A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Majors and Minors
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 University Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Sociology is the scientific study of the organization and functioning of societies, their major institutions, groups, and values. Sociologists are particularly interested in understanding and explaining social issues and problems, and the sources of stress and change in contemporary and historical societies. Our courses provide students with critical perspectives on a wide range of major social issues, including social inequality, race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality, the media, immigration, social movements, globalization, crime/deviance, education, war, and environmental issues. In addition, students take courses on classical and contemporary sociological theory, research design, and qualitative and quantitative research methods. The culmination of our curriculum is the required senior seminar. This course provides an opportunity for students to draw on their substantive and methodological training to complete an independent research project on a topic of their choice. Students majoring or minoring in sociology go on to careers in fields such as communications, marketing, business, management, education, law, medicine/public health, and the nonprofit sector.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 190099
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_190099_d1fdf7b5
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Major Requirements
0 items
Required Courses
3 items
- As published: “Introduction to Sociology or FSEM equivalent (must be completed by the end of the sophomore year with a grade of C or better)”1.00
- As published: “Classical Social Theory (must be completed by the end of junior year)”1.00
- As published: “Sociological Research Design and Methods (must be completed by the end of junior year)”1.00
Research-Intensive Course
15 items
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
- GEOG 250Research MethodsNot resolved to a course
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.0
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.0
- 1.00
Four Electives
26 items
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.0
- 1.00
- 1.00
- SOCI 245/ANTH 245 - Nature, Culture, and PoliticsNot resolved to a course
- 1
- 1.00
- 1.00
- SOCI 300Special Topics in SociologyNot resolved to a course
- As published: “/GEOG 318 - International Migration, U.S. Immigration, and Immigrants”1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 0.50
- 1.00
- As published: “Sociology of the Life Course and SOCI 333L”
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
Senior Seminar in Sociology
1 item
- or: SOCI 494 - Honors Seminar (must be completed during the fall of senior year) and SOCI 495 - Honors Thesis Workshop (must be completed during the spring of the senior year)1.00
GPA Requirement
0 items
Honors and High Honors
0 items
Sociology and Anthropology Department
0 items
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