The Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Department of Philosophy and Religion offer an interdisciplinary combined major in sociology and philosophy. Students in the combined major integrate the study of social structures and systems with the study of social and political philosophy, ethics, and the philosophy of science.
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.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Sociology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology Required Courses | ||
| ANTH 2305 | Global Markets and Local Culture | 4 |
| 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 |
| Electives | ||
| One course can be taken at the 2000 level and three other courses at the 3000 level or higher. | 16 | |
| Capstone | ||
| Students are expected to complete the following course in spring of their senior year: | 4 | |
| Senior Seminar | ||
Philosophy Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | 4 |
| PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | 4 |
| or POLS 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | |
| PHIL 2330 | Modern Philosophy | 4 |
| Foundational Philosophy of Science Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Science and Pseudoscience | ||
| Ethics and Evolutionary Games | ||
| Information and Uncertainty | ||
| Scientific Approaches to Philosophy | ||
| Advanced Philosophy Electives | ||
| Complete three PHIL courses with a designation of 3000 or above not used to satisfy another requirement, and at least one at 4000 or 5000 level. | 12 | |
| Critical Philosophy Elective | ||
| Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill another requirements: | 4 | |
| Introduction to African American and Africana Studies | ||
| Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion | ||
| Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| Indigenous Philosophy | ||
| Race and Religion in Film | ||
| Sexuality, Gender, and the Law | ||
| Philosophy of Race and Racism | ||
| Philosophy Elective | ||
| Complete one additional PHIL course not used to satisfy other requirements. | 4 | |
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One integrative course is required for each discipline. Courses taken as electives above may not be used as integrative courses. | ||
| PHIL 4500 | Theory of Knowledge | 4 |
| or PHIL 4510 | Philosophy of Science | |
| or PHIL 4550 | Philosophy of Economics | |
| SOCL 3450 | Class, Power, and Social Change | 4 |
Sociology GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all sociology courses
Philosophy GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all philosophy courses
Sociology and Philosophy Major Credit Requirement
80 semester hours required in the major
Experiential Liberal Arts
All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/ Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PHIL 1115 | 4 | PHIL 2325 or POLS 2325 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | PHIL 2330 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| PHIL elective | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL elective | 4 | SOCL elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ANTH 2305 | 4 | SOCL 2321 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | |
| SOCL 2320 | 4 | SOCL 3300 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| PHIL advanced elective | 4 | PHIL advanced elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 2000 elective | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | PHIL 4000/5000 elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | ||
| SOCL 4000 elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 5000 elective | 4 | ||||||
| Integrative course | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | PHIL capstone | 4 | |||||
| SOCL capstone | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL 5000 elective | 4 | ||||||
| Integrative course | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 128 | |||||||