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The Degree in Sociology is a program designed to give students a grasp on the general concepts of Sociology.
I. Core Requirements (18 credit hours)
SW200-SO Understanding Society
SO205 Contemporary Social Issues
SO293 Statistics for Social Research
SO391 Social Theory Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, two sociology courses, Junior standing)
SO393 Social Research Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, SO293 or PS211, one sociology course, Junior standing)
SO393 Research Methods Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, SO293 or PS211, one sociology course, Junior standing)
SO486 Senior Research Seminar (prereq: SO391, SO393, Senior standing)
(Note: SO499 Honors Thesis may be completed in place of the SO486 Senior Research Seminar.)
II. Sociology Area Requirements (21 credit hours):
Courses are offered in four substantive areas of study. Students must take at least one course from each of the following four areas:
Culture and Community
SO319 Mental Illness, Culture and Society
SO339 Violence, Media, and Culture
SO341 Self and Society
SO343 Popular Culture
SO345 Deviance and Social Control
SO347 Urban Community (SL)
SO354 Aging and the Life Course (SL)
Inequality and Social Change
SO303 Political Behavior, Polity, and Society
SO317 Gender and Society
SO321 Crime and Society
SO323 Racial and Ethnic Relations
SO325 Class, Status, and Power
SO326 Gender, Race, and Crime
SO329 The Sociology of Racism
SO349 Social Movements
Social Institutions
SO301 Families and Society
SO311 Law and Society
SO315 Film, Media, and Society
SO351 Punishment and Society
SO352 Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
SO353 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency (SL)
SO356 Health and Society
Transnational Sociology
SO331 Latin American Societies (SL)
SO333 European Societies
SO334 Immigration
SO335 Global Society
SO355 International Crime
(Note: All 300 level courses require SW200-SO or permission; SO293, SO381, SO383, SO385 may not be taken to satisfy this requirement.)
III. Community Engagement Requirement
Students must complete an internship (SO484, SO485) or a service-learning course (SL).
Optional Concentrations
If a student would like to declare a Sociology Major with a Concentration, a chosen concentration must be made by the Junior year. The concentration requires three courses (9 credit hours) within the chosen concentration. The Senior Research Seminar paper and the Community Engagement requirement must be in the chosen concentration, as well. The two choices of possible concentration are below; students may only select one concentration.
I. Concentration Option A: Community, Health, and Well-Being
SO391 Families and Society
SO319 Mental Illness, Culture and Society
SO339 Violence, Media, and Culture
SO341 Self and Society
SO343 Popular Culture
SO345 Deviance and Social Control
SO347 Urban Community (SL)
SO353 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency (SL)
SO352 Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
SO354 Aging and the Life Course (SL)
SO356 Health and Society
II. Concentration Option B: Inequality, Power, and Resistance
SO303 Political Behavior, Polity, and Society
SO317 Gender and Society
SO323 Racial and Ethnic Relations
SO325 Class, Status, and Power
SO326 Gender, Race, and Crime
SO329 The Sociology of Racism
SO334 Immigration
SO335 The Global Society
SO345 Deviance and Social Control
39 credit hours + Internship or Service Learning
I. Criminology Core Requirements (18 credit hours)
SW200-SO Understanding Society
SO205 Contemporary Social Issues
SO293 Social Statistics
SO391 Social Theory Seminar (prereq: two 300-level sociology courses, Junior standing)
SO393 Research Methods Seminar (prereq: SO293 or PS211, Junior standing)
SO486 Senior Research Seminar (prereq: SO391, SO393, Senior standing)
(Note: SO499 Honors Thesis may be completed in place of SO486.)
II. Criminology Requirements (12 credit hours)
Two required classes:
SO321 Crime and Society (SW200-SO; Junior standing)
SO345 Deviance and Social Control (SW200-SO; Sophomore standing)
Inequality (One of the following):
SO326 Gender, Race and Crime
SO323 Race and Ethnic Relations
SO317 Gender and Society
SO329 Sociology of Racism
Transnational (One of the following):
SO355 International Crime
SO331 Latin America Societies (SL)
SO334 Immigration
III. Criminology Electives (9 credit hours)
SO311 Law and Society or SO351 Punishment and Society
SO326 Gender, Race, and Crime
SO339 Violence, Media, Culture
SO352 Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
SO353 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency (SL)
SO355 International Crime
IV. Community Engagement
Students must complete an internship (SO484, SO485) or a service-learning course (SL).
