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Bachelor of Science in Sociology

The Bachelor of Science degree has four concentrations: general sociology, anthropology, inequality and social justice, and organizational sociology.  The sociology major prepares students for a broad array of careers in areas including social services, law, medicine and allied professions, as well as leadership roles in business organizations, not-for-profit organizations, corporations, government and government agencies. Sociology students are also prepared for graduate work in sociology and other social sciences.

Students who select the B.S. in Sociology as their undergraduate degree are required to complete a total of 30 hours in sociology/anthropology courses, with at least 18 hours at the 3000 level or above. Students must get a "C" or higher in the courses that count towards the major, and maintain a 2.0 GPA overall in the major. No foreign language is required.

All concentrations require the core courses plus a cognate area.  Before beginning the B.S. option, students must file an approved plan of 15 credit hours of cognate coursework developed with an undergraduate advisor. 

 

Required Core Courses

All majors in the B.A. and B.S. degree programs must complete the following required core courses with a grade of "C" or higher.

Introduction (6 hours)
SOC 1010       Introductory Sociology
ANTH 1050    Introduction to Anthropology

Research (6 hours)
SOC 2130       Basic Statistics
SOC 2510       Research Methods

Theory (3 hours)
SOC 4710       Development of Sociological Theory

Advanced Writing Course (3 hours)
SOC 4900       Senior Thesis

 

Concentrations

General Sociology Concentration (12 hours)
Students must complete the core courses plus 9 hours of upper division (3000 and 4000 level) sociology courses and one 3 hour upper division anthropology course.

Anthropology Concentration (12 hours)
Required (6 hours)
ANTH 3910    Introduction to Physical Anthropology
ANTH 4210    Cultural Anthropology

Electives
(6 hours in any of the following courses)
ANTH 3210    Cultures of African People
ANTH 3220    People and Cultures of Native North America
ANTH 3260    World Cultures and Peoples
ANTH 4200    Urban Anthropology
ANTH 4220    North American Archaeology
ANTH 4230    Ethnomedicines of the Americas
ANTH 4260    Topics in Ethnology
ANTH 4520    Psycholinguistics
ANTH 4920    Seminar in Anthropological Problems
GEOL 4040    Geoarchaeology

Inequality and Social Justice Concentration (12 hours)
Required (3 hours in any of the following courses. We encourage students to take all three courses, and any courses beyond the first three hours may count as sociology electives, below).
SOC 3690       Social Stratification
SOC 3900       Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.
SOC 4300       Sociology of Gender

Sociology Electives
(6 hours in any of the following courses)
SOC 3140       American Society
SOC 3800       Work and Society
SOC 3810       Sociology of Education
SOC 3820       Medical Sociology
SOC 3840       World Population and Social Issues
SOC 3950       Sociology of Latin America
SOC 4020       Collective Behavior
SOC 4140       Urban Sociology
SOC 4150       American Family Problems
SOC 4250       Latino/a Migration in the World Economy
SOC 4500       Law, Family and Public Policy
SOC 4700       Women’s Health and Issues of Diversity
SOC 4750       Social Change and Globalization
SOC 4800       Contemporary Topics in Sociology (as appropriate)
SOC 4830       Sociology of Mental Illness
SOC 4850       Sociology of Religion

Anthropology Electives
(3 hours in any of the following courses)
ANTH 3210    Cultures of African Peoples
ANTH 3220    Peoples and Cultures of Native North America
ANTH 3260    World Cultures and Peoples (Area Ethnography)
ANTH 4210    Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 4220    North American Archaeology
ANTH 4260    Topics in Ethnology (as appropriate)

Organizational Sociology Concentration (21 hours)
Required (12 hours)
SOC 3610       Social Organization
SOC 3800       Work and Society
SOC 4620       Sociology of Formal Organization
ANTH 4210    Cultural Anthropology

            One of the following (3 hours)
SOC 3180       Occupations and Careers
SOC 4020       Collective Behavior
SOC 4550       Social Diversity in Organizations

            Two of the following (6 hours)
SOC 3690       Social Stratification
SOC 3900       Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 4100       The Community
SOC 4250       Latino/a Migration in the World Economy
SOC 4300       Sociology of Gender
SOC 4500       Law, Family and Public Policy
SOC 4750       Social Change and Globalization
SOC 4990       Independent Study

Cognate Areas (15 hours)
Organizational sociology students in the B.S. program are required to complete 15 hours in a field of specialization based on their interests and/or career aspirations. Other options may be designed by the student in consultation with the undergraduate advisor.  Appropriate courses in the following areas are listed in the department’s B.S. program brochure.
Business Management
Marketing Management
Public Administration
Diversity Planning and Management
Organizational Communication
Gerontology
Not-for-Profit Management
Native American Community Organizations