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
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Introductory Sociology |
3 |
SOC 201 |
Key Ideas in Sociology |
3 |
SOC 255/
ANTH 255/
MACS 255 |
Introduction to Social Research |
3 |
MATH 104
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Introductory Statistics |
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or MATH 106 |
Statistics I |
4 |
Plus: |
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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: |
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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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