Sociology
Professors Julia C. Wilson, Chair Shelley Koch
Major Sociology (B.A.)
Sociology (B.A.) Objective: To introduce students to the theoretical and empirical foundations of sociology and develop their skills in critical evaluation, data collection, and data analysis in order to prepare them for careers in business, policy analysis, program evaluation, or human services as well as for continued study of sociology in graduate programs across the country. Requirements: Required courses are 101, 330, 334, and 450. Students choose six additional sociology courses with the approval of the department. The mathematics requirement is met by Statistics 162 (Statistics 161 or 163 may be substituted in consultation with the department). Students also select a minor in another discipline or a contextual and support area of six courses: (a) at least two courses to develop analytical and research skills, chosen from Economics 352; English 321; History 215; Mathematics 151, 152, 201; Philosophy 231; Psychology 211, 315; Public Policy and Community Service 225; or Statistics 353. (b) at least four courses to develop a wider knowledge about the human condition, selected in consultation with the faculty advisor. All course selections must be made in consultation with the department. Minor in Sociology A student may minor in sociology by completing 101, 330, 334, and three additional courses in sociology approved by the department chair.
• Sociology Courses
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology Basic sociological concepts and processes. Social structure, deviance, change, and progress. SOCI 103 Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology Introduction to the wide variety of human societies and cultures. The basic building blocks of human societies, illustrated by examining western and non-western cultures. Economic structure, society and ecology, kinship and social organization, religion and cosmology, political organization, social inequality and stratification, gender roles, colonialism and exposure to advanced technological societies, and cultural autonomy and cultural survival. SOCI 111X Human Geography (Geography 111) SOCI 117X Law and Society (Political Science 117) SOCI 162X Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences (Statistics 162) SOCI 200X Community Organizing (Public Policy and Community Service 200) 137