Sociology - General Accelerated, BA/MA

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Required Undergraduate Credits in Major: 36

Program Code: BA-SOCI-GENA

Program Specific Policies:

Students must earn a grade of C-or better in SOC 1010, SOC 2130, SOC 3010, and SOC 3020.

Required Graduate Credits: 12

For information on the Graduate Sociology courses please refer to the Graduate Catalog

Sociology Elective Requirement

Required Credits: 18

Select six (6) courses:

SOC 1020 Social Problems Credits: 3.0
SOC 2200 Social Organization of Work Credits: 3.0
SOC 2220 Public Sociology and Civic Engagement Credits: 3.0
SOC 2310 Sociology of the Family Credits: 3.0
SOC 2330 Sociology of Religion Credits: 3.0
SOC 2340 Political Sociology Credits: 3.0
SOC 2410 Minority Groups in America Credits: 3.0
SOC 2420 Muslims and Islamic Institutions in the United States Credits: 3.0
SOC 2620 Violence in the Community Credits: 3.0
SOC 2640 Sociological Approaches to Forensic Social Psychology Credits: 3.0
SOC 2710 Sexuality in Modern Life Credits: 3.0
SOC 2720 Urban Sociology Credits: 3.0
SOC 2730 Global Cities Credits: 3.0
SOC 2990 Sociology of Race and Law Credits: 3.0
SOC 3180 Race, Ethnicity and Health Credits: 3.0
SOC 3200 Contemporary Issues in the Workplace Credits: 3.0
SOC 3230 Labor Relations and Law Credits: 3.0
SOC 3350 Sociology of Law Credits: 3.0
SOC 3370 Sociology of Education Credits: 3.0
SOC 3400 Animals and Society Credits: 3.0
SOC 3470 Sociology of Women Credits: 3.0
SOC 3490 Sociology of Adulthood Credits: 3.0
SOC 3510 Sociology of Socialization Credits: 3.0
SOC 3520 Self and Society Credits: 3.0
SOC 3550 Sociology of Aging Credits: 3.0
SOC 3560 Sociology of Mental Illness Credits: 3.0
SOC 3570 Sociology of Health and Illness Credits: 3.0
SOC 3580 Sociology of Death and Grief Credits: 3.0
SOC 3650 Social Deviance Credits: 3.0
SOC 3690 The Sociology of Democracy Credits: 3.0
SOC 3700 Social Demography Credits: 3.0
SOC 3720 Sociology of Organization Credits: 3.0
SOC 3730 Sociology of Social Movements Credits: 3.0
SOC 3740 Sociology of War Credits: 3.0
SOC 3750 Social and Environmental Change Credits: 3.0
SOC 3760 Sociology of Globalization and Inequality Credits: 3.0
SOC 3910 Sociology of Population and Development in Asia Credits: 3.0
SOC 4910 Internship Sociology Credits: 1.0 - 6.0

Applied Sociology Graduate Courses

Required Credits: 12

These graduate credits count towards the 120 credits required for the BA degree and will count towards completion of the MA degree; see the graduate catalog for all MA degree requirements.

Complete the following two (2) graduate courses:

SOC 5150 Applied Social Statistics Credits: 3.0
SOC 5180 Applied Sociological Theory Credits: 3.0

Complete two (2) of the following four (4) graduate courses:

SOC 5140 Quantitative Methods Credits: 3.0
SOC 5170 Qualitative Methods Credits: 3.0
SOC 5190 GIS- Basic Mapping I Credits: 3.0
SOC 5310 Program and Policy Evaluation Credits: 3.0

Pioneer Success Seminar

Required Course: 1

WPU 1011 Pioneer First Year Success Seminar Credits: 1.0

University Core Curriculum (Sociology)

Required Credits (excluding those completed as part of the major): 34

Two (2) University Core Curriculum courses are compelted as part of the major requirements:

UCC Area 3C: Ways of Knowing: Social and Behavioral Sciences: SOC 1010
UCC Area 5: Civic and Community Engagement: SOC 3540

University Core Curriculum requirements and courses.

Sociology Major Required Core Courses

Required Credits: 18

SOC 1010 Principles of Sociology Credits: 3.0
SOC 2130 Sociological Theory Credits: 3.0
SOC 3010 Research Methods Credits: 3.0
SOC 3020 Data Analysis Credits: 3.0
SOC 3540 Social Stratification Credits: 3.0
SOC 4850 Senior Seminar in Sociology Credits: 3.0

Technology Intensive Requirement (Sociology)

Required Courses: 2

Two (2) Technology Intensive courses are completed as part of the major requirements: SOC 3010 and SOC 3020

No additional technology Intensive courses are required for graduation

Technology Intensive requirement and courses.

Writing Intensive Requirement (Sociology)

Required Courses: 4

One (1) Writing Intensive course is completed for University Core Curriculum Area 2B: ENG 1100

Three (3) Writing Intensive courses are comleted as part of the major requirements: SOC 2130 , SOC 3010 , and SOC 4850

No additional Writing Intensive courses are required for graduation

Writing Intensive requirement and courses.