Sociology, BA

43-45 credit hours

Program Description

The Bachelor of Arts in Sociology provides students with a broad global perspective for understanding society and its relationship to individual and group behavior. The courses within this degree program will help prepare students for a broad range of careers in law, government service, business, counseling, journalism, social services, urban policy development, teaching, international relations, consulting, and statistical survey research.

The Bachelor of Arts in Sociology requires the following courses:

ANT 11200	Cultural Anthropology	3
MTH 14100	Basic Statistics	3
PSY 10000	Principles of Psychology	3
SOC 10200	Basic Concepts of Sociology	3
SOC 42000/ANT 42000	Sociocultural Theory	3

Plus 4-6 credit hours of methods courses, selected from the following:

PSY 30400	Basic Research Methods	3
PSY 30600	Behavioral Science Statistics	3
SOC 20600/ANT 20600	Introduction to Social and Cultural Research Methods	4

Plus 24 credit hours of elective courses, selected from the following options:

ANT 21000	Native North American Indians	3
ANT 31700	Social and Cultural Change	3
ANT 33700	Anthropology of Migration	3
PSY 33400	Social Psychology	3
SOC 21100	Introduction to Applied Sociology	3
SOC 21400	The Family	3
SOC 22000	Social Problems	3
SOC 29000-29999	Special Topics in Sociology	1-6
SOC 30400	The Sociology of Gender Roles	3
SOC 31500	Alcohol, Drugs, and Society	3
SOC 31800/ANT 31800	Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: A Global Perspective	3
SOC 32100	Urban Sociology	3
SOC 32200	Social Deviance	3
SOC 33500	Sociology of Sport	3
SOC 39000-39999	Special Topics in Sociology	1-6
SOC 40000	Undergraduate Research	3
SOC 45000	Internship in Sociology	3-9
SOC 48900	Honors Project	6