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Sociology and Social Justice Major – Bachelor of Arts

 

Program Competencies

  1. Students will gain a working knowledge of the general concepts of sociological analysis, including exposure to selected substantive areas of sociology.
  2. Students will gain skills in sociological research, including research design, data analysis, report writing and computer literacy.
  3. Students will reasoning skills and writing abilities so that they can apply sociological principles to their occupational roles.
  4. Students will gain the ability to understand themselves and their society from a general liberal arts tradition.

Assessment

  1. Exit examination required of all majors
  2. Survey of graduates
  3. Senior seminar

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education Courses(See GNED Course Listings)

33
Total Credit Hours:33

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University. Program requirements that are also general education requirements will count in both places (as applicable).

Core Requirements

Students must maintain a "C" or higher in all sociology core requirements, as well as an overall 2.25 cumulative GPA.
SOC 101Introduction to Sociology

3
SOC 210 or CRIM 210Sociology of Deviance

3
SOC 380 or CRIM 380Race, Class, Gender and Crime

3
SOC 405Sociological Theory

3
SOC 450Sociological Research

3
SOC 451Quantitative Data Analysis

3
Total Credit Hours:18

Global Elective

Choose one of the following:
SOC 305Cultural Anthropology

3
SOC 325Global Inequality

3
IST 250International Culture and Diversity

3
IST 323Global Culture

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Inequality Elective

Choose one of the following:
SOC 300Class, Power, and Privilege

3
SOC 343Religion and Sexuality

3
SOC 350Sex and Gender

3
SOC 374Race and Ethnicity

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Sociology Electives

Choose 12 hours of sociology electives, 9 of which must be 300-level or higher:
SOC 200 or higher(choose one)

3
SOC 300 or higher(choose three)

9
Total Credit Hours:12

Minor

All majors must also include a minor or additional major. See Terms to Know.
Total Credit Hours:21

Free Electives

Free Electives (chosen by student)

variable

Total Credit Hours: 120