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Sociology (B.A., B.S.)

2025-2026 Course Catalog

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Sociology

Sociology Major (B.A. or B.S., 41-42hours)
Required Courses	24 hours
SOC 1110 Introduction to Sociology	4 hours
Statistics course (Choose from:) BUSAD 2100 Business and Economic Statistics MATH 1300 Statistics PSYCH 2100 Psychological Statistics	3 -4 hours
SOC 3920 Social Theory	4 hours
SOC 3930 Quantitative Research Methods	4 hours
SOC 3940 Qualitative Research Methods	4 hours

Electives	17-18 hours
Ten hours must be at 3000 or 4000 level. At least two hours from "Thinking SocioLogically" cluster.
Electives:
SOC 1330/SOC 2330 Race Relations and Minority Groups SOC 1350/SOC 2530 Population and Environment SOC 2380/SOC 3380 Women and Crime SOC 2530 Population and Environment SOC 3130 Law and Society SOC 3140 Protests & Social Movements SOC 3290 Grant Writing and Fundraising SOC 3370 Social Inequality SOC 3530 Environment, Food, and You
"Thinking Sociologically" cluster (minimum two hours required):
SOC 3210 Thinking SocioLogically: Environment SOC 3220 Thinking SocioLogically: Medical Sociology SOC 3230 Thinking SocioLogically: Race/Ethnicity SOC 3240 Thinking SocioLogically: Sociology Of Religion SOC 3250 Thinking SocioLogically: Work SOC 3260 Thinking SocioLogically: Gender

Capstone

4 hours

SOC 4980 Senior Seminar

1 hour

SOC 4970 Internship or

SOC 4990 Thesis

3 hours