B.A. in Sociology (Online)

Sociology majors are required to complete the following courses, totaling 33 (five (5) required and six (6) electives) semester hours. All courses for the major must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher. Under no circumstances will a "D" grade count toward the major.

The only exception is as follows:

One grade of "C-" will be allowed to count toward the major so long as it does not occur with any of the following five required courses:

SOCI 1000 Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 3900 Methods I: Introduction to Methodology

SOCI 3950 Methods II: Understanding Data Analysis
SOCI 4000 or 4475 Theory I or Theory II

SOCI 4950 Presenting Social Analysis (Senior Seminar)

 

Sociology Courses

Foundation Sociology Courses (15 hours)

SOCI 1000                 Introduction to Sociology  (3)

SOCI 3900                 Methods I: Introduction to Methodology  (3)

SOCI 3950                 Methods II: Understanding Data Analysis  (3)

SOCI 4000 or 4475     Theory I or Theory II  (3)

SOCI 4950                 Presenting Social Analysis (Senior Seminar)  (3)

Major Electives (18 hours)

Students may complete the major by electing six other courses from the following list:

SOCI 2000                 Social Issues and Policies in Global Perspective  (3)

SOCI 2200                 Social Work: Introducing Theory and Practice  (3)

SOCI 2250                 Introduction to Gerontology  (3)

SOCI 2300                 Sociology of Sports  (3)

SOCI 2350                 Death and Dying  (3)

SOCI 2500                 Kinship and Families  (3)

SOCI2700                  Introduction to Poverty Studies  (3)

SOCI 3000                 Social Change & Social Movements  (3)

SOCI 3307                 Criminology  (3)

SOCI 3340                 Sociology of Religion  (3)

SOCI 3360                 Globalization in the 21st Century  (3)

SOCI 3400                 Deviance and Criminology  (3)

SOCI 3430                 Bioethics  (3)

SOCI 3450                 Social policy and Aging  (3)

SOCI 3500                 Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Society  (3)

SOCI 3550                 Drugs and Society  (3)

SOCI 3600                 Sociology of Education  (3)

SOCI 3700                 Medical Sociology  (3)

SOCI 3800                 Special Topics in Sociology  (3)

SOCI 3850                 Corrections and Society  (3)

SOCI 3975                 Methods of Program Evaluation  (3)

SOCI 4200                 Social Inequality & Stratification  (3)

SOCI 4475                 Theory II  (3)                        

PSYC 1101                 Introduction to Psychology  (3)

PSYC 3302                 Human Growth and Development  (3)

PSYC 3321                 Social Psychology  (3)

HIST 3000                 Public History  (3)

HIST 3416                 Twentieth Century America  (3)

One (1) Interim courses taught by Sociology faculty may be counted as electives if approved by Discipline Coordinator.

 

Last updated: 03/01/2021