Sociology is the scientific study of society. It begins with the premise that individuals are affected by the social structures, institutions, and cultural milieus surrounding them. Sociology provides students with the conceptual tools to understand how various features of society affect its members as well as how people create and maintain those same features.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Experiential Liberal Arts
All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Sociology Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Sociology | ||
| SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 2320 | Statistical Analysis in Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 2321 | Research Methods in Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| ANTH 1101 | Peoples and Cultures | 4 |
| ANTH 2305 | Global Markets and Local Culture | 4 |
| Advanced Methods Requirement | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Ethnographic Field Experience | ||
| Introduction to Data Mining/Machine Learning | ||
| Machine Learning and Data Mining 1 | ||
| Foundations of Data Science | ||
| Evaluating Health Technologies | ||
| Quantitative Techniques | ||
| Applied Sociology: Practice and Theory | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| SOCL 4600 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
Required Sociology Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete nine elective courses in the SOCL major, at least five of which must be at the 3000-level or higher | 36 | |
| Social Science Electives | ||
| Complete five social science courses in the following subject areas: AFRS, AFAM, ANTH, CRIM, ECON, HUSV, HIST, INTL, LING, LPSC, POLS, or PSYC. | 20 | |
Sociology Experiential Learning Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses or a study abroad or a co-op: | 4 | |
| Applied Sociology: Practice and Theory | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
Sociology Major Grade Requirement
A GPA average of 2.000 across all major courses is required.
Sociology Major Credit Requirement
Complete 88 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| SOCL 1000 | 1 | SOCL elective | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | SOCL elective | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1215 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ANTH 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| SOCL 2320 | 4 | SOCL elective | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Co-op | 0 |
| SOCL 3300 | 4 | SOCL 2321 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | SOCL elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| EESH 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3315 | 4 | Social science elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| SOCL elective | 4 | Social science elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL elective | 4 | ||||||
| Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | SOCL elective | 4 | Social science elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Social science elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL elective | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | SOCL elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL 4600 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| SOCL 1000 | 1 | SOCL elective | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | SOCL elective | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1215 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ANTH 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| SOCL 2320 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | SOCL elective | 4 |
| SOCL 3300 | 4 | SOCL elective | 4 | ||||
| Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| EESH 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 3315 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | SOCL elective | 4 |
| SOCL 2321 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL elective | 4 | ||||||
| Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| SOCL elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Elective | 4 | SOCL 4600 | 4 | ||||
| SOCL elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Social science elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Social science elective | 4 | SOCL elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||