Major Requirements:
The requirements for the major include 36 credits as follows:
1. 15 credits that must include:
· Introduction to Sociology (3 credits) 21&62:920:201
· Social Research I (3 credits) 21&62:920:301*
· Social Research II (3 credits) 21&62:920:302*
· Classical Sociological Theory (3 credits) 21&62:920:409
· Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits) 21&62:920:415
2. 21 additional elective credits in Sociology. Of these, five courses (15 credits) must be taken in Sociology, and up to two courses ( 6 credits) may be taken in Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, and Social Work courses with the explicit approval of the Sociology department.
*Note: Research Methods in Criminal Justice (CJ 301 & 302), or Statistical Methods in Psychology (Psych 301 & 302) may be substituted for the Social Research (Soc 301 & 302) requirement with approval of the Sociology department. Where it is required of another major, double-majors are only required to take the research methodology/statistics sequence (301-302) once to satisfy the requirements of both majors.