Sociology, B.A.

Sociology Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:

46

Piedmont University Requirement (1 hour)

Sociology Major

Total Credit Hours:

24-33

Sociology Foundations

SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOCI 3300	Classical Social Theory	3
SOSC 3310	Research Methods	3
SOSC 4480	Senior Seminar	3

Students must choose one of the following courses:

POSC 3340	Political Ideologies	3
SOCI 3302	Contemporary Social Theory	3
SOCI 3304	Feminist Theories	3
Total Credit Hours:		12-15

Mathematics

MATH 2100	Elementary Statistics	3
Total Credit Hours:		0-3

Social Science Electives

Students must choose five of the following courses:

PSYC 3303	Social Psychology	3
SOCI 2210	Social and Cultural Problems	3
CRJU 3330	Police and Society	3
SOCI 3335	History, Memory and the Holocaust	3
SOCI 3350	Marriage and the Family	3
SOCI 3355	Society, Politics, and the Cinema: Film as Sociology	3
SOCI 3357	Sociology of Gender and Sexuality	3
SOCI 3375	Social and Cultural Change	3
SOCI 3390	Deviant Behavior	3
SOSC 3398	Internship	1-6
SOCI 4410	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOCI 4420	Structured Social Inequality	3
SOCI 4450	Family Violence	3
SOCI 4475	Selected Topics	3
Total Credit Hours:		12-15

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:

49

Total Credit Hours: 120

SOCI 1101, MATH 2100, SOCI 2210: These courses also satisfy general education requirements and appear in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, sociology majors may have up to 49 additional hours to use for electives. Students may use elective hours to earn a minor or another major, as well as to develop additional marketable skills. The number of elective hours students may take will depend on the courses taken to satisfy general education requirements.