Sociology Major

Major requirements

The major in Sociology requires 36 credits and must include:

Core courses

• SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology  or SOC 104 Contemporary Social Problems  
• SOC 202 Research Methods in Sociology  or POLS 200 Introduction to Research Methods  
• SOC 301 Sociological Theory  
• SOC 402 Senior Seminar  
• One of the following:
  • SOC 141 Statistics for Social Sciences  
  • SOC 272 Telling Stories with Data  
  • PSY 141 Statistics for the Social Sciences  
  • MATH 141 Introductory Statistics  
  • MGMT 141 Statistics for Social Sciences   

Additional courses

• One additional at the 300-level
• Three additional Sociology courses selected in consultation with the advisor