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Sociology, BS

2021-2022 Edition

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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

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Sociology
SOCL 1101Introduction to Sociology4
SOCL 2320Statistical Analysis in Sociology4
SOCL 2321Research Methods in Sociology4
SOCL 3300Social Theory4
Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 1101Peoples and Cultures4
ANTH 2305Global Markets and Local Culture4
Advanced Methods Requirement
Complete one of the following:4
ANTH 3410
Ethnographic Field Experience
DA 5030
Introduction to Data Mining/Machine Learning
DS 4400
Machine Learning and Data Mining 1
DS 3000
Foundations of Data Science
HINF 5301
Evaluating Health Technologies
POLS 2400
Quantitative Techniques
SOCL 3487
Applied Sociology: Practice and Theory
Senior Seminar
SOCL 4600Senior Seminar4

Required Sociology Electives

Course List
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 higher36
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

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following courses or a study abroad or a co-op:4
SOCL 3487
Applied Sociology: Practice and Theory
SOCL 4971
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
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL 10001SOCL elective4Vacation0Vacation0
SOCL 11014SOCL elective4  
ENGW 11114Elective4  
MATH 12154Elective4  
ANTH 11014   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL 23204SOCL elective4Vacation0Co-op0
SOCL 33004SOCL 23214  
Elective4SOCL elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 EESH 20001  
 16 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENGW 33154Social science elective4Co-op0
 SOCL elective4Social science elective4 
 SOCL elective4  
 Social science elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0SOCL elective4Social science elective4Co-op0
 Social science elective4Elective4 
 SOCL elective4  
 SOCL elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0SOCL elective4  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 SOCL 46004  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL 10001SOCL elective4Vacation0Vacation0
SOCL 11014SOCL elective4  
ENGW 11114Elective4  
MATH 12154Elective4  
ANTH 11014   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL 23204Co-op0Co-op0SOCL elective4
SOCL 33004  SOCL elective4
Social science elective4   
Elective4   
EESH 20001   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 33154Co-op0Co-op0SOCL elective4
SOCL 23214  Elective4
SOCL elective4   
Social science elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL elective4Co-op0Co-op0Vacation0
Social science elective4   
Elective4   
SOCL elective4   
 16 0 0 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Elective4SOCL 46004  
SOCL elective4Elective4  
Social science elective4Elective4  
Social science elective4SOCL elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130
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