Bachelor of Arts, Sociology (B.A.)

Description

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in sociology requires a minimum of 30 hours in sociology and completion of the following components:

A. General Education Requirements
See general education requirements

B. General Education Requirements inthe Social Sciences
PSY 205 Introductory Psychology
SOC 201 Sociological Perspectives
ECN 202 Economic Dimensions
POL 303 Political Reality and Public Policy

C. Required Sociology Courses
(16 credits)
SOC 201 Sociological Perspectives.
SOC 305 Introduction to Statistics
SOC 368 Inequality in America: Race, Class and Gender *
SOC 375 Sociological Theories *
SOC 496 Senior Seminar in Sociology

D. Sociology Electives (14 credits) **
Select additional courses in Sociology or Criminal Justice to complete the major.
SOC/CJ 110 Introduction to Criminal Justice
SOC/FCS 140 Introduction to Forensic Science
SOC 202 Social Problems.
SOC/CJ 240 Correctional Institutions and Facilities
SOC 300 Special Topics in Sociology
SOC 306 Ethnic and Racial Diversity
SOC 307 Introduction to Ethnic and Cultural Studies
SOC 311 Deviant Behavior
SOC 314 Advanced Statistics
SOC 320 Juvenile Delinquency
SOC/CJ 330 Criminal Behavior
SOC/FSC 340 Crime Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection 1
SOC/FSC 341Crime Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection 2
SOC 345 Sociology of the Family
SOC 348 Death and Dying
SOC/CJ 350 Ethnicity and Justice
SOC/CJ 352 Women in the American Criminal Justice System
SOC/CJ/POL 358 Law and Society
SOC 360 Social Psychology
SOC 365 Group Dynamics
SOC/CJ 380 Criminal Law
SOC 385 Community and Organizational Change
SOC 393 Urban Social Issues
SOC 491 Independent Study in Sociology
SOC 493 Readings in Sociology
SOC 498 Fieldwork in Sociology