Sociology, Bachelor of Science

To obtain a BS with a major in Sociology, a student must fulfill university, college, and departmental requirements. Hour requirements follow:

46 hours of University General Education courses
12-19 hours college breadth requirement
48 hours of major courses
4-14 hours of electives

TOTAL HOURS: 120

Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Core Required Courses
SOC 1010	INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY	3
ANTH 1050	INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY	3
SOC 2120	SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY	3
SOC 2130	SOCIAL STATISTICS	3
SOC 2134	SOCIAL STATISTICS LAB	1
SOC 3510	RESEARCH METHODS	3
SOC 3514	RESEARCH METHODS LAB	1
SOC 4900	SENIOR THESIS	4
Additional Courses
Select one of the following options:		12
Option 1:
Select one upper-level ANTH course (3 credits)
Select three upper-level SOC courses (9 credits)
Option 2:
Select a Concentration (12 credits)
Additional Requirements for the BS Degree
Students in the BS degree program are required to complete 15 hours of cognate coursework, a field of specialization outside of sociology based on their interests and/or career aspirations. Cognates are designed by the student in consultation with the undergraduate adviser.
Total Credits		33

Optional Concentrations

Concentration in Anthropology
Concentration in Families and Inequality
Concentration in Health and Society
Concentration in Inequality and Social Justice
Concentration in Work and Organizations

Concentration in Anthropology

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
ANTH 3910	INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY	3
ANTH 3920	ESSENTIALS OF ARCHAEOLOGY	3
ANTH 4210	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY	3
Additional Course
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 3210	AFRICAN PEOPLES AND CULTURES
ANTH 3220	PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF NATIVE NORTH AMERICA
ANTH 3260	WORLD CULTURES AND PEOPLES
ANTH 4220	NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTH 4230	ETHNOMEDICINES OF THE AMERICAS
ANTH 4240	MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 4250	ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE GREAT PLAINS
ANTH 4260	TOPICS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 4900	ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ANTH 4920	SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 4940	ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS
Total Credits		12

Concentration in Families and Inequality

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
SOC 4150	AMERICAN FAMILY PROBLEMS	3
ANTH 4210	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY	3
Additional Courses
Select two of the following:		6
SOC 3840	WORLD POPULATION AND SOCIAL ISSUES
SOC 4170	SOCIOLOGY OF FATHERHOOD
SOC 4350	WORK & FAMILY
SOC 4800	CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY (When topic is relevant to the concentration and by approval of major advisor)
ANTH 4920	SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (When topic is relevant to the concentration and by approval of major advisor)
One of the following courses may be substituted for one of the "additional courses" listed above:
SOC 3300	SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOC 3690	SOCIAL INEQUALITY
SOC 3700	INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES
SOC 3900	RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S.
Total Credits		12

Concentration in Health and Society

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
ANTH 4240	MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY	3
SOC 3820	MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY	3
Additional Courses
Select two of the following:		6
SOC 3840	WORLD POPULATION AND SOCIAL ISSUES
SOC 4200	SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY
SOC 4440	HUMAN CONNECTION, LONELINESS, & HEALTH
SOC/PHHB 4700	WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ISSUES OF DIVERSITY
SOC 4800	CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY (When topic is relevant to the concentration and by approval of major advisor)
SOC 4830	SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL HEALTH & ILLNESS
ANTH 4230	ETHNOMEDICINES OF THE AMERICAS
ANTH 4920	SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (When topic is relevant to the concentration and by approval of major advisor)
One of the following courses may be substituted for one of the "additional courses" listed above:
SOC 3300	SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOC 3690	SOCIAL INEQUALITY
SOC 3700	INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES
SOC 3900	RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S.
Total Credits		12

Concentration in Inequality and Social Justice

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Course
SOC 4740	SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL CHANGE	3
Additional Courses
Select three of the following:		9
SOC 3300	SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOC 3690	SOCIAL INEQUALITY
SOC 3700	INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES
SOC 3900	RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S.
One of the following courses may be substituted for one of the "additional courses" listed above:
SOC 3840	WORLD POPULATION AND SOCIAL ISSUES
SOC 4140	URBAN SOCIOLOGY
SOC 4210	DISABILITY AND SOCIETY
SOC 4240	SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA
SOC 4250	CRISSCROSSING THE CONTINENT: LATIN AMERICAN MIGRATIONS
SOC 4310	SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITIES
SOC 4760	ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 4770	POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 4780	URBAN LATIN AMERICA
SOC 4800	CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY (When topic is relevant to the concentration and by approval of major advisor)
ANTH 4920	SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (When topic is relevant to the concentration and by approval of major advisor)
Total Credits		12

