Department of Sociology
Division of Social Sciences

The Department of Sociology offers a major and a minor in sociology. Sociology courses are also foundational for the interdisciplinary minors in Public Health, Social Welfare, and in Justice, Law and Society. Sociology is the study of human social interaction. Courses in sociology help students gain a general understanding of human society, understand how individuals’ lives are shaped by social forces, develop theoretical and analytic skills appropriate for graduate or professional school programs, prepare for careers in social service or allied fields, and acquire theoretical and practical knowledge for careers in business and industry.

Recent graduates have gone on to professional or graduate schools in sociology, law, criminology, social work, and education. Graduates have found employment in those fields as well as counseling, corrections, law enforcement, the armed services, banking, public relations, human resources management, and other corporate and nonprofit positions.

Sociology Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Course Courses		12
SOC 101	Intro to Sociology
SOC 303	Social Theory
SOC 306	Research Methods in Sociology 1
Select 1 Course From Below		4
BUS 109	Managerial Statistics
MAT 109	Statistical Inference & Data Analysis I
PSY 209	Statistics & Research Design I with Lab
Select 5 Courses From Below		20
SOC 171	Introduction to Public Health
SOC 194 & SOC 294 & SOC 394 & SOC 494	Special Topics and Special Topics and Special Topics and Special Topics
SOC 212	Sociology of the Family
SOC 213	Sociology of Gender
SOC 221	Social Inequalities
SOC 240	Criminology
SOC 262	Self and Society
SOC 271	Global Health Disparities
SOC 290 & SOC 390 & SOC 490	Sociology Internship and Sociology Internship and Sociology Internship
SOC 295	On Campus Research
SOC 296	Off-Campus Research
SOC 297 & SOC 397 & SOC 497	Independent Study and Independent Study and Independent Study
SOC 327	Washington Center Internship
SOC 328	Washington Center Seminar
SOC 329	Washington Center Forum
SOC 340	Victimology
SOC 341	Variant Behavior
SOC 342	Sociology of Punishment
SOC 343	Women, Crime & the Crim. Justice System
SOC 344	Sociology of Gangs
SOC 347	Juvenile Delinq & Social Welfr
SOC 370	Environmental Sociology
SOC 382	Introduction to Social Welfare
SOC 413	Work and Gender
SOC 462	Sociology of the Body
Senior Seminar		0
SOC 491	Senior Seminar
Senior Capstone Experience (SOC SCE)		2-4
Total Credits		38-40

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Students who double major in sociology and psychology and complete a research methods course or sequence in psychology may omit SOC 306 Research Methods in Sociology but must then take a sixth sociology elective.