Sociology, B.A.

Sociology Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

Category I: The Individual (9 to 10 hours)
IA: Rhetoric		ENGL 1101							Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning		MATH 1300							Elementary Statistics*	3
IC: Critical Thinking									Choose course from approved list	3
ID: Scientific Method									Choose course from approved list	0 to 1
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition		ENGL 1102							Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking									Choose course from approved list	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences		SOCI 1101							Introduction to Sociology*	3
IID: Humanities									Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government									Choose course from approved list	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language									Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures									Choose course from approved list	3
IIIC: Fine Arts									Choose course from approved list	3
Category IV: The Natural World (6 to 9 hours)
IVA: Natural Science									Choose course from approved list	6 to 9
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics									Choose course from approved list	3
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience		PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

40-44

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

*The courses MATH 1300 and SOCI 1101 are requirements in the major. The applicable credits are not included in the general education total.

Sociology Major

Total Credit Hours:

30

Sociology Foundations

SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOCI 3200	Social Theory	3
SOSC 3310	Research Methods	3
SOSC 4480	Senior Seminar	3
MATH 1300	Elementary Statistics	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

*The courses MATH 1300 and SOCI 1101 are requirements in the major and also meet general education requirements.

Social Science Electives

Students must choose15 hours total; at least 12 hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.  

ANTH 2250	Cultural Anthropology	3
SOCI 2210	Social Problems	3
SOCI 3304	Feminist Theories	3
SOCI 3320	Structured Social Inequality	3
SOCI 3350	Marriage and Families	3
SOCI 3355	Film as Sociology	3
SOCI 3357	Sociology of Gender and Sexuality	3
SOCI 3375	Technology, Social Movements and Social Change	3
SOCI 3390	Deviance and Social Control	3
SOCI 4410	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOCI 4420	Sports and Society	3
SOCI 4475	Selected Topics	3
SOSC 3398	Internship	1-6
Total Credit Hours:		15

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:

47-51

Total Credit Hours: 121