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Sociology
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Sociology major

This section specifies the major discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section.

Lower-level requirements: 19 credits

Course Title Credits
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology 3
SOC 201 Key Ideas in Sociology 3
SOC 255/
ANTH 255/
MACS 255
Introduction to Social Research 3
MATH 104 Introductory Statistics  
 or MATH 106 Statistics I 4
Plus:    
Six additional lower-level credits in sociology 6

Upper-level requirements: 32 credits

32 credits of 300- and 400-level sociology as follows:

Course Title Credits
SOC 355/
ANTH 355/
MACS 355
Quantitative Methods (see Note 1) 4
SOC 356/
ANTH 356/
MACS 356
Qualitative Research Methods 4
SOC 350 Classical Sociological Thought 4
Plus:    
20 additional upper-level credits in sociology (see Note 2) 20

Note: CRIM 320, or GEOG 352 may be substituted for SOC 355/ANTH 355/MACS 355.

Note 2: No more than nine credits may be in the internship courses SOC 396/GDS 310/GEOG 396 and SOC 398/GDS 311/GEOG 398.


Sociology major: Social Research concentration

As part of completing a degree with a Sociology major, students may choose to pursue a more applied area of study by completing the Social Research concentration.

Required courses: 27 credits

Course Title Credits
SOC 254 Writing for the Social Sciences 3
SOC 255/
ANTH 255/
MACS 255
Introduction to Social Research 3
SOC 355/
ANTH 355/
MACS 355
Quantitative Research Methods 4
SOC 356/
ANTH 356/
MACS 356
Qualitative Research Methods 4
SOC 357 Advanced Research Methods 4
SOC 358 Advanced Research on a Selected Topic 4
SOC 493 Advanced Research Project 5


Sociology minor

This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section.

Lower-level requirements: 9 credits

Nine lower-level credits as follows:

Course Title Credits
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology 3
Three credits lower-level sociology 3
Three credits lower-level anthropology or sociology 3

Upper-level requirements: 16 credits

16 upper-level credits in sociology (see Note).

Note: No more than nine credits may be in the internship courses SOC 396/GDS 310/GEOG 396 and SOC 398/GDS 311/GEOG 398.

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.


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