2025-2026 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

One elective course: 3 credit hours

SOCI SOCI Elective Course

3

Three required courses: 9 credit hours

CRJS 1200Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

SOCI 2200Deviance and Social Control

3

SOCI 3250Race, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism

3

It is also recommended that students consider taking GOVT 3400: Criminal Law and GOVT 4100: State and Local Politics.

Family and Community Service Emphasis: 12 Credit Hours

Three required courses: 9 credit hours

SOCI 2150Gender, Sex and Sexuality

3

SOCI 2300Sociology of Families

3

SOCI 3250Race, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism

3

One elective course: 3 credit hours

Choose one elective course from the options below.  For SOCI 2970 it may be the topic of Sociology of Organizations: Non-Profit.

AGES 2100Social Gerontology

3

NAST 2101Native American Social Systems

3

SOCI 2970Topics:

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 2400Medical Sociology

3

SOCI 3450Race and Gender in Medicine and Health

3

Two elective courses

Choose two courses from the three options.

AGES 2100Social Gerontology

3

SOCI 2150Gender, Sex and Sexuality

3

SOCI 3250Race, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism

3