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The Sociology Program:
B.A. Academic Requirements

In addition to meeting general degree requirements, all sociology majors must complete one of the following concentrations (41–47 credits) with a grade of C or higher in each course, excluding the senior project:

1. Sociology (general major)
2. Globalization, Communities, Social Change
3. Social and Health Advocacy
4. Education and Society

Concentration 1: Sociology (41–44 credits)

1. SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
2. SOC 3015/Proseminar in Sociology: 1 credit
3. SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits
4. SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits
5. At least four sociology electives, chosen from Group A, B, and C (at least one in each group): 13–16 credits
6. One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
7. SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits
8. SOC 4990/Senior Project (two semesters required): 8 credits

Group A: Sociological Perspectives on Individual Behavior
SOC 2365/Self and Society
SOC 3035/Birth and Death
SOC 3054/Personal Transformation and Social Change
SOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues (added 1/30/12)

Group B: Social Institutions
SOC 3045/Sex, Politics, and Health
SOC 3235/Social Organizations
SOC 3175/Science, Medicine, Culture
SOC 3287/Science, Technology, and Queer Theory (added
   2/03/12)
SOC 3435/Religion, Culture, and Society
SOC 3475/Surveillance, Technology, Society (added Fall 2012)
SOC 3500/Sociology of Education
SOC 3615/Families, Communities, Cultures
SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues (added 1/30/12)

Group C: Inequality and Change
SOC 1030/Cultural Activism in Latin America
SOC 2020/Human Sexuality
SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
SOC 2165/Culture, Consumption, and the City
SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
SOC 2230/Computers and Culture
SOC 2255/Environmental Sociology
SOC 2440/Class, Power, Privilege
SOC 2500/Urban Sociology
SOC 2750/Social Activism, Memory, and Human Rights
   in Argentina (added Summer 2012)
SOC 3052/Community Organizing, Action, Service
SOC 3056/Global Social Movements
SOC 3145/Social Entrepreneurship
SOC 3155/Sociology of the Body and Embodiment
SOC 3237/The Arts for Social Change
SOC 3275/Critical Disability Studies (added Fall 2012)
SOC 3565/Society and Public Policy
SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
SOC 3660/International Migration Today
SOC 3705/Masculinities: Feminist Perspectives
SOC 3725/Globalization, Culture, Social Change: Latin
   America (title modified Spring 2012)
SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
 
Removed from the Group C list Spring 2012 (11/22/11):
   SOC 3535/Public Sociology

Concentration 2: Globalization, Communities, Social Change (41–43 credits)

1. SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
2. SOC 3015/Proseminar in Sociology: 1 credit
3. SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits
4. SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits
5. Three of the following courses, including at least one upper-level course (10–12 credits):
   SOC 2255/Environmental Sociology
   SOC 2500/Urban Sociology
   SOC 2750/Social Activism, Memory, and Human Rights
      in Argentina (added Summer 2012)
   SOC 3052/Community Organizing, Action, Service
   SOC 3054/Personal Transformation and Social Change
   SOC 3056/Global Social Movements
   SOC 3145/Social Entrepreneurship
   SOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
   SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
   SOC 3660/International Migration Today
   SOC 3725/Globalization, Culture, Social Change: Latin
      America (title modified Spring 2012)
   SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
   Any relevant anthropology course
   Any relevant environmental studies course
   
6. One of the following courses (3 credits):
   SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
   SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
   SOC 2440/Class, Power, Privilege
   
7. One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
8. SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits
9. SOC 4990/Senior Project (two semesters required): 8 credits

Concentration 3: Social and Health Advocacy (46–47 credits)

1. SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
2. SOC 3015/Proseminar in Sociology: 1 credit
3. SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits
4. SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits
5. Three of the following courses (12 credits):
   SOC 3035/Birth and Death
   SOC 3045/Sex, Politics, and Health
   SOC 3155/Sociology of the Body and Embodiment
   SOC 3175/Science, Medicine, Culture
   SOC 3287/Science, Technology, and Queer Theory (added
      2/03/12)
   SOC 3435/Religion, Culture, and Society
   SOC 3475/Surveillance, Technology, Society (added Fall 2012)
   SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
   SOC 3615/Families, Communities, Cultures
   Any relevant policy-based political science course
   Removed from this Concentration 3 list Spring 2012 (11/22/11):
      SOC 3535/Public Sociology
6. Two of the following courses (6–7 credits):
   SOC 2020/Human Sexuality
   SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
   SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
   SOC 2440/Class, Power, Privilege
   SOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
7. One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
8. SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits
9. SOC 4990/Senior Project (two semesters required): 8 credits

Concentration 4: Education and Society (45–47 credits)

1. SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
2. SOC 3015/Proseminar in Sociology: 1 credit
3. SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits
4. SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits
5. Three of the following courses (11–12 credits):
   SOC 3203/Introduction to Teaching
   SOC 3275/Critical Disability Studies (added Fall 2012)
   SOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
   SOC 3500/Sociology of Education
   SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
   SOC 3615/Families, Communities, Cultures
   SOC 3660/International Migration Today
   PSY 2500/Adolescent Psychology or
       PSY 2650/Child Development
6. Two of the following courses (6–7 credits):
   SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
   SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
   SOC 2440/Class, Power, Privilege
   HIS/SOC 3466/To Enjoy Our Freedom:
       African American History Since 1865 or
       HIS 3635/Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the U.S.
7. One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
8. SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits
9. SOC 4990/Senior Project (two semesters required): 8 credits

Note: An additional writing course is recommended for students in Concentration 4.

Refer to The Senior Project for additional information.

Updated Feb. 3, 2012

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