Sociology, BA

37-40 credit hours

The Bachelor of Arts in Sociology provides students with a broad global perspective for understanding society and its relationship to individual and group behavior. The courses within this degree program will help prepare students for a broad range of careers in law, government service, business, counseling, journalism, social services, urban policy development, teaching, international relations, consulting, and statistical survey research.

Requirements

Major Coursework

10 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

SOC 10200 - Basic Concepts of Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 21100 - Introduction to Applied Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 42000 - Sociological Theory 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 46000 - Senior Capstone in Sociology 1 Credit Hour(s)

Statistics Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

MTH 14100 - Basic Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 24100 - Statistics for Natural Science 3 Credit Hour(s)

Methods Coursework

3-6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

CCJ 33300 - Research Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hour(s)
or
PSY 30400 - Basic Research Methods 3 Credit Hour(s) and
PSY 30600 - Behavioral Science Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)

Sociology Elective Coursework

15 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

SOC 21400 - The Family 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 22000 - Social Problems 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 29000-29999 - Special Topics in Sociology 1-6 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 30400 - The Sociology of Gender Roles 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 31800 - Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 32100 - Urban Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 32200 - Social Deviance 3 Credit Hour(s)
or CCJ 32200 - Social Deviance 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 33500 - Sociology of Sport 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 39000-39999 - Special Topics in Sociology 1-6 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 40000 - Undergraduate Research 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 45000 - Internship in Sociology 3-9 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 48900 - Honors Project 6 Credit Hour(s)

Concentration Elective Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

CCJ 32000 - Race, Crime, and Punishment 3 Credit Hour(s)
DSCI 30100 - Data Analysis with R 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEO 10300 - Human Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEO 20000 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 Credit Hour(s)
GS 20101 - A Global Introduction to Gender Studies 3 Credit Hour(s)
GS 30000 - Gender Theory 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 33100 - History of Gender in America 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 33400 - History of Racism in America 3 Credit Hour(s)
HRM 36510 - Human Resource Management 3 Credit Hour(s)
MGMT 36050 - Organizational Behavior 3 Credit Hour(s)
MRKT 35010 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 34500 - Regression Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHS 20000 - Foundations of Public Health 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHS 22000 - Public Health and Social Justice 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 10000 - Principles of Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 33400 - Social Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 32600 - Drugs and Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
or CCJ 32600 - Drugs and Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
SW 24000 - Human Diversity and Social Justice 3 Credit Hour(s)
SW 37000 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I 3 Credit Hour(s)