University of Dubuque - Sociology Department

The Department of Sociology seeks to enable students to appreciate the complexities of social life and develop an awareness of the connections between themselves, their communities, society at large, and the global environment.

A major in sociology requires 30 credit hours consisting of 12 credit hours of department core:
SC111 Introduction to Sociology
SC331 Social Stratification
SC335 Social Research
SC336 Social Theory
Eighteen credit hours in sociology or from the following with permission from the chair of the sociology department:
PS310 Social Psychology
IS315 Developing Nations of the World
CO210 Interpersonal and Small Group Communication
HS323 Ethnicity in United States History

A major in sociology with a concentration in criminal justice is also available and requires:
SC111 Introduction to Sociology
SC112 Social Problems
SC223 Juvenile Delinquency
SC231 Criminology
SC232 Criminal Justice
SC311 Inequalities of Race, Class, and Gender
SC331 Social Stratification
SC335 Social Research
SC336 Social Theory
SC385/485 Internship (3 credit hours required)
Six credit hours of electives in sociology or
BA345 Business Law 1
BA346 Business Law 2
HS323 Ethnicity in U.S. History
PO468 Constitutional Law
PS354 Abnormal Psychology

A minor in sociology consists of 21 credit hours in sociology including:
SC111 Introduction to Sociology
SC331 Social Stratification
SC335 Social Research
SC336 Social Theory
nine credit hours selected in consultation with the department chair.

A minor in gender studies
Prepares students to deal with interpersonal relationship on any job. As women are increasingly participating in the public work force, an educated sensitivity of women's concern is desirable, especially in management positions. Many governmental policy programs are also addressed to women and children: child support programs, battered women programs, labor studies, marriage counseling, and government-sponsored research on gender issues. Gender studies program will also enrich human understanding and contribute to the shaping of culture in the work place, market place, and in the home.

The gender studies minor consists of 21 credit hours. The following 15 credit hours are core to the gender studies minor:

SC111 Introduction to Sociology
SC112 Social Problems
SC210 Marriage and the Family
SC322 Women and Men in Contemporary Society
SC311 Inequalities of Race, Class, and Gender
Six credit hours can be selected from the following courses:
ED345 Child, Family, School and Community Relationships
EN362 Literature by Women
HS269 Women's History
PS367 Psychology of Gender
SC367 Topics (with approval of the department chair)

For the AA degree in gender studies, 18 credit hours in sociology are required, including:
SC111 Introduction to Sociology
SC112 Contemporary Social Problems
SC210 Marriage and the Family
Other courses in consultation with the department chair

The department offers the BA and AA degrees.


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