Sociology (BA)
Students majoring in sociology complete four required courses, four electives, and four to eight credits of capstone activities (internship or thesis). Students work closely with advisors in course selection and planning.
Program Requirements
Required Courses
Generally, SOCI 101 should be completed no later than the sophomore year, SOCI 239 and SOCI 249 in the sophomore or junior years, and SOCI 330 in the junior or senior year.
Students choose Two Electives from the Sociology courses listed below:
One of these Sociology electives must be a 300-level course.
Students also choose two electives from Sociology or the Department of Race, Gender, and Sexuality
Capstone
Students may either take CRGCS 355 Capstone OR choose ONE the following options:
Internship
Students may choose to complete an internship to fulfill the capstone requirement. Internships are completed in the spring semester of the student’s senior year. In the fall semester before the internship, each student works with the internship supervisor to design a 4- or 8-credit internship plan for the following semester. As part of this requirement, students must take HUM 370 (Internship) or comparable course. Students completing double majors who wish to do an internship will complete their internship through one of their departments.
Thesis
Students may choose to do an independent research and writing project that culminates in a 40–50 page thesis written under the supervision of a faculty member in the program.
Students submit a proposal by April of the second semester of their junior year (with the support of a faculty member) and take SOCI 350 (Independent Study) in the first semester of their senior year and SOCI 355 (Thesis) in the second semester of their senior year. The thesis writing is completed by April 1st and will be presented at an event organized by the program. An honors designation is granted to meritorious theses.