39 credit hours + sociology internship or service-learning
I. Sociology Core Requirements (18 credit hours)
SW200-SO Understanding Society
SO205 Contemporary Social Issues
SO293 Statistics for Social Research
SO391 Social Theory Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, two sociology courses, Junior standing
SO393 Research Methods Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, SO293 or PS211, Junior standing)
SO486 Senior Research Seminar (prereq: SO391, SO393, Senior standing)
(Note: SO499 Honors Thesis may be completed in place of SO486 Senior Research Seminar.)
II. Social Work Practice Requirements (9 credit hours)
SO381 Social Work and Social Policy
SO383 Social Work Methods
SO385 Practice Skills in Social Work
III. Sociology Requirements (12 credit hours): One course from each of the following fours areas:
Culture and Community
SO319 Mental Illness, Culture, and Society
SO339 Violence, Media, and Culture
SO341 Self and Society
SO343 Popular Culture
SO345 Deviance and Social Control
SO347 Urban Community (SL)
SO354 Aging and the Life Course (SL)
Inequality and Social Change
SO303 Political Behavior, Polity, and Society
SO317 Gender and Society
SO321 Crime and Society
SO323 Racial and Ethnic Relations
SO325 Class, Status, and Power
SO326 Gender, Race, and Crime
SO329 The Sociology of Racism
SO349 Social Movements
Social Institutions
SO301 Families and Society
SO311 Law and Society
SO315 Film, Media, and Society
SO351 Punishment and Society
SO352 Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
SO353 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency (SL)
SO356 Health and Society
Transnational Sociology
SO331 Latin American Societies (SL)
SO333 European Societies
SO334 Immigration
SO335 Global Society
SO355 International Crime
(Note: All 300 level courses require SW200-SO or permission.)
IV. Community Engagement Requirement:
Students must complete an internship (SO484, SO485) or a service-learning course (SL).
I. Sociology Core Requirements (9 credit hours)
SW200-SO Understanding Society
SO391 Social Theory Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, two sociology courses, Junior standing)
SO393 Research Methods Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, SO293 or equivalent, one sociology course, Junior standing)
II. Sociology Area Requirements (12 credit hours)
One course from each of the following four areas (All 300 level courses require SW200-SO or permission; SO293, SO381, SO383, SO385 may not be taken to satisfy this requirement):
Culture and Community
SO319 Mental Illness, Culture, and Society
SO339 Violence, Media, and Culture
SO341 Self and Society
SO343 Popular Culture
SO345 Deviance and Social Control
SO347 Urban and Community (SL)
SO354 Aging and the Life Course (SL)
Social Institutions
SO301 Families and Society
SO311 Law and Society
SO315 Film, Media, and Society
SO352 Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
SO353 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency (SL)
SO356 Health and Society
Inequality and Social Change
SO303 Political Behavior, Polity, and Society
SO317 Gender and Society
SO323 Racial and Ethnic Relations
SO325 Class, Status, and Power
SO326 Gender, Race, and Crime
SO329 The Sociology of Racism
SO349 Social Movements
Transnational Sociology
SO331 Latin American Societies (SL)
SO333 European Societies
SO334 Immigration
SO335 Global Society
SO355 International Crime
I. Criminology Core Requirements (9 credit hours):
SW200-SO Understanding Society
SO391 Social Theory Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, two sociology courses, Junior standing)
SO393 Research Methods Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, SO293 or equivalent, one sociology course, Junior standing)
II. Criminology Area Requirements (All 300 level courses require SW200-SO or permission)
Crime and Law Area: Three courses (9 credit hours)
Required Core Course:
SO321 Crime and Society (prereq: SW200-SO, Junior standing)
AND Two of the Following:
SO311 Law and Society or SO351 Punishment and Society
SO326 Gender, Race, and Crime
SO339 Violence, Media, and Culture
SO345 Deviance and Social Control
SO352 Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
SO353 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
SO355 International Crime
Inequality: One course (3 credit hours):
SO317 Gender and Society
SO323 Racial and Ethnic Relations
SO325 Class, Status, and Power
SO329 The Sociology of Racism
I. Sociology Core Requirements (9 credit hours)
SW200-SO Understanding Society
SO391 Social Theory Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, two sociology courses, Junior Standing)
SO393 Research Methods Seminar (prereq: SW200-SO, SO293 or equivalent, one sociology course, Junior Standing)
II. Required Course
SO334 Immigration
III. Specialized courses (9 credit hours)
Choose three of the following:
SO323 Racial and Ethnic Relations
SO326 Gender, Race, and Crime
SO329 The Sociology of Racism
SO331 Latin American Societies
SO333 European Societies
SO355 International Crime
(Note: SO380 Selected Topics in Sociology may be substituted for one of the above course requirements with the permission of the Sociology and Criminology Department Chair.)
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