Majors & Minors
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
The BA with a major in sociology requires 27 semester hours.
Degree Requirements
- SOCI 20213: Introductory Sociology
- SOCI 30383: Research Methods in Sociology
- SOCI 30833: Sociological Theory
Choose three (6) upper level sociology classes
- MATH 10043: Elementary Statistics
Bachelor of Science in Sociology
The bachelor of science in sociology requires 33 semester hours
Degree Requirements
- SOCI 20213: Introductory Sociology
- SOCI 30383: Research Methods in Sociology
- SOCI 30833: Sociological Theory
- SOCI 40383: Topics in Applied Social Research
Intersections: choose one (1) from the following:
- SOCI 30263: Environmental Justice
- SOCI 30453: Political Sociology
- SOCI 30343: Sociology of Race and Racism
- SOCI 30743: Gender and Society
- SOCI 30773: Sex, Society and Ethics
- SOCI 30863: Gender Politics: International Perspectives
- SOCI 40803: Social Inequality
- SOCI 30223: Sex and Sexualities
Application and Experience: Choose two (2) from the following:
- SOCI 30213: Applied Sociology
- SOCI 30233: Sustainability: Environmental, Social & Economic Issues
- SOCI 20990: International Residential Study
- SOCI 30903: Law and Society
- SOCI 30990: International Residential Study
- SOCI 30253: Environmental Sociology
- SOCI 30403: Human-Animal Relationships
- SOCI 30583: Technology, Social Media and Society
- SOCI 32990: International Residential Study
- SOCI 40303: Animals, Culture and Society
- SOCI 40373: Social Psychology: Sociological Approaches
- SOCI 40523: Health, Illness and Medicine
- SOCI 20223: Social Problems
- SOCI 40623: Sociology Internship in Public and Non-Profit Agencies
- SOCI 40813: Work and Society
Cultural Studies: Choose one (1) of the following:
- SOCI 30323: Cultural Criminology
- SOCI 30423: Media, Self and Society
- SOCI 30463: Popular Culture
- SOCI 30483: Death and Dying: Sociological Viewpoints
- SOCI 30523: Self and Society Through Film
- SOCI 30543: Unveiled: The Sociology of Weddings
- SOCI 30653: Sociology of Food
- SOCI 30783: Sociology of the Body
- SOCI 36743: Conformity and Rebellion
- SOCI 40443: Media Images of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Choose three (3) upper level sociology classes
- MATH 10043: Elementary Statistics
Minor in Sociology
A minor requires SOCI 20213 — Introductory Sociology and 15 additional sociology hours. Any sociology course, including Contemporary Topics, can apply toward the minor. A minor in sociology is an excellent option that can fit with any major.