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 gain 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 101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 210 or CRIM 210 or SOC 203	Sociology of Deviance or Social Problems	3
SOC 405	Sociological Theory	3
SOC 450	Sociological Research	3
SOC 451 or GEO 349	Quantitative Data Analysis or Mapping Social Life	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Global Elective

Choose one of the following:

SOC 305	Cultural Anthropology	3
SOC 325	Global Inequality	3
IST 250	International Culture and Diversity	3
IST 323	Global Culture	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Inequality Elective

Choose two of the following:

SOC 300	Class, Power, and Privilege	3
SOC 343	Religion and Sexuality	3
SOC 350	Sex and Gender	3
SOC 374	Race and Ethnicity	3
SOC 380 or CRIM 380	Race, Class, Gender and Crime	3
Total Credit Hours:		6

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