Program Requirements for Sociology Majors (54 credits)
The student who majors in Sociology will:
- acquire knowledge of major interpretations of the social sciences;
- engage in the specific modes of inquiry of the social sciences and pursue purposeful, honest, and effective research;
- participate effectively in discussion, exercising respect and critical thinking in analyzing opinions and tentativeness in formulating opinions and conclusions;
- respond actively and effectively to the challenges of contemporary society, relating the study of social sciences to current affairs;
- empathize with human emotions and values and understand the cultural characteristics and accomplishments of diverse ethnic and religious groups, recognizing and appraising the values implicit in their specific orientation.
Competency in the range of social science fields provides the individual with a background for graduate study and/or a variety of careers in contemporary society. A professional option in sociology prepares the student for a career in social service and/or further graduate study.
For graduation, students must have a minimum QPA of 2.33 in the major and a minimum overall QPA of 2.00.
27 credits (9 courses) in Sociology:
Two of the following:
15 Credits (5 courses) in electives from the following:
| SOC 219 | Drugs in American Society | 3 |
| SOC 212 | Violence and Peace | 3 |
| SOC 304 | Soc Networks of Crime, Health, & Society | 3 |
| SOC 305 | People Power and Protest: Social?Movements Around the World | 3 |
| SOC 350 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 399 | Special Topics | 3 |
| SOC 405 | Deviant Behavior in Society | 3 |
| SOC 410 | Race, Crime, and Poverty in America | 3 |
| SOC 411 | The Family | 3 |
| SOC 499 | Independent Study | 3 |
12 credits (4 courses) of cognate courses:
A copy of the complete curriculum is available upon request from the Social Sciences Department.