B.A. Sociology

Fall 2016

Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major: Sociology
Concentration: None

General Education Core Curriculum

Communication - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

Select one from:

  • COMM 1315 - Public Speaking I
  • COMM 1321 - Business and Professional Speech
  • DSDE 1371 - ASL I
  • FREN 1311 - Beginning French I
  • SPAN 1311 - Beginning Spanish I

Mathematics - 3 Hours:

MATH 1314 - College Algebra (Non Calculus Track)

Life and Physical Sciences* - 6 Hours From:

BIOL 1308 - General Biology (Non-Majors)

BIOL 1315 - Plants and Human Society (Non-Majors)

BIOL 1406 - General Biology I (Majors)

BIOL 1407 - General Biology II (Majors)

BIOL 2306 - Environmental Science

BIOL 2401 - Anatomy and Physiology I

BIOL 2402 - Anatomy and Physiology II

CHEM 1306 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences

CHEM 1308 - Biochemistry for Allied Health Sciences

CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II

GEOL 1390 - Introductory Environmental & Physical Geology

GEOL 1403 - Geology I: Physical Geology

GEOL 1404 - Geology II: Historical Geology

PHYS 1305 - Elementary Physics I: Lecture

PHYS 1307 - Elementary Physics II Lecture

PHYS 1311 - Introduction to Astronomy Lecture

PHYS 1401 - College Physics I

PHYS 1402 - College Physics II

PHYS 1405 - Elementary Physics I

PHYS 1407 - Elementary Physics II

PHYS 1411 - Introductory Astronomy

PHYS 2425 - University Physics I

PHYS 2426 - University Physics II

SPSC  1301 - Space Exploration

SPSC 1401 - Space Science

Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 Hours From:

ENGL 2310 - British Literature Before 1800

ENGL 2320 - British Literature After 1800

ENGL 2322 - British Literature

ENGL 2326 - American Literature

ENGL 2331 - World Literature

ENGL 2371 - Masterworks of Asian Literature

ENGL 2376 - African American Literature

Creative Arts - 3 Hours From:

ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation

ARTS 1303 - Art History I

COMM 1375 - Film Appreciation

DANC 2304 - Dance Appreciation

MUSI 1306 - Music Appreciation

MUSI 1310 - History of Rock and Roll

PHIL 1330 - Arts and Ideas

THEA 1310 - Introduction to Theatre

American History - 6 Hours:

HIST 1301 - US History I 1763-1877

HIST 1302 - US History II Since 1877

Government/Political Science - 6 Hours:

POLS 2301 - Introduction to American Government I

POLS 2302 - Introduction to American Government II

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Hours:

SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology

Component Area Option - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

One From:

  • MATH 1342 - Statistics
  • PSYC 2317 - Introduction to Statistical Methods

Required Courses for Major

Sociology Requirements - 36 Hours:

Two From:

  • SOCI 3306 - Race and Ethnic Relations
  • SOCI 3310 - Sociology of Gender
  • SOCI 3365 - Social Stratification
  • SOCI 4310 - Population Problems

Seven From:

  • SOCI 1306 - Social Problems
  • SOCI 2301 - Marriage and Family
  • SOCI 3311 - Medical Sociology
  • SOCI 3315 - Single Women in the US
  • SOCI 3326 - Social Psychology and Human Interaction
  • SOCI 3330 - Urban Sociology
  • SOCI 3340 - Sociology of Sexuality
  • SOCI 3355 - Sociology of Culture
  • SOCI 3375 - Deviant Behavior
  • SOCI 3380 - Criminology
  • SOCI 3390 - Juvenile Delinquency
  • SOCI 4300 - Seminar in Sociology
  • SOCI 4301 - Directed Studies in Sociology
  • SOCI 4320 - Sociology in Education
  • SOCI 4330 - Sociology of Family
  • SOCI 4340 - Change and Social Movement
  • SOCI 4345 - Terror and Political Violence
  • SOCI 4350 - Sociology of Religion
  • SOCI 4365 - Chinese Sociology

SOCI 4380 - Research Methods

SOCI 4385 - Social Data Analysis

SOCI 4390 - Social Theory

Elective Courses

Additional Electives - 9 Hours

Other

Arts and Sciences Requirements - 15 Hours:

One From:

  • PHIL 1370 - Philosophy of Knowledge
  • PHIL 2303 - Ethics


Complete one of the following 12-hour foreign language sequences:

Spanish

  • SPAN 1311 - Beginning Spanish I
  • SPAN 1312 - Beginning Spanish II
  • SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I
  • SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II

French

  • FREN 1311 - Beginning French I
  • FREN 1312 - Beginning French II
  • FREN 2311 - Intermediate French I
  • FREN 2312 - Intermediate French II

ASL

  • DSDE 1371 - ASL I
  • DSDE 1372 - ASL II
  • DSDE 2371 - ASL III
  • DSDE 2372 - ASL IV

Minor

Required - 18 hours, 9 advanced

Hours

120