Sociology (BA)

Sociology Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

I. Communication (9 hours)
Rhetoric and Composition	ENGL 1101*	Rhetoric and Composition	3

Literature and Composition	ENGL 1102*	Literature and Composition	3
Communication		Choose course from approved list	3
II. Humanities and Fine Arts (15 hours)
Modern Languages		Choose sequence from approved list	6

English Literature		Choose one 2000-level English Literature course (ENGL 2225 and ENGL 2226 may NOT be used)	3

Philosophy and Religion		Choose one PHIL or RELG course at the 1000-2000 level	3

Fine Arts		Choose course from approved list	3
III. History and Social Sciences (9 hours)
World History		Choose course from approved list	3
Government		Choose course from approved list	3

Social Science	SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology**	3
IV. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (10 to 12 hours)

Mathematics	MATH 1300*	Elementary Statistics**	3

Natural Science		Choose a pair in sequence from approved list	7 to 8

V. Ethics (3 hours)

Ethics		Choose course from approved list	3

VI. Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
First-Year Experience *Grade of C or higher required.	PDMT 1101	Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

40-43

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

**The courses MATH 1300 and SOCI 1100 are requirements in the major. The applicable credits are not included in the general education total.

Total Credit Hours:

*The courses MATH 1300 and SOCI 1101 are requirements in the major and also meet general education requirements.

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

Total Credit Hours:

47-51

Total Credit Hours: 121