Concentration in Work and Organizations

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
SOC 3610	APPLIED ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIOLOGY	3
SOC 3800	WORK AND SOCIETY	3
Additional Courses
Select two of the following:		6
SOC 3840	WORLD POPULATION AND SOCIAL ISSUES
SOC 4180	OCCUPATIONS & CAREERS: FULFILLMENT AND CHALLENGES AT WORK
SOC 4350	WORK & FAMILY
SOC 4550	ORGANIZATIONAL DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
SOC 4620	APPLIED FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS
SOC 4800	CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY (When topic is relevant to the concentration and by approval of major advisor)
ANTH 4210	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
One of the following courses may be substituted for one of the "additional courses" listed above:
SOC 3300	SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOC 3690	SOCIAL INEQUALITY
SOC 3700	INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES
SOC 3900	RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S.
Total Credits		12

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
Fall		Credits
SOC 1010	INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY (#)	3
Humanities/Fine Arts/Global Diversity course		3
MATH 1220 or MATH 1120 or MATH 1130 or STAT 1530	COLLEGE ALGEBRA (*) or INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING or QUANTITATIVE LITERACY or ELEMENTARY STATISTICS	3
ENGL 1150	ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (**)	3
CMST 1110 or CMST 2120	PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE	3
#SOC 1010 counts toward the major and as a Social Science course
*MATH 1220 and STAT 1530 require appropriate placement.
**ENGL 1150: requires appropriate placement.
	Credits	15
Spring
ANTH 1050	INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY (#)	3
Humanities/Fine Arts		3
ENGL 1160	ENGLISH COMPOSITION II (*)	3
Natural/Physical Science w/ lab		4
Elective		3
#ANTH 1050 counts toward the major and as a Social Science course
*ENGL 1160: requires ENGL 1150 with grade of C- or better or appropriate placement
	Credits	16
Sophomore
Fall
SOC 2120	SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (^)	3
Social Science		3
Humanities/Fine Arts Course*		3
HIST 1000 or Minor/2nd Major Course**		3
Elective		3
^SOC 2120: requires SOC 1010 and Sociology major
*HFA course must come from 2nd discipline
**A&S College Requirement Options
	Credits	15
Spring
SOC 2130	SOCIAL STATISTICS (*)	3
SOC 2134	SOCIAL STATISTICS LAB	1
HIST 1010 or Minor/2nd Major Course^		3
Natural/Physical Science**		3
BS Cognate Course#		3
Elective		3
*SOC 2130: requires MATH 1120 or MATH 1130 or MATH 1220 or STAT 1530 or
^A&S College Requirement Options.
**NPS course must come from 2nd discipline
#Cognate courses are chosen in collaboration with the major advisor
	Credits	16
Junior
Fall
ANTH 3000+		3
SOC 3000+		3
SOC 3510	RESEARCH METHODS (*)	3
SOC 3514	RESEARCH METHODS LAB	1
Additional Humanity/Fine Arts course for A&S or Minor/2nd Major Course**		3
US Diversity Course		3
*SOC 3510: requires SOC 1010 and junior standing
**A&S College Requirement Option. Additional HFA must come from 3rd discipline
	Credits	16
Spring
SOC 3000+		3
SOC 3000+		3
BS Cognate course#		3
Additional Social Science for A&S or Minor/2nd Major Course*		3
Elective		3
#Cognate courses are chosen in consultation with major advisor.
*A&S College Requirement Option. Additional SS must come from 3rd discipline
	Credits	15
Senior
Fall
Additional Natural Science with Lab for A&S or Minor/2nd Major Course*		3-4
BS Cognate course#		3
BS Cognate course#		3
Elective		3
*A&S College Requirement Options
#Cognate courses are chosen in consultation with major advisor.
	Credits	12-13
Spring
SOC 4900	SENIOR THESIS (*)	4
B.S. Cognate Course#		3
Elective**		3
Elective**		3
Elective		0-1
*SOC 4900: requires SOC 1010, 2120, 2130+2134, 3510+3514 and 6 additional hours of upper level sociology or anthropology courses. Sociology majors and senior standing.
#Cognate courses are chosen in consultation with major advisor.
**Students need at least 120 total credits and a minimum of 27 upper level credits throughout the entire degree, with at least 18 credits of upper level coursework taken within the major/concentration. May need to select 3000/4000 level free electives to reach those specific minimums.
	Credits	13-14
	Total Credits	118-120

This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.

This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change

Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.

Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php

**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study