Major & Minor Requirements

A major in sociology leads to a bachelor of arts degree and requires a minimum of ten courses (31 semester hours) in sociology including six required courses

Major Required Courses (16 Hours)

• Sociology 100 Introductory Sociology 3 Hours
• Sociology 300 Using Statistics in Sociology 3 Hours
• Sociology 302 Strategies of Social Research 3 Hours
• Sociology 304 Sociological Theory:Perspectives on Society 3 Hours
• Any one 200-level course (below)
• Sociology 499 Senior Seminar 1 Hour

Major Electives(At Least 15 Hours)

• Sociology 210 Interaction Self Society (C) 3 hours
• Sociology 220 Marriage and Family (C) 3 hours
• Sociology 230 Deviant Behavior 3 hours
• Sociology 232 Intro. To Law Enforcement 3 hours
• Sociology 240 Contemp. Social Problems 3 hours
• Sociology 260 Race and Ethnic Relations 3 hours
• Sociology 312 Collective Behavior 3 hours
• Sociology 322 Religion in Society 3 hours
• Sociology 324 Sociology of Sport 3 hours
• Sociology 330 Criminology 3 hours
• Sociology 332 Juvenile Delinquency 3 hours
• Sociology 342 Aging in Society 3 hours
• Sociology 350 Social Inequality 3 hours
• Sociology 355 Sociology of Gender 3 hours
• Sociology 359 Sexuality and Society 3 hours
• Sociology 360 Community Rural & Urban Settings 3 hours
• Sociology 362 Social Institutions: Race, Class, & Gender (E) 3 hours
• Sociology 363 Population and Society 3 hours
• Sociology 375 Diversity in American Society (E) 3 hours
• Sociology 404 Qualitative Analysis 3 hours
• Sociology 410 Socialization 3 hours
• Sociology 430 Penology 3 hours
• Sociology 432 Sociology of Criminal Law 3 hours
• Sociology 433 Community Correction 3 hours
• Sociology 434 Organized Crime 3 hours
• Sociology 435 Family Violence 3 hours
• Sociology 438 Victimology 3 hours
• Sociology 439 Internship in Criminology 3 hours
• Sociology 440 Medical Sociology 3 hours
• Sociology 446 Gender, Crime and Justice 3 hours
• Sociology 450 Occupations and Professions 3 hours
• Sociology 452 Social Change 3 hours
• Sociology 460 Urban Sociology 3 hours
• Sociology 466 Gender, Family, and Society 3 hours
• Sociology 470 Environmental Sociology 3 hours
• Sociology 494 Cooperative Education 3 hours

 

The minor in sociology requires a minimum of seven courses (21 semester hours) including four required courses.

Minor Required Courses (12 Hours)

• Sociology 100 Introductory Sociology 3 Hours
• Sociology 300 Using Statistics in Sociology 3 Hours
• Sociology 302 Stratagies of Social Research 3 Hours
• Sociology 304 Sociological Theory: Perspecitves of Society 3 Hours

Minor Electives (9 Hours)

• Sociology 210 Interaction Self Society (C) 3 hours
• Sociology 220 Marriage and Family (C) 3 hours
• Sociology 230 Deviant Behavior 3 hours
• Sociology 232 Intro. To Law Enforcement 3 hours
• Sociology 240 Contemp. Social Problems 3 hours
• Sociology 260 Race and Ethnic Relations 3 hours
• Sociology 312 Collective Behavior 3 hours
• Sociology 322 Religion in Society 3 hours
• Sociology 324 Sociology of Sport 3 hours
• Sociology 330 Criminology 3 hours
• Sociology 332 Juvenile Delinquency 3 hours
• Sociology 342 Aging in Society 3 hours
• Sociologu 345 Sociology of Popular Music
• Sociology 350 Social Inequality 3 hours
• Sociology 355 Sociology of Gender 3 hours
• Sociology 359 Sexuality and Society 3 hours
• Sociology 362 Social Institutions: Race, Class, & Gender (E) 3 hours
• Sociology 363 Population and Society 3 hours
• Sociology 404 Qualitative Analysis 3 hours
• Sociology 410 Socialization 3 hours
• Sociology 430 Penology 3 hours
• Sociology 432 Sociology of Criminal Law 3 hours
• Sociology 433 Community Corrections 3 hours
• Sociology 434 Organized Crime 3 hours
• Sociology 435 Family Violence 3 hours
• Sociology 438 Victimology 3 hours
• Sociology 439 Internship in Criminology 3 hours
• Sociology 440 Medical Sociology 3 hours
• Sociology 446 Gender, Crime and Justice 3 hours
• Sociology 450 Occupations and Professions 3 hours
• Sociology 466 Gender, Family, and Society 3 hours
• Sociology 470 Environmental Sociology 3 hours

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