Sociology, Bachelor of Science

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

TOTAL HOURS: 120

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 B.S. Degree
Students in the B.S. 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

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	CULTURES OF AFRICAN PEOPLE
ANTH 3220	PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF NATIVE NORTH AMERICA
ANTH 3260	WORLD CULTURES AND PEOPLES (AREA ETHNOGRAPHY)
ANTH 4220	NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTH 4230	ETHNOMEDICINES OF THE AMERICAS
ANTH 4250	ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE GREAT PLAINS
ANTH 4260	TOPICS IN ETHNOLOGY
ANTH 4900	ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ANTH 4920	SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Total Credits		12

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 4500	LAW, THE FAMILY, AND PUBLIC POLICY
SOC 4800	CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
One of the following courses may be substituted for one of the "additional courses" listed above:
SOC 3300	SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOC 3690	SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
SOC 3900	RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S.
Total Credits		12

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/PHHB 4700	WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ISSUES OF DIVERSITY
SOC 4800	CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
SOC 4830	SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL HEALTH & ILLNESS
ANTH 4230	ETHNOMEDICINES OF THE AMERICAS
ANTH 4920	SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
One of the following courses may be substituted for one of the "additional courses" listed above:
SOC 3300	SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOC 3690	SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
SOC 3700	INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES
SOC 3900	RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S.
Total Credits		12

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 STRATIFICATION
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 3850	SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENT, AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION
SOC 3950	SOCIOLOGY OF LATIN AMERICA
SOC 4020	COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR
SOC 4140	URBAN SOCIOLOGY
SOC 4250	LATINO/A MIGRATION IN THE WORLD ECONOMY
SOC 4800	CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
ANTH 4210	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 4250	ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE GREAT PLAINS
ANTH 4920	SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Total Credits		12

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
SOC 3610	SOCIAL ORGANIZATION	3
SOC 3800	WORK AND SOCIETY	3
Additional Courses
Select two of the following:		6
SOC 3840	WORLD POPULATION AND SOCIAL ISSUES
SOC 4020	COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR
SOC 4350	WORK & FAMILY
SOC 4550	SOCIAL DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
SOC 4620	SOCIOLOGY OF FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS
SOC 4800	CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
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 STRATIFICATION
SOC 3700	INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES
SOC 3900	RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S.
Total Credits		12