HEGIS Number: 2208
Curriculum Code: U0352
The Sociology Major has five components.
- Basic courses provide students who have no training in sociology with a general introduction to the discipline.
- Foundation courses provide necessary grounding in sociological theory, analysis and methods.
- Cross-cultural component courses which will enhance sociological analysis in a global perspective.
- Elective courses chosen by majors allow students to delve more deeply in specific areas. (These courses are open to non-majors as well.)
- The senior seminar capstone course requires all majors to conduct an original primary research project and complete a senior thesis.
Graduate School Preparation
The major in sociology prepares students for a wide variety of graduate and professional programs, including Social Work, Social Policy and Law as well as graduate study leading to the Ph.D. Students intending to pursue graduate education should consult a faculty advisor.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this major program, graduates will:
LO1: gain knowledge of key theories, concepts, and perspectives that define the sociological discipline, and learn to utilize them accurately in their own work (Theories/Knowledge of Content)
LO2: understand quantitative and qualitative skills and techniques employed by social scientists in research projects, and appropriately apply them in their own work (Methods)
LO3: assess issues within and across different cultural contexts to understand how social phenomena are shaped, changed, and interpreted by others across the globe (Cross Cultural Component)
LO4: recognize cultural rules, biases, and differences and to interpret the intersection of such factors as race, gender, social class, and other categories through a critical worldview (Social Justice)
LO5: incorporate sociological theory and social research methods to build a clear, analytical argument supported by evidence within an original research project (Integration of Theory and Methods)
