Administered by the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice
Effective Fall, 2004
In addition to 53 semester hours of general education requirements, a total of 36 semester hours is required for a major in sociology. The balance of the university's 120-semester hour requirement for a bachelor's degree comes from elective courses.
Core courses:
45.211 Principles of Sociology
45.255 Research Methods for Social Inquiry
45.260 Basic Social Statistics
45.462 Sociological Theory
Sociology Major - Students also must select eight additional courses, 24 semester hours, from Sociology courses; four of these must be drawn from 300 and 400 level courses. The sociology internship and social work courses may not be counted as part of these eight courses. Sociology offers an Applied Sociology option.
Applied Sociology option
45.211 Principles of Sociology
45.255 Research Methods for Social Inquiry
45.260 Basic Social Statistics
45.462 Sociological Theory
45.316 Urban Sociology
45.461 Social Problems of Urban/Rural Communities
Choose three from the following six courses:
Three additional courses within the department, all of which must be sociology courses
An internship (6-12 semester hours)