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School of Social Sciences

Sociology (Bachelor of Arts)

Degree Requirements

Students receiving the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology degree must complete 120 total credit hours including:


  • A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300- or 400-level
  • Courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of C- or higher
  • A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required

Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

SOC-S

163

Social Problems

 3

         C-

MATH-A

or

MATH-M

118

Finite Mathematics

 3

         C-

Traditional Track

The traditional track of the sociology major requires a minimum of 30 credit hours in sociology.

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

SOC-S

163

Social Problems

        3

         C-

SOC-S

203

Sociological Concepts & Perspectives

        3

         C-

SOC-S

199

Careers in Sociology

        1

         C-

SOC-S

380

Introduction to Social Research Methods I

        3

         C-

SOC-S

381

Introduction to Social Research Methods II

  3

 C-

SOC-S

260

Intermediate Sociological Writing

  3   C-

SOC-S

441

Topics in Social Theory

        3

         C-

SOC-S or

SOC-R

Sociology Elective

        3

         C-

SOC-S or

SOC-R

Sociology Elective

        3

         C-

SOC-S or

SOC-R

Sociology Elective

        3

         C-

SOC-S or

SOC-R

Sociology Elective

        3

         C-

Capstone

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

SOC-S

470

Senior Seminar

        3

         C-


Gender Studies Track

Specific Requirements for Track

The Gender Studies Track in Sociology requires a total of 37 credit hours. Specific courses are listed below.

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

SOC-W

100

Gender Studies

        3

  C-

SOC-S

163

Social Problems

        3

         C-

SOC-S

203

Sociological Concepts & Perspectives

        3

         C-

SOC-S

199

Careers in Sociology

        1

         C-

SOC-S

380

Introduction to Social Research Methods I

        3

         C-

SOC-S

381

Introduction to Social Research Methods II

  3

  C-

SOC-S

260

Intermediate Sociological Writing

3

  C-

SOC-S

441

Topics in Social Theory

        3

         C-

Electives

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Must take 6 credit hours of sociology courses:

SOC-R

320

Sexuality & Society

        3

        C-

SOC-R

326

Masculinity & Society

        3

        C-

SOC-S

310

Sociology of Women in America

        3

        C-

SOC-S

338

Sociology of Sex Roles

        3

        C-

SOC-S

413

Gender & Society

        3

        C-

SOC-S

416

The Family

        3

        C-

SOC

A Sociology course with a gender component as approved by the instructor.

        3

        C-

Must take 3 credit hours of social science courses:

ECON-E

347

Women & the Economy

  3

C-

POLS-Y

200

Contemporary Political Problems (when gender is the topic and as approved by an advisor)

        3

        C-

POLS-Y

324

Women & Politics

        3

        C-

POLS-Y

401

Studies in Political Science (when gender is the topic and as approved by an advisor)

        3

        C-

HIST-H

214

Comparative Women’s History

        3

        C-

HIST-H

231

The Family in History

        3

        C-

HIST-H

260

History of Women in the United States

        3

        C-

PSY-P

460

Women: a Psychological Perspective

        3

        C-

Other Social Science classes with a gender component and an advisor’s approval

        3

        C-

Must take 3 credit hours of Arts & Letters courses:

AFRO-A

386

Black Feminist Perspectives

        3

        C-

COAS-X

111

Introduction to Gay & Lesbian Studies

        3

        C-

COAS-X

111

Introduction to the Study of Gender

        3

        C-

FINA-A

170

Women Artists/The Visual Arts

        3

        C-

FINA-A

270

Women in the History of Art

        3

        C-

ENG-L

207

Women and Literature

        3

        C-

ENG-L

378

Studies in Women and Literature

        3

        C-

ENG-L

389

Feminist Literary and Cultural Criticism

        3

        C-

SPCH-S

450

Gender and Communication

        3

        C-

Other class with gender component and an advisor’s approval

        3

        C-

Capstone

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

SOC-S

470

Senior Seminar Senior with a gender-related topic for the seminar paper

        3

        C-

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