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School of Social Sciences

Sociology (Bachelor of Science)

The purpose of this program is to provide Sociology students with greater depth of knowledge in Sociology as a science and more development of research skills than currently provided by the Sociology B.A. program, which provides a more generalized education in Sociology.

Degree Requirements

Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Sociology degree must complete 120 total credit hours including:

  • General Education Component (30 cr.)
  • Bachelor of Science Distribution Requirement (8 cr.)
  • Sociology Core (37 cr.)
  • Sociology Capstone (3 cr.)
  • Electives as needed to complete 120 total credit hours
  • A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300- or 400-level
  • Courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of C- or higher
  • A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required

Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

SOC-S

163

Social Problems

 3

         C-

MATH-A

118

Finite Mathematics for the Social and Biological Sciences

 3

         C-

B.S. Distribution Component

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Additional Life or Physical Science from BA list *

 5

Additional Life or Physical Science from BA list *

 3

*Note: Must take at least one life science and one physical science.

Sociology Core

The B.S. in Sociology requires a minimum of 37 credit hours in sociology.  Specific requirements are listed below.

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

SOC-S

163

Social Problems

        3

         C-

SOC-S

203

Sociological Concepts & Perspectives

        3

         C-

SOC-S

199

Careers in Sociology

        1

         C-

SOC-S

380

Introduction to Social Research Methods I

        3

         C-

SOC-S

381

Introduction to Social Research Methods II

  3

 C-

SOC-S

260

Intermediate Sociological Writing

   3   C-

SOC-S

441

Topics in Social Theory

        3

         C-

Choose one of the following courses: "Sociology as an Applied Science"

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

SOC-S

305

Population & Human Ecology

3

C-

SOC-S

308

Global Society

3

C-

SOC-S

309

The Community

3

C-

SOC-S

360

Topics in Social Policy

3

C-

SOC-S

361

Cities & Suburbs

3

C-

SOC-S

403

Industry, Labor, and Community

3

C-

SOC-S

431

Topics in Social Psychology

3

C-

Choose three of the following courses: "Social Groups, Institutions, and Society" or "Sociology as an Applied Science"

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

SOC-R

320

Sexuality & Society

3

C-

SOC-R

326

Masculinity & Society

3

C-

SOC-R

327

Sociology of Death & Dying

3

C-

SOC-R

463

Inequality & Society

3

C-

SOC-S

301

Topics in Gender

3

C-

SOC-S

304

Global Issues in Gender

3

C-

SOC-S

305

Population & Human Ecology

3

C-

SOC-S

308

Global Society

3

C-

SOC-S

309

The Community

3

C-

SOC-S

312

Education & Society

3

C-

SOC-S

313

Religion & Society

3

C-

SOC-S

314

Social Aspects of Health & Medicine

3

C-

SOC-S

315

Work & Occupations

3

C-

SOC-S

319

Science & Society

3

C-

SOC-S

331

Sociology of Aging

3

C-

SOC-S

335

Race & Ethnic Relations

3

C-

SOC-S

338

Sociology of Gender Roles

3

C-

SOC-S

360

Topics in Social Policy

3

C-

SOC-S

361

Cities & Suburbs

3

C-

SOC-S

403

Industry, Labor, and Community

3

C-

SOC-S

405

Selected Social Institutions

3

C-

SOC-S

413

Gender & Society

3

C-

SOC-S

416

The Family

3

C-

SOC-S

419

Social Movements & Collective Action

3

C-

SOC-S

431

Topics in Social Psychology

3

C-

Electives

In addition to the sociology core and sociology electives, students must choose two of the following elective courses.

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

BUS-M

300

Introduction to Marketing

        3

       C-

CSCI-A

212

Spreadsheet Applications

        3

C-

CSCI-A

213

Database Applications

        3

C-

INFO-I

101

Introduction to Informatics

        3

C-

INFO-I

202

Social Informatics

  4

C-

INFO-I

303

Organizational Informatics

  3

C-

GEOG-G

338

Geographic Information Sciences

        3

C-

GEOG-G

438

Advanced Geographic Information Systems

        3

C-

GEOG-G

439

Seminar in Geographic Information

        3

C-

ECON-E

338

Business & Economic Applications of Geographical Information Systems

        3

C-

SPCH-C

325

Interviewing Principles and Practices

        3

C-

SPCH-S

229

Discussion and Group Methods

        3

C-

SPCH-S

333

Public Relations

        3

C-

Capstone

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

SOC-S

470

Senior Seminar in Sociology

        3

         C-

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