Sociology

Students may seek a major focused on sociology within the Individual Studies option of the General Studies major as outlined below and in the General Studies section in this Catalog.

Required Core Courses (30):

Foundation Course (3 s.h.).

SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology (3) or
SOCY 105 Introduction to Contemporary Social Problems (3)

Statistics Course (3 s.h.)

STAT 200 Introduction to Statistics (3)
or another suitable statistics course

Sociology Courses (21 s.h.)

Choose from the following courses:

SOCY 325 The Sociology of Gender (3)
SOCY 403 Intermediate Sociology Theory (3)
SOCY 410 Social Demography (3)
SOCY 423 Ethnic Minorities (3)
SOCY 434 Sociology of Personality (3)
SOCY 443 Family and Society (3)
SOCY 461 Industrial Sociology (3)
SOCY 462 Military Sociology (3)
or other suitable upper-level SOCY courses

Related Coursework to the Study of Sociology (3 s.h.)

The remaining three semester hours of coursework must be selected from coursework related to the study of sociology.

Minor in Sociology

The sociology minor complements the skills the student gains in his or her major discipline by providing a study of contemporary sociological theory and research and applying it to social issues, including globalization, social inequality, diversity, health care, education, family, work, and religion.

Objectives

The student who graduates with a minor in sociology will be able to:

Discuss the role of sociology in understanding societal reality and social issues.
Critically analyze theoretical orientations in sociology.
Apply sociological theory and research to define and present alternatives for solving contemporary social problems.
Communicate sociological concepts and terminology effectively.
Discuss the relationship between the individual and society from a sociological perspective.
Discuss micro and macro levels of sociological analysis and their roles in examining social reality.
Use information technology to access and retrieve sociological literature.
Apply sociological concepts to understand diversity in American society and the place of American society within a larger global context.

Requirements for the Minor

A minor in sociology requires the completion of 15 semester hours in sociology, drawn from various disciplines as appropriate; at least 9 of which must be earned in courses numbered 300 or above. Specific course requirements are listed below. If a specific course required for the minor is taken instead to satisfy the requirements for the major, another course in the same discipline should be substituted to fulfill the required minimum number of semester hours for the minor. Any course used to replace an upper-level course should also be classified as upper level.

Sociology Coursework (15 s.h.)

Foundation Course (3 s.h.)

Students must take one of the following foundation courses:

SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology (3)
SOCY 105 Introduction to Contemporary Social Problems (3)

Statistics Course (3 s.h.)

Students must choose one of the following statistics courses:

BMGT 230 Business Statistics (3)
PSYC 200 Introduction to Statistical Methods in Psychology (3)
STAT 200 Introduction to Statistics (3)

Supplemental Minor Courses (9 s.h.)

Students must take three of the following courses:

ANTH 417 Peoples and Cultures of the Far East (3)
ASTD 300 The Chinese: Adapting the Past, Building the Future (3)
ASTD 301 The Japanese: Adapting the Past, Building the Future (3)
ASTD 302 The Two Koreas: Problems and Prospects (3)
ASTD 303 India: The Weight of Tradition in the Modern World (3)
ASTD 304 Southeast Asia: Development Amid Diversity (3)
CCJS 330 Contemporary Criminological Issues (3)
CCJS 454 Contemporary Criminological Theory (3)
SOCY All courses not otherwise listed as a requirement for the minor