Sociology Curriculum Requirements

Major Requirements

The Sociology major consists of 36 credits distributed as follows:

Core Sociology courses:

• SOC 1510 Principles of Sociology (3 credits)
• SOC 2530 Global Social Problems (3 credits)
• SOC 3320 Methods of Social Research (3 credits)
• SOC 4500 Research Seminar (3 credits)

Select one course from the following:

• SOC 4310 Classical Sociological Theory (3 credits)
• SOC 4200 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)

Select one Statistics Course from the following:

• SOC 2200 Applied Statistics (3 credits)
• PSY 2500 Statistics for Psychology (3 credits)
• MAT 2200 Applied Statistics (3 credits)
• BUS 2160 Statistics for Business and Economics (3 credits)

Select an additional 18 credits in Sociology electives

• HIS 2170 and HIS 3820 may be counted as elective credits towards the major in sociology.

*All students must receive a grade of C or higher in all core courses taken in the Sociology major.

Minor & Associate of Arts Concentration Requirements

The Sociology minor and A.A. concentration consist of 18 credits in sociology, including SOC 1510.