Sociology

In addition to meeting  General Education requirements and other degree requirements,  all sociology majors must must complete one of the following concentrations (41–46 credits):

1. Sociology (self-design)
2. Health Advocacy and Social Work
3. Local and Global Communities and Social Change
4. Education and Society

  Concentration 1: Sociology (41–44 credits; self-design)

1. SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
2. SOC 3015/ProSeminar in Sociology: 1 credit [FALL only]
3. SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
4. SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
5. At least four sociology electives, chosen from Group A, B, and C (at least one in each group): 13–16 credits
6. One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
7. SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits [SPR JR only]
8. SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
9. SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits

  Concentration 2: Health Advocacy and Social Work (46–47 credits)

1. SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
2. SOC 3015/ProSeminar in Sociology: 1 credit [FALL only]
3. SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
4. SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
5. One internship*, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
6. SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits [SPR JR only]
7. SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
8. SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits
9. Three courses from the following list (12 credits):

   Concentration 2 Electives

   SOC 3035/Birth and Death
   SOC 3125/Social and Cultural Studies of Food
   SOC 3155/Sociology of the Body and Embodiment
   SOC 3175/Science, Medicine, Culture
   SOC 3255/Global Populations, Local Problems
   SOC 3275/Critical Disability Studies
   SOC 3287/Science and Technology Studies
   SOC 3435/Cults, Sects, and New Religious Movements
   SOC 3475/Surveillance, Technology, Society
   SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
   SOC 3615/Families, Communities, Cultures
   SOC 3670/Contemporary Sociological Theory
   SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
   SOC 4060/Cross Cultural Solutions to Climate Change
   Any relevant policy-based political science course
10. Two of the following courses (6–7 credits):
    SOC 2020/Human Sexuality
    SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
    SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
    SOC 3441/Class, Power, Privilege
    SOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
    SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion

*For students considering graduate school in social work, two internships in human services locations are recommended. Advisors can assist with course planning for a career in social work.

  Concentration 3: Local and Global Communities & Social Change (41–43 credits)

1. SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
2. SOC 3015/ProSeminar in Sociology: 1 credit [FALL only]
3. SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
4. SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
5. One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
6. SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits [SPR JR only]
7. SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
8. SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits
9. Three of the following courses (10-12 credits):

   Concentration 3 Electives

   LIT3227/Revolutionary Havana: The Cuban Revolution and the Havana Imaginary
   SOC2050/Social (In) Justice and the Law
   SOC 2255/Environmental Sociology
   SOC 3056/Global Social Movements
   SOC 3095/Introduction to Counseling Theory and Professions
   SOC 3135/Politics, Policy, and Society
   SOC 3136/Social Policy, Justice, Advocacy
   SOC 3137/Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
   SOC 3255/Global Populations, Local Problems
   SOC 3266/Urban Sociology
   SOC 3385/Culture and Collective Memory: Latin America
   SOC 3435/Cults, Sects, and New Religious Movements
   SOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
   SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Mediation
   SOC 3515/Education Across Cultures
   SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
   SOC 3627/The Ageless Self: Technological Gerontology
   SOC 3635/I Forgot: Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Anxiety
   SOC 3661/Border Wars and Transnational Human Rights
   SOC 3725/Globalization, Culture, Social Change
   SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
   SOC 4040/Generation XYZ
   SOC 4050/Bioethics: Contemporary Issues
   SOC 4060/Cross Cultural Solutions to Climate Change
   Any relevant anthropology course
   Any relevant environmental studies course
10. One of the following courses (3 credits):
    SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
    SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
    SOC 3441/Class, Power, Privilege
    SOC 4025/Critical Race Theory

  Concentration 4: Education and Society (45–47 credits)

1. SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
2. SOC 3015/ProSeminar in Sociology: 1 credit [FALL only]
3. SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
4. SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
5. One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
6. SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits [SPR JR only]
7. SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
8. SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits
9. Three courses from the following list (11–12 credits):

   Concentration 4 Electives

   PSY 2500/Adolescent Psychology
   PSY 2650/Child Development
   PSY 3850/Practicum in Child Development
   SOC 3095/Introduction to Counseling Theory and Professions
   SOC 3135/Politics, Policy, and Society
   SOC 3203/Introduction to Teaching
   SOC 3255/Global Populations, Local Problems
   SOC 3275/Critical Disability Studies
   SOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
   SOC 3500/Sociology of Education
   SOC 3515/Education Across Cultures
   SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
   SOC 3615/Families, Communities, Cultures
   SOC 3661/Border Wars and Transnational Human Rights
   SOC 3670/Contemporary Sociological Theory
   SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
10. Two of the following courses (6–7 credits):
    HIS 3466/To Enjoy Our Freedom: African American History Since 1865
    HIS 3635/Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the U.S
    SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
    SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
    SOC 3441/Class, Power, Privilege
    SOC 4025/Critical Race Theory
    
    

Note: An additional writing course is recommended for students in Concentration 4. Refer to The Senior Project for additional information.