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The major in sociology requires the successful completion of 39 semester hours in the discipline, 18 of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.

The curriculum consists of five categories of courses. Majors are required to complete all four core courses and at least one course in each of the other four categories. Together, these comprise 24 semester hours. The remaining 15 semester hours are to be chosen as sociology electives.

A grade of C or better must be earned in the core courses and a grade point average of at least 2.00 must be earned in all courses that comprise the major.

Seniors majoring in sociology are required to submit a portfolio of their written work for SOC 494 Senior Seminar as part of the graduation requirements.

The program also offers focus areas in Criminology and Society, Environment and Technology for students interested in those subjects.  

Here are the five categories of courses for sociology majors:

Core Courses (mandatory 12 semester hours)

  • SOC 100 Introductory Sociology
  • SOC 320 Social Research
  • SOC 330 Sociological Theory
  • SOC 494 Senior Seminar

Social Institutions (minimum of 3 semester hours)

  • SOC 203 Sociology of Corrections
  • SOC 208 Police and Society
  • SOC 308 Social Organization
  • SOC 315 Marriage and the Family
  • SOC 355 Sociology of the Environment
  • SOC 430 Sociology of Religion
  • SOC 450 Medical Sociology
  • SOC 488 Sociology of Law
  • SOC 520 Sociology of Education

Power and Inequality (minimum of 3 semester hours)

  • SOC 300 Race and Ethnic Relations
  • SOC 301 World Patterns of Race and Ethnicity
  • SOC 307 Social Stratification
  • SOC 335 Popular Culture
  • SOC 364 Women and Men in Society
  • SOC 425 Political Sociology

People, Places, and the Life Cycle (minimum of 3 semester hours)

  • SOC 202 Juvenile Delinquency
  • SOC 213 Sociology of Aging
  • SOC 245 Latin American Societies
  • SOC 303 Social Psychology
  • SOC 318 Sociology of Work and Occupations
  • SOC 340 Population
  • SOC 400 Urban Society

Social Issues and Social Change (minimum of 3 semester hours)

  • SOC 205 Current Social Issues
  • SOC 305 Criminology
  • SOC 332 Collective Behavior
  • SOC 350 Women and Crime
  • SOC 357 Guns and Society
  • SOC 360 Technology and Social Change
  • SOC 380 Elite Deviance
  • SOC 381 Deviance and Social Control
  • SOC 420 Community Corrections