Curriculum

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.

Typical Four Year Paradigm:
Freshman Year: Fall
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Freshman Seminar
SOC111 Introduction to Sociology
SOC112 Social Problems
Freshman Year: Spring
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Sociology Elective
Sociology Elective
Sophomore Year: Fall
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Elective
Elective
Sociology Elective
Sophomore Year: Spring
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Elective
Sociology Elective
Sociology Elective
Junior Year: Fall
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
SOC321 Social Stratification
Sociology Elective
Elective
Elective
Junior Year: Spring
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Sociology Elective
Elective
Elective
Senior Year: Fall
Gen Ed
Elective
Elective
Elective
SOC335 Social Research
Senior Year: Spring
Gen Ed
Elective
Elective
Elective
SOC336 Social Theory