Academic Requirements

Effective for Students Fall 2027 and later:

In addition to meeting General Education requirements and other degree requirements, all sociology majors must must complete the following requirements: (42-43 credits)

SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
At least four electives. Two of the four electives must be upper level and at least three should be from sociology. (See Sociology electives below). The fourth elective should be from sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, history, environmental science or another approved class: 15–16 credits.
One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits [SPR JR only]
SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits

SOC 1030/Cultural Activism in the Americas
SOC 2020/Human Sexuality
SOC 2050/Social (In)Justice and the Law
SOC 2105/Art and Outsiderness
SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
SOC 2165/Culture, Consumption, and the City
SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
SOC 2365/Self and Society
SOC 3005/Feminism. Art and Reform
SOC 3035/Birth and Death
SOC 3056/Global Social Movements
SOC 3095/Introduction to Counseling Theory and Professions
SOC 3125/Social and Cultural Studies of Food
SOC 3135/Politics, Policy, and Society
SOC 3137/Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
SOC 3155/Sociology of the Body and Embodiment
SOC 3175/Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 3203/Introduction to Teaching
SOC3215/Unveiling the “Bro Code”
SOC 3255/Environmental Sociology
SOC 3265/Critical Animal Studies
SOC 3266/Urban Sociology
SOC 3275/Critical Disability Studies
SOC 3287/Science and Technology Studies
SOC3325/ On FashionSOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
SOC 3375/Global Inequalities
SOC 3365/Social Movements, Action, Advocacy
SOC 3385/Culture and Collective Memory: Latin America
SOC 3435/Cults, Sects, and New Religious Movements
SOC3475/Surveillance, Technology, Society
SOC 3495/Art Worlds and Their Discontents
SOC3500/Sociology of Education
SOC 3515/Education Across Cultures
SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
SOC 3595/Public Health: Selected Topics
SOC 3615/Families, Communities, Cultures
SOC 3625/Sex, Drugs, and Gray Hair
SOC 3655/Sociology of Childhood
SOC 3670/Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 3661/Border Wars and Transnational Human Rights
SOC 3670/Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 3755/Sexualities and Society
SOC 4025/Critical Race Theory
SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
SOC 4035/Theories of Justice
SOC 4040/Generation XYZ
SOC 4050/Bioethics: Contemporary Issues
SOC 4053/Astrosociology & Consciousness Communities
SOC 4060/Cross Cultural Solutions to Climate Change

For Students Prior to Fall 2027:

In addition to meeting General Education requirements and other degree requirements, all sociology majors must must complete one of the following concentrations (40–45 credits):

Sociology (self-design)
Health Advocacy and Social Work
Local and Global Communities and Social Change
Education and Society

Concentration 1: Sociology (42–43 credits; self-design)

*Effective Fall 2025 for new students entering, SOC3015/Proseminar in Sociology is no longer a requirement.

SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
At least four sociology electives, chosen from Group A, B, and C (at least one in each group): 15–16 credits
One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits [SPR JR only]
SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits

SOC 2365/Self and Society
SOC 3035/Birth and Death
SOC 3095/Introduction to Counseling Theory and Professions
SOC 3155/Sociology of the Body and Embodiment
SOC3215/Unveiling the “Bro Code”
SOC 3265/Critical Animal Studies
SOC 3385/Culture and Collective Memory: Latin America
SOC3325/ On Fashion
SOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
SOC 3625/Sex, Drugs, and Gray Hair
SOC 3655/Sociology of Childhood
SOC 3670/Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues

SOC 2050/Social (In)Justice and the Law
SOC 3135/Politics, Policy, and Society
SOC 3137/Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
SOC 3175/Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 3203/Introduction to Teaching
SOC 3287/Science and Technology Studies
SOC 3435/Cults, Sects, and New Religious Movements
SOC 3475/Surveillance, Technology, Society
SOC 3500/Sociology of Education
SOC 3595/Public Health: Selected Topics
SOC 3615/Families, Communities, Cultures
SOC 3670/Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
SOC 4053/Astrosociology & Consciousness Communities

HIS 3115/Sex Radicals in the 19th-Century U.S.
SOC 1030/Cultural Activism in the Americas
SOC 2020/Human Sexuality
SOC 2105/Art and Outsiderness
SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
SOC 2165/Culture, Consumption, and the City
SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
SOC 3056/Global Social Movements
SOC 3125/Social and Cultural Studies of Food
SOC 3255/Environmental Sociology
SOC 3266/Urban Sociology
SOC 3275/Critical Disability Studies
SOC 3365/Social Movements, Action, Advocacy
SOC 3375/Global Inequalities
SOC 3005/Feminism. Art and Reform
SOC 3495/Art Worlds and Their Discontents
SOC 3515/Education Across Cultures
SOC 3565/Society and Public Policy
SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
SOC 3661/Border Wars and Transnational Human Rights
SOC 3670/Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 3755/Sexualities and Society
SOC 4025/Critical Race Theory
SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
SOC 4035/Theories of Justice
SOC 4040/Generation XYZ
SOC 4050/Bioethics: Contemporary Issues
SOC 4053/Astrosociology & Consciousness Communities
SOC 4060/Cross Cultural Solutions to Climate Change
VIS 3500/The Arts for Social Change

Concentration 2: Health Advocacy and Social Work (45–46 credits)

*Effective Fall 2025 for new students entering: SOC 3015/ProSeminar in Sociology is no longer a requirement.

SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
One internship*, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits [SPR JR only]
SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits
Three courses from the following list (12 credits):
SOC 3035/Birth and Death
SOC 3125/Social and Cultural Studies of Food
SOC 3155/Sociology of the Body and Embodiment
SOC 3175/Science, Medicine, Culture
SOC 3255/Global Populations, Local Problems
SOC 3275/Critical Disability Studies
SOC 3287/Science and Technology Studies
SOC 3435/Cults, Sects, and New Religious Movements
SOC 3475/Surveillance, Technology, Society
SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
SOC 3615/Families, Communities, Cultures
SOC 3670/Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
SOC 4060/Cross Cultural Solutions to Climate Change
Any relevant policy-based political science course
Two of the following courses (6–7 credits):
SOC 2020/Human Sexuality
SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
SOC 3441/Class, Power, Privilege
SOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion

*For students considering graduate school in social work, two internships in human services locations are recommended. Advisors can assist with course planning for a career in social work.

Concentration 3: Local and Global Communities & Social Change (40–42 credits)

* Effective Fall 2025 for new students entering: SOC 3015/ProSeminar in Sociology is no longer a requirement.

SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits [SPR JR only]
SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits
Three of the following courses (10-12 credits):
LBS4105 Climate Change and the Global Goals: Cross-Cultural Practicum
LIT3227/Revolutionary Havana: The Cuban Revolution and the Havana Imaginary
SOC2050/Social (In) Justice and the Law
SOC 2255/Environmental Sociology
SOC 3056/Global Social Movements
SOC 3135/Politics, Policy, and Society
SOC 3136/Social Policy, Justice, Advocacy
SOC 3137/Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
SOC 3255/Global Populations, Local Problems
SOC 3266/Urban Sociology
SOC 3385/Culture and Collective Memory: Latin America
SOC 3435/Cults, Sects, and New Religious Movements
SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Mediation
SOC 3515/Education Across Cultures
SOC 3627/The Ageless Self: Technological Gerontology
SOC 3635/I Forgot: Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Anxiety
SOC 3661/Border Wars and Transnational Human Rights
SOC 3725/Globalization, Culture, Social Change
SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
SOC 4040/Generation XYZ
SOC 4050/Bioethics: Contemporary Issues
SOC 4060/Cross Cultural Solutions to Climate Change
Any relevant anthropology course
Any relevant environmental studies course
One of the following courses (3 credits):
SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
SOC 3441/Class, Power, Privilege
SOC 4025/Critical Race Theory

Concentration 4: Education and Society (44–46 credits)

* Effective Fall 2025 for new students entering: SOC 3015/ProSeminar in Sociology is no longer a requirement.

SOC 1500/Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
SOC 3405/Research Methods: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
SOC 3850/Sociological Theory: 4 credits [FALL JR only]
One internship, study-abroad opportunity, or community-action independent study, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor: 4 credits
SOC 3885/Sociology Junior Seminar: 4 credits [SPR JR only]
SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits
Three courses from the following list (11–12 credits):
PSY 2500/Adolescent Psychology
PSY 2650/Child Development
PSY 3850/Practicum in Child Development
SOC 3095/Introduction to Counseling Theory and Professions
SOC 3135/Politics, Policy, and Society
SOC 3203/Introduction to Teaching
SOC 3255/Global Populations, Local Problems
SOC 3275/Critical Disability Studies
SOC 3455/Conflict Management and Mediation
SOC 3500/Sociology of Education
SOC 3515/Education Across Cultures
SOC 3585/Communities, Ethnicities, and Exclusion
SOC 3615/Families, Communities, Cultures
SOC 3661/Border Wars and Transnational Human Rights
SOC 3670/Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 4030/Seminar in Sociological Issues
Two of the following courses (6–7 credits):
HIS 3466/To Enjoy Our Freedom: African American History Since 1865
HIS 3635/Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the U.S
SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
SOC 2210/Sociology of Gender
SOC 3441/Class, Power, Privilege
SOC 4025/Critical Race Theory

Note: An additional writing course is recommended for students in Concentration 4. Refer to The Senior Project for additional information.

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