Sociology

Part of the Social Sciences Division

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Sociology deals with social relationships, the structure of society, and the variety of human cultures. The Major in Sociology prepares students for endeavors such as teaching, research, human services, and community organization. The Minor in Sociology provides a useful supplement to majors in a variety of academic fields.

Learning Outcomes

Students successfully completing the program of study will have achieved:

  1. Use sociological concepts and principles in describing and explaining the social world
  2. Understand the discipline’s major theoretical perspectives
  3. Develop a social research design that includes
        Generating a research question,
        Selecting a research method,
        Gathering data, analyzing results
  4. Analyze contemporary social issues form a sociological perspective

The Major in Sociology requires 45/46 credit hours: 33 in sociology and 12/13 credit hours in related areas. Required courses include:

    SOC 101: Introductory Sociology (3 hrs.)
    SOC 211: Cultural Anthropology (3 hrs.)
    SOC 351-352: Senior Thesis (6 hrs.)
    SOC 401: Social Theory (3 hrs.)
    MTH 221: Inferential Statistics (3 hrs.)
    SLS 301: Social Sciences Research Methods (3 hrs.)
    PSY 101: Introductory Psychology (3 hrs.)
    Nine credit hours chosen from the following list::
        SOC 202: Social Problems (3 hrs.)
        SOC 215: Sociology of Marriage and Family (3 hrs.)
        SOC 221: Social Psychology (3 hrs.)
        SOC 222: Sociology of Appalachian Culture (3 hrs.)
        SOC 271: Sociology of Education (3 hrs.)
    Nine credit hours chosen from the following list:
        SOC 305: Organizational Behavior (3 hrs.)
        SOC 315: Social Inequality (3 hrs.)
        SOC 316: Population (3 hrs.)
        SOC 325: Sociology of Religion (3 hrs.)
        SOC 349: Selected Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (3 hrs.)
    One course selected from the following courses::
        ECN 201: Principles of Economics (4 hrs.)
        ECN 221: Economic Development (3 hrs.)
        PLS 211: Comparative Government and Politics (3 hrs.)
        PLS 232: Public Policy (3 hrs.)

The Minor in Sociology consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours, including 12 hours above the 100 level. Required courses must include:

 Either or both:
        SOC 101: Introductory Sociology (3 hrs.)
        and/or
        SOC 211: Cultural Anthropology (3 hrs.)
Additional hours may be selected from the following courses:
    SOC 202: Social Problems (3hrs.)
    SOC 215: Sociology of Marriage and Family (3 hrs.)
    SOC 221: Social Psychology (3hrs.)
    SOC 222: Sociology of Appalachian Culture (3 hrs.)
    SOC 271: Sociology of Education (3 hrs.)
    SOC 305: Organizational Behavior (3 hrs.)
    SOC 315: Social Inequality (3 hrs.)
    SOC 316: Population (3 hrs.)
    SOC 325: Sociology of Religion (3 hrs)
    SOC 349: Selected Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (3 hrs.)
    SOC 401: Social Theory (3 hrs.)
    SLS 301: Social Science Research Methods (3 hrs.)

Core Curriculum Requirements

Each student must satisfy the core requirements and requirements for individual programs of study.

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