Sociology, B.A.

Sociology Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Sociology Major

Total Credit Hours:

27-36

Sociology Foundations

SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOCI 3200	Social Theory	3
SOSC 3310	Research Methods	3
SOSC 4480	Senior Seminar	3

Mathematics

MATH 1300	Elementary Statistics	3
Total Credit Hours:		0-3

Social Science Electives

Students must choose15 hours total; at least 12 hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.  

ANTH 2250	Cultural Anthropology	3
SOCI 2210	Social Problems	3
SOCI 3304	Feminist Theories	3
SOCI 3320	Structured Social Inequality	3
SOCI 3350	Marriage and Families	3
SOCI 3355	Film as Sociology	3
SOCI 3357	Sociology of Gender and Sexuality	3
SOCI 3375	Technology, Social Movements and Social Change	3
SOCI 3390	Deviance and Social Control	3
SOCI 4410	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOCI 4420	Sports and Society	3
SOCI 4475	Selected Topics	3
SOSC 3398	Internship	1-6
Total Credit Hours:		15

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:

46

General Education

Total Credit Hours:

46

Piedmont University Requirement

PDMT 1101	Intro to University Life and Liberal Arts Tradition	1
Total Credit Hours:		1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont University must meet this University requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 120

SOCI 1101, MATH 2100, SOCI 2210: These courses also satisfy general education requirements and appear in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, sociology majors may have up to 46 additional hours to use for electives. Students may use elective hours to earn a minor or another major, as well as to develop additional marketable skills. The number of elective hours students may take will depend on the courses taken to satisfy general education requirements.