This section specifies the major discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in
this section and includes the requirements for declaring a major. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 18–19 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
One of:
3–4
STAT 104
Introductory Statistics
STAT 106
Statistics I
PSYC 110
Applied Statistical Analysis in Psychology
Plus:
Six additional credits of lower-level SOC
6
Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
Course
Title
Credits
SOC 355/ ANTH 355/ MACS 355
Quantitative Research Methods (see Note 1)
4
SOC 356/ ANTH 356/ MACS 356
Qualitative Research Methods
4
SOC 350
Classical Sociological Thought
4
Plus:
20 additional credits of upper-level SOC (see Note 2)
20
Note 1: CRIM 320 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
Students completing the Sociology major may choose to pursue a more applied area of study by completing the
following requirements for the Social Research concentration, which include the requirements for the Sociology major.
Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring a major. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 18–19 credits
Course
Title
Credits
SOC 101
Introductory Sociology
3
SOC 201
Key Ideas in Sociology
3
SOC 254
Writing for the Social Sciences (see Note)
3
SOC 255/ ANTH 255/ MACS 255
Introduction to Social Research
3
One of:
3–4
STAT 104
Introductory Statistics
STAT 106
Statistics I
PSYC 110
Applied Statistical Analysis in Psychology
Plus:
Three additional credits of lower-level SOC
3
Note: Contact the department to discuss the timetabling and offering of this course.
Upper-level requirements: 33 credits
Course
Title
Credits
SOC 355/ ANTH 355/ MACS 355
Quantitative Research Methods (see Note 1)
4
SOC 356/ ANTH 356/ MACS 356
Qualitative Research Methods
4
SOC 350
Classical Sociological Thought
4
SOC 493
Advanced Research Project
5
Two of:
8
SOC 313/ GEOG 313
Agriculture and Rural Life
SOC 344/IPK 344/ANTH 344
Indigenous Research Methodologies (formerly SOC 444/IPK 444/ANTH 444)
SOC 352/ POSC 352
Public Policy Analysis
SOC 353
Program Evaluation
SOC 357
Advanced Research Methods
SOC 358
Advanced Research on a Selected Topic
SOC 475
Communities, Difference, and Belonging
Plus:
Eight additional credits of upper-level SOC (see Note 2)
8
Note 1: CRIM 320 or GEOG 252 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 extended minor
This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring an extended minor. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 18–19 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
Plus:
Two additional lower-level SOC courses
6
One of:
3–4
An additional lower-level SOC course
STAT 104
Introductory Statistics
STAT 106
Statistics I
PSYC 110
Applied Statistical Analysis in Psychology
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
Course
Title
Credits
16 credits of upper-level SOC (see Note)
16
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.
Combined Anthropology and Sociology extended minors
Students taking more than one SCMS program (Anthropology, Latin American Studies, Media and Communication Studies, and Sociology) may satisfy overlapping requirements with a single course (e.g.
SOC 255/ANTH 255/MACS 255 is required for more than one SCMS program). However, students must still
complete the required number of lower- and upper-level credits for each major/extended minor/minor
by taking additional courses in the specific discipline.
Sociology minor
This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in
this section and includes the requirements for declaring a minor. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 9 credits
Course
Title
Credits
SOC 101
Introductory Sociology
3
Plus:
Three credits of lower-level SOC
3
Plus:
Three credits of lower-level ANTH or SOC
3
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
Course
Title
Credits
16 credits of upper-level SOC (see Note)
16
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.