Sociology - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

This major is offered through the Department of Sociology in the School of Arts and Sciences.

The department of sociology offers an active internship program and encourages all majors to enroll in at least one internship course while in good academic standing at the University. Students might take up to six internship sociology credits.

Core Courses - Take All (Must earn a C- or better in each)

SOC 101Introduction to Sociology

3

SOC 102Global Social Problems and Social Justice

3.00

SOC 202Research Methods

3

SOC 301Statistics of Analysis for Social Science I

3

SOC 352Sociological Theory

3

SOC 452Senior Coordinating Seminar

3

Capstone - Take One

SOC 496Thesis Guidance

3

SOC 498Undergraduate Comprehensive Exam

0

Sociology Electives - Take Six

SOC XXX
Sociology Course

The department offers optional tracks which can be completed through fulfillment of electives. To complete a track, a student must complete at least three electives courses within one or more of the below tracks with a grade of C- or better.

Crime and Justice Track Electives

SOC 107Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

SOC 204Transnational Crime

3

SOC 205Sociology of Crime and Justice

3

SOC 208Sociology of Delinquency

3

SOC 230Families, Incarceration, and Inequality

3.00

SOC 310Police, Law, and Society

3.00

SOC 311Victimology

3

SOC 315Crimes in Urban America

3

SOC 317Criminological Theory

3.00

SOC 319Modern Islamic Terrorism

3.00

SOC 320Terrorism and Counter Terrorism

3

SOC 329White Collar Crime

3

SOC 331Globalization & Social Movement

3

SOC 332Popular Culture and Crime in American Society

3.00

SOC 337Crime and Corruption in Chinese Society

3

SOC 354Social Psychology of Crime

3

SOC 407Pillaging, Murder and Mayhem: A Survey of Violent Crime

3

SOC 468US Counterintelligence: Operations and Controversies

3.00

Global Comparative Processes Track Electives

SOC 204Transnational Crime

3

SOC 304/POL 304Religion, Politics, and Globalization in China

3

SOC 319Modern Islamic Terrorism

3.00

SOC 320Terrorism and Counter Terrorism

3

SOC 330Work in the 21st Century: Career and Identity in the New Economy

3.00

SOC 331Globalization & Social Movement

3

SOC 333Economy and Society in Contemporary China

3.00

SOC 343Religion and Mental Health in Global Perspective

3.00

Health, Society, and Policy Track Electives

SOC 109/BIOL 109Health and Society

3

SOC 206Families and Society

3

SOC 325Public Policy and Healthcare

3.00

SOC 343Religion and Mental Health in Global Perspective

3.00

SOC 351Inequality: The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender

3

SOC 353/SOC 553Social Inequalities in Health

3

Public Policy Analysis Track Electives

SOC 109/BIOL 109Health and Society

3

SOC 206Families and Society

3

SOC 310Police, Law, and Society

3.00

SOC 325Public Policy and Healthcare

3.00

SOC 330Work in the 21st Century: Career and Identity in the New Economy

3.00

SOC 343Religion and Mental Health in Global Perspective

3.00

SOC 351Inequality: The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender

3

SOC 353/SOC 553Social Inequalities in Health

3

SOC 361Migration and Immigrant Communities

3