Sociology Major & Minor Requirements

Note: This page is designed to assist students, faculty, and advisors by providing degree requirements and recommendations in an easy-to-use format. The course catalogue remains the official source of degree requirements -- please report any discrepancies with this page to the department chair.  

Major Requirements for Sociology

A minimum of nine course credits, including:

• Sociological Perspectives: Structure, Diversity, and Interaction (101)
• Research Design and Data Analysis (387)
• Sociological Theory (398)
•  A minimum of two courses in one of the three subfields, and a minimum of one course in each of the other subfields:
  • Hierarchy and Inequality
    • Contemporary Native Americans (248)
    • Women: Oppressions and Resistances (343)
    • Race and Ethnic Relations (348)
    • Gender and Social Institutions (366)
    • Civil Rights and Western Racism (376)
  • Social Institutions and Social Control
    • Media and the Public Mind (255)
    • Families in Social Context (273)
    • Community (314)
    • Religion, Spirituality, and Community (370)
  • Identity and Culture 
    • Sexualities  (365)
    • Self and Identity (367)
• Selected topics may also fulfill subfield requirements. See Topics Courses in the course catalogue.
• Statistical Methods (INT 101) or Mathematical Statistics I & II (MAT 347 & 348)

Recommended Course Sequence

Notes:

• Course sequences vary widely depending on the particular interests of students.
• Students planning to attend graduate school are encouraged to include an individual research project (SOC 290/390 or 485) in their major.
• Students planning careers in human services are encouraged to include an internship (SOC 280/380) in their major.
• One course credit in individualized research (SOC 290/390 or 485) or one course credit in internship (SOC 280/380) may count toward the major.
• Not more than two 200-level courses may be counted toward the minimum eight course sociology requirement. 
• Students may not combine a major in Sociology with the joint major in sociology and anthropology.

Teaching Major Requirements

The requirements for the sociology major apply. Please refer to the Teaching Major section of the course catalogue for additional requirements.

Second Teaching Area in Sociology: The following program in conjunction with a teaching major in anthropology (individualized major), economics and business, history, politics, or psychology will enable the student to apply for licensure to teach both the major subject and sociology: four course credits in sociology approved by the chair of the Department.
 

Minor Requirements

A minimum of six course credits in Sociology which include:

• Sociological Perspectives: Structure, Diversity, and Interaction (101)
• Research Design and Data Analysis (387)
• Sociological Theory (398)
• One course selected from each of the three subfields
  • Hierarchy and Inequality
  • Social Institutions and Social Control
  • Identity and Culture

• Internship (280/380) and individualized research (290/390 and 485) may not be counted toward the minor.
• The sociology minor is not available to students with a sociology and anthropology major.