Sociology Major Worksheet
Name: __________________________ TERM & YEAR DECLARED MAJOR: _________ The major advisors in the Department of Sociology can
help you think through the 36 credits required for the major. This worksheet is for students who declared their major in or after Fall 2015.
Please consult the College Bulletin for your declared term and year if needed.
Note: SOC 101 satisfies the Flexible Core: Individual and Society area of the Gen Ed Program.
COURSE
COURSE TITLE
SEMESTER
COMPLETED?
PRE-REQS
SUGGESTED
SEMESTER
PART ONE:
REQUIRED
CORE COURSES
CORE REQUIREMENTS
SOC 101
Intro to Sociology
none
SOC 232
Social Stratification
SOC 101 & ENG 101
SOC 312
Classical Sociological Theory
SOC 101 & ENG 201
SOC 315
Contemporary Sociology
Theory
ENG 201 & SOC 312
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SOC 415
Senior Seminar in Sociology
ENG 201, senior standing & SOC 312 &
315, STA 250 & SSC 325
Senior year
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PART TWO:
REQUIRED
RESEARCH
METHODS
RESEARCH METHODS
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STA 250
ENG 101, and MAT 108 or MAT 141
Sophomore year
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SSC 325
ENG 201, & PSY 101 or SOC 101, & junior
standing or above
Junior- first semester
ENG 201, & STA 250 or CJBA 240
Junior Spring/Senior Fall
ENG 201 & SSC 325
Junior Spring/Senior Fall
ENG 201, SOC 101 or ANT 101, & SSC 325
Junior Spring/Senior Fall
Junior Spring/Senior Fall
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Principles and Methods of
Statistics
Research Methods in the
Behavioral Sciences
Sophomore-first semester
Select one advanced
course:
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SOC 324
Advanced Social Statistics
SOC 328
Advanced Sociological
Methodology
Qualitative Research
Methods
SOC 329
Evaluation Research
ENG 201, STA 250 & SSC 325
PART THREE:
SPECIALIZATION
AREA OF FOCUS
SPECIALIZATION A:
GLOBAL CHANGE
Select one specialization &
complete 3 courses in it.
** Note different pre-reqs
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SOC 201
Urban Sociology
ENG 101 and SOC 101
SOC 222
Crime, Media and Public
Opinion
ENG 101 and SOC 101
SOC 251
Sociology of Human Rights
ENG 101 and SOC 101
SOC 252
Environmental Sociology
ENG 201** and SOC 101
SOC 253
Sociology of Global
Migration
ENG 101 and SOC 101
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SOC 343
Global Social Movements
ENG 201 and SOC 101
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SOC 346
Sport in Global Perspective
ENG 201 and SOC 101
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SOC 327
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SELECT THREE COURSES
FROM SPECIALIZATION A.
Sociology Major Worksheet
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SOC 354
Gangs & Transnationalism
ENG 201 and SOC 101
SOC 360/ECO 360
Corporate and White Collar
Crime
ENG 201, junior standing or above, SOC
203 & 1 course in economics**
OR
SPECIALIZATION B:
INEQUALITY & SOCIAL
JUSTICE
SELECT THREE COURSES
FROM SPECIALIZATION B.
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SOC 213/PSY 213
Race and Ethnic Relations
ENG 101 and one of the following: SOC
101, PSY 101, or ANT 101
SOC 215
Social Control & Gender:
Women in American
Society
ENG 101 and one of the following: SOC
101, PSY 101, or ANT 101
SOC 227
Sociology of Mental Illness
ENG 201** and SOC 101
SOC 275
Political Imprisonment
ENG 201, and SOC 101 or ICJ 101
SOC 278
Political Sociology
ENG 101, and GOV 101, POL 101, or SOC
101
SOC 2xx (beginning
Sp16)
Sociology of Sexualities
ENG 101 and SOC 101
SOC 302
Social Problems
SOC 305
The Sociology of Law
SOC 308
Sociology of Violence
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SOC 401
Problems of Minority
Groups
ENG 201 and senior standing
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SOC 420/CRJ 420
Women and Crime
ENG 201, SOC 101, senior standing, CRJ
101, CJBS 101, ICJ 101, or PSC 101, or
permission of section Instructor**
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PART FOUR:
SOCIOLOGY
ELECTIVE
ENG 201, SOC 101, and junior standing or
above
ENG 201, SOC 101, and junior standing or
above
ENG 201, SOC 101, and junior standing or
above
Select one course.
SOC 206
The Family: Changes,
Challenges and Crisis
Intervention
Sociology of Conflict and
Dispute Resolution
SOC 209
Sociology of Work & Jobs
ENG 101 and SOC 101
SOC 240
Social Deviance
ENG 101 and SOC 101
SOC 282
Selected Topics in
Sociology
SOC 310/ANT 310/
PSY 310
Culture and Personality
ENG 201, SOC 101 or permission of
instructor
ENG 201, junior standing or above, and one
of the following: ANT 101, PSY 101, or SOC
101
SOC 350
Social Change
ENG 201 and SOC 101
Internship in Sociology
ENG 201 and junior standing or above.
Note: Students must have the permission of
the Center for Career and Professional
Development to register for this course.
SOC 202/PSY 202
SOC 377
ENG 101, SOC 101, and PSY 101**
ENG 101 and SOC 101
*In addition to the major requirements, students must fulfill the college General Education Requirements and Electives to total 120 credits.