the language and role of the discipline in contributing to our knowledge of the world
- understand the role of theory in describing and explaining social phenomena
- understand the methods and procedures used to conduct sociological inquiry
- understand the complexity and consequences of social diversity
- demonstrate the ability to conduct independent sociological analysis