Sociology Major

Major Requirements

A sociology major is planned in consultation with a member of the sociology department faculty and must include at least nine courses. The five course requisites for the major are as follows:

1. SOCI 110 - Introduction to Sociology  
2. SOCI 269 - Social Science Inquiry  
3. SOCI 272 - Social Theories  
4. SOCI 270 - Interpretive Social Research  or SOCI 275 - Comparative-Historical Methods for Social Science  
5. SOCI 480 - Senior Seminar  

The successful completion of these five requisites and four elective courses satisfies the requirements for the major.

Students are encouraged to complete all courses in the department, but may apply a maximum of 4 credits from study abroad programs toward fulfilling the course requirements of the major.

Students may apply a maximum of 4 credits from either a faculty supervised internship (SOCI 624 ) or independent project (SOCI 614 ) toward fulfilling the course requirements for the major.