Schools, Departments & Programs

Sociology

Interdepartmental Major in Sociology and African American and African Diaspora Studies
Requirements

Students must complete at least 40 credit hours in Sociology and African American and African Diaspora Studies, including the CASE Credit Hour and Residency Requirements and the following:

  1. Sociology Courses. At least 21 credit hours, of which at least 12 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above, including:
    1. One course from the following:
      • SOC-S 100 Introduction to Sociology
      • SOC-S 210 The Economy, Organizations, and Work
      • SOC-S 215 Social Change
      • SOC-S 230 Society and the Individual
    2. SOC-S 110 Charts, Graphs, and Tables
    3. SOC-S 217 Social Inequality
    4. SOC-S 335 Race and Ethnic Relations
    5. Three additional courses in Sociology at the 300–400 level
  2. African American and African Diaspora Studies Courses. At least 18 credit hours, of which at least 12 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above, including :
    1. AAAD-A 150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans
    2. AAAD-A 355 African American History I or A356 African American History II
    3. AAAD-A 379 Early Black American Writing or A380 Contemporary Black American Writing
    4. 9 additional credit hours from History, Culture, and Social Issues Concentration. These 9 credit hours must include the Senior Seminar (majors are strongly encouraged to take A363 Research on Contemporary African American Problems I when it is taught)

Students must also complete the B.A. degree requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.