2022-2023 Undergraduate General Catalog


Emphasis Areas

Students may complete their Sociology major with their own choice of 12 credit hours of electives, or they may choose to complete it by following one of these emphasis area tracks.

Criminology and Deviance Emphasis: 12 Credit Hours

Three required courses: 9 credit hours

SOCI 250Delinquency and Crime

3

SOCI 280Race, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism

3

SOCI 312Deviance and Social Control

3

One elective course: 3 credit hours

SOCI SOCI Elective Course

3

It is also recommended that students consider taking GOVT 290: Criminal Law and GOVT 301: State and Local Politics.

Family and Community Service Emphasis: 12 Credit Hours

Three required courses: 9 credit hours

SOCI 210Sociology of Families (SS)

3

SOCI 260Gender, Sex and Sexuality

3

SOCI 280Race, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism

3

One elective course: 3 credit hours

Choose one elective course from the options below.  For SOCI 297 it may be the topic of Sociology of Organizations: Non-Profit.

SOCI 220/AGES 220Social Gerontology

3

SOCI 297Topics:

3

SOCI 320/NAST 320Native American Social Systems (PW)

3

It is also recommended for students to take SOCI 395: Internship.

Medicine and Health Emphasis: 12 Credit Hours

Two required courses: 6 credit hours

SOCI 230Medical Sociology

3

SOCI 330Race and Gender in Medicine and Health

3

Two elective courses

Choose two courses from the three options.

SOCI 220/AGES 220Social Gerontology

3

SOCI 260Gender, Sex and Sexuality

3

SOCI 280Race, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism

3