Sociology & Anthropology

Sociology Major - Family Studies Concentration

SOCIOLOGY MAJOR, B.A., B.S. DEGREE
Family Studies Concentration
 

A.   General Education Core Requirement. 41 credits
        See General Education Requirements

NOTE: Goal 8 is not satisfied by SOCL 101 and 102; Goal 13 (Ethics, 3 credits) must be satisfied through PHIL 308, PHIL 315, or PHIL 316; Goal 15 must be satisfied with SOCL 492, Internship in Sociology, SOCL 490, Directed Independent Study, or SOCL 498, Honors Research in Sociology . 

B.   Additional Degree Requirements. B.A. 6 credits.
       Additional Degree Requirements.  B.S. 7 credits. 

       See Additional Requirements for Specific Degrees 
       under Academic Requirements in Catalog

C.   Major Requirements. 41 credits.

       SOCL 101  Principles of Sociology/3 credits  
       SOCL 102  Contemporary Social Problems/3 credits  
      
SOCL 222  Socialization:  Sociology of Child Development/3 credits  
      
SOCL 233  Race, Class, and Gender/3 credits  
      
SOCL 241  Sociology of Marriage and the Family/ 3 credits  
      
SOCL 345  Social Research/3 credits  
      
SOCL 346  Basic Statistics/3 credits  
      
SOCL 389  Sociological Theory/3 credits
 
      
SOCL 461  Senior Seminar in Sociology/3 credits  

      
PSYC 373   Adolescent Development/3 credits  
      
SOWK 337  Family and Children’s Services/3 credits

Choose three credits from the following (one credit of these three credits fulfills General Education Goal 15):

      SOCL 490  Directed Independent Study/3 credits
      SOCL 492  Internship in Sociology/3 credits
     
SOCL 498  Honors Research in Sociology/3 credits

Choose three credits from the following: 

      SOCL 331  Social Gerontology/3 credits
      PSYC 375  Psychology of Adulthood and Aging/3 credits
      
     
RECR 304  Leisure and Aging/3 credits

      Choose three credits from the following:

      SOCL 325  Women and Society/3 credits 
     
SOCL 332  Dying and Death/3 credits 
     
CRIM 335  Juvenile Delinquency/3 credits 
     
SOCL 351  Sociology of Family Violence/3 credits

      TOTAL 41 credits     

D.  No grade below C- is accepted for graduation in major course work. 

E.   General Electives B.A. Degree: 32 credits
       General Electives B.S. Degree: 31 credits 

F.   Total Credits Required for B.A. or B.S. in Sociology with a Concentration
        in Family Studies- 120
   

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