Sociology (B.A.)
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 214 | INTRODUCTN TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 216 | MODERN SOCIAL PROBLEMS | 3 |
| Sociology Electives (3) | 9 | |
| SOC 325 | CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| PS 135 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| or PS 136 | STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |
| CJ 100 | INTRODUCTI TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| HIST 201 & HIST 202 | UNITED STATES HISTORY I and UNITED STATES HISTORY II | 6 |
| ENG 201 | Expressions in Blackness-Humanities and the African Diaspora | 3 |
| or ENG 202 | Expressions in Blackness-Humanities and the African Diaspora II | |
| SOC 326 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 445 | METHODS OF SOC RESEARCH | 3 |
| CJ/SOC 451 | SOCIAL STATISTICS | 3 |
| SOC 446 | DEVLP OF SOCIAL THEORY | 3 |
| SOC 455 | RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS | 3 |
| SOC 470 | SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Social Science Electives (2) | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 57 | |
Curriculum Map
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ENG 104 |
COMPOSITION I or English Composition I with Co-requisite Support or COMPOSITION & LITERATURE FOR L |
3 |
| MATH 114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| UNIV 100 | UNIVERSITY SUCCESS | 2 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 105 or ENG 112 |
COMPOSITION II or COMPOSITION |
3 |
| SOC 214 | INTRODUCTN TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| PS 135 or PS 136 |
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT or STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
3 |
| Humanitie & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CJ 100 | INTRODUCTI TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| PSY 201 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 216 | MODERN SOCIAL PROBLEMS | 3 |
| UNIV 200 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 1 |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| SOC 325 | CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| HIST 201 | UNITED STATES HISTORY I | 3 |
| Sociology Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 202 | UNITED STATES HISTORY II | 3 |
| SOC 326 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 445 | METHODS OF SOC RESEARCH | 3 |
| Sociology Elective | 3 | |
| Sociology Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CJ 451 or SOC 451 |
SOCIAL STATISTICS or SOCIAL STATISTICS |
3 |
| PHIL 301 or PHIL 309 |
INTRODUCTN TO PHILOSOPHY or ETHICS |
3 |
| SOC 446 | DEVLP OF SOCIAL THEORY | 3 |
| Sociology Elective | 3 | |
| Speech Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SOC 455 | RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS | 3 |
| SOC 470 | SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Notes:
- Candidates that transfer 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from UNIV 100 UNIVERSITY SUCCESS; however, the student must take 2 hours of general electives to replace the UNIV course.
- Online Graduation Clearance (to be completed during the graduating semester only).
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to apply and summarize social issues using sociological theories.
- Students will be able to compare and contrast competing explanations of social reality.
- Students will be able to design and conduct social science research effectively.
- Students will able to find and use sociological solutions for global issues.