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2022-2023 Catalog

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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Location(s): Online, Face-to-face, Prison Education Program

Specific courses required for this degree:

Completion of SOC 201 - Soc Imagination GT-SS3 is a prerequisite for all other sociology courses.

Required Courses (25 Credit Hours)

SOC 201 - Soc Imagination GT-SS3 3 Credit(s)
SOC 245 - Criminology 3 Credit(s) *
SOC 251 - Social Problems 3 Credit(s)
SOC 311 - Social Statistics 4 Credit(s)
SOC 395 - Pre-Professional Seminar 2 Credit(s)
SOC 401 - Self & Society 3 Credit(s)
SOC 445 - Sociological Theory 3 Credit(s)
SOC 455 - Qualitative Research Methods 4 Credit(s)

Diversity Elective (3 Credit Hours)

SOC 318 - Race, Class, and Gender 3 Credit(s)
SOC 365 - Race, Culture, and Ethnicity 3 Credit(s)
SOC 370 - Poverty and Wealth 3 Credit(s)
SOC 419 - Gender and Society 3 Credit(s)

Sociology Electives Courses (9 Elective Credits)

SOC 305 - Rural Sociology 3 Credit(s)
SOC 315 - Sociology of Education 3 Credit(s)
SOC 318 - Race, Class, and Gender 3 Credit(s)
SOC 320 - Marriages and Families 3 Credit(s)
SOC 340 - Readings in Sociology 2 Credit(s)
SOC 347 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 Credit(s)
SOC 348 - Women & Crime 3 Credit(s)
SOC 365 - Race, Culture, and Ethnicity 3 Credit(s)
SOC 370 - Poverty and Wealth 3 Credit(s)
SOC 379 - Special Topics 0.5 to 5 Credit(s)
OR
SOC 479 - Special Topics 1 to 5 Credit(s)
SOC 419 - Gender and Society 3 Credit(s)
SOC 425 - Environment and Society 3 Credit(s)
SOC 430 - Social Movements 3 Credit(s)
SOC 444 - Deviance and Control 3 Credit(s)

Students Choose One of the Following Emphases:

Criminology Emphasis (9 Hours)

SOC 346 - Criminal Justice 3 Credit(s)
SOC 447 - Correctional Systems 3 Credit(s)
SOC 494 - Internship in Criminology 3 Credit(s)

Social Work Emphasis (9 Hours)

SOC 352 - Social Work Practices 3 Credit(s)
SOC 470 - Social and Public Programs 3 Credit(s)
SOC 493 - Internship in Social Work 3 Credit(s)

Note:

All sociology majors must meet the requirements of the Local Writing Assessment in Sociology.

All sociology majors must complete the following sociology assessment plan:

SOC 455 - Qualitative Research Methods
Internship ePortfolio and Final Review