The Sociology Major
Sociology Major Form
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Requirements
Sociology Major (36 credits)
Required: SOC 111 or 160, 201, 302, 303, 304, 365, 477*, 488
Emphasis: 9 credits from one of the four empahsis areas (see below)
Electives: 9 credits
9 credits of sociology emphasis and elective courses must be at 300/400-level and none may be at 100-level. ANTH 250 may be used for 3 elective credits.
This major requires either one year in a single foreign language OR a minor.
Note: SOC 488 fulfills the Upper Division Writing Requirement for this Sociology major.
Sociology Program Emphases
Social Problems, Deviance and Social Justice
This emphasis focuses on the consequences of inequality and expressions of power, examines meanings attached to social problems and labels of deviants in society and explores efforts to create social justice at the macro, micro, and meso levels. All classes in this area emphasize the connection between local and global social problems and social justice. Students in this area will be prepared to work in a variety of fields from criminal justice to non- governmental agencies. This area also complements majors and minors in criminal justice, social work, education, community studies, women’s studies, and political science.
Courses associated with this emphasis: 211, 362, 366, 367, 368, 374, 432, 460, 473, 485
Other courses such as 400, 432, 462 and 485 with approval of advisor
Political Economy of Society
Courses analyze the historical role the political economy of capitalist inequality plays in shaping social relationships along lines of class, race, gender, sexuality, and environment. It seeks to understand how anti- systemic (i.e. labor, anti- colonial, civil rights, sexual liberation, environmental, etc.) movements have strategized to challenge the specific forms of coercion that have characterized the social relations of capitalism for over 400 years.
Courses associated with this emphasis: 355, 362, 389, 355, 456, 460, 468
Other courses such as 273, 400, 412, 462, 482, 493 with approval of advisor
Family, Health and Aging
Family courses cover a wide range of family life from social processes to social structures. Family courses examine interactions between family and other social institutions and social forces. Courses on health examine disease and illness behavior, health care practitioners and their relationships to patients, health care systems and public policy as well as ethical issues and the social environment of health and illness. Courses on age and aging explore the social statuses of a growing older population and its impact on social life, institutions and public policy.
Courses in this emphasis explore the intersections of family, health and aging issues as well as the impact of race, gender, sexuality, and class. These courses examine the historical, social and global contexts of family, health and aging.
This emphasis provides students with a background to pursue careers in governmental and nonprofit organizations, policy development and advocacy.
Courses associated with this emphasis: 277, 345, 350, 355, 374, 400 with approval of advisor, 462 with approval of advisor, 472, 474, 475
Other courses such as 273, 310, 365, 355 and 412 with approval of advisor
Global Sociology
Courses in this area explore the interdependence of the world and the unevenness of power relations. Opening student’s eyes to inequality and social change, we seek to understand intersections among capitalism, patriarchy, heteronormativity and racism in a wide range of contexts including environmental change, food, international development, migration, work and war. These courses provide students with a strong basis to pursue careers in nongovernmental organizations, local, state and federal government, grassroots activism and business or to enter graduate and professional programs.
Courses associated with this emphasis: 200, 355, 362, 374, 410, 412, 432, 474, 482, 493
Other courses such as 400, 345, 460, 462, 475 with approval of advisor
