Sociology

14 courses (BPhil or BSGS)

The Sociology program emphasizes the sociological perspective as a fundamental part of a liberal education and a discipline for developing a humane understanding of the world. Courses offer a wide variety of approaches to fundamental issues of social inequality and its origins and consequences, including class and economic domination, race, ethnicity and gender. The Sociology major prepares students to pursue careers in social research, social policy applications and teaching. It provides an excellent background for all professions involved in the major structures of modern society, such as business, public administration, law, medicine, journalism and planning.

Curriculum:

• 1 sociology course at the 100 or 200 level (except 226)

• 2 of the following social research courses:
• SOCIOL 226 Sociological Analysis
• STAT 202 Introduction to Statistics or PSYCH 201 Statistical Methods in Psychology or SOC 303 Analysis and Interpretation of Social Data

• SOCIOL 306 Sociological Theory, which will focus on a specific topic
• SOCIOL 398 Senior Research Seminar, to be offered to small groups of students, yielding a research paper of at least 25 pages
• 5 additional 300-level Sociology Courses (a 300-level anthropology course may be substituted)
• 4 300-level related courses in African American studies, anthropology, economics, history, linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology or gender studies, selected with approval of an adviser

Note: This major has been revised as of June 2009. Students enrolled in the previous version of the major may switch to the new version by submitting an Academic Plan Form.

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