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Sociology
Requirements
The major requires 30 credit hours of sociology course work (12 of which must be completed at IUPUI), with a grade of C (2.0) or higher. This includes the following required courses:
  • R100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
  • R351 Social Science Research Methods (3 cr.)
  • R359 Introduction to Sociological Statistics (3 cr.)
Theory course selected from one of the following:
  • R355 Social Theory (3 cr.)
  • R356 Foundations of Social Theory (3 cr.)
  • R357 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 cr.)
Capstone course selected from one of the following:
  • R494 Internship Program in Sociology (3 cr.)
  • R497 Individual Readings in Sociology (3 cr.)
  • R498 Capstone Seminar (3 cr.)

15 additional credit hours of other sociology courses

For a concentration in Medical Sociology:

Requirement same as above with these additions-

At least 3 Medical Sociology electives:

  • EITHER R381 Social Factors in Health and Illness  OR
  • R382 Social Organization of Health Care  PLUS
  • Other Medical Sociology electives from the following list:
    • R320 Sexuality and Society
    • R321 Women and Health
    • R327 Sociology of Death and Dying
    • R381 (if R382 was taken above)
    • R382 (if R381 was taken above)
    • R385 AIIDS and Society
    • R410 Alcohol, Drugs, and Society
    • R415 Sociology of Disability
    • R485 Sociology of Mental Illness
    • R495 Topics in Medical Sociology
    • Additional Sociology electives to total 15 credit hours of electives