Sociology B.A.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Contact: Kyle Anne Nelson, Ph.D., M.P.H., Sociology Chair

Location: Candelaria 2285B

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Website: www.unco.edu/sociology

Advising Information:

Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering. The assigned advisor can be found in the URSA login; ursa.unco.edu; under the Student Tab, Academic Profile, and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, please contact the major program for advisor information.

The program consists of three parts:

1. Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
2. Required Major Credits
3. University-Wide Credits

Program Description:

A Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology includes an examination of basic theories and methods in sociology and the application of sociological knowledge to a specific concentration. In the senior seminar, students examine a specific topic developed by the faculty member teaching the course. Students will apply research methods training and theoretical analysis to a research project culminating in a poster and oral presentation, as well as a written paper.  

Graduates will be prepared for employment in a variety of contexts, such as conducting program analysis, social research, and related areas. 

Program Admission Requirements:

Academic Good Standing

Program Requirements

• A 2.0 GPA within the major is required.
• Juniors and seniors with a University GPA of 3.0 and higher may register for 500 level courses.

Degree Requirements — 120 Credits

Degree Requirements

1. Required Specified LAC — 3 credits

LAC area 1 — Communication

NOTE: SCI 291 recommended.

LAC area 2 — Mathematics

NOTE: STAT 150 recommended.

LAC area 5.c. — Human Behavior and Social Systems

SOC 100

Principles of Sociology

3

Remaining LAC — 37 credits

See “Liberal Arts Core”.

2. Required Major — 41 credits

Take all of the following courses:

SOC 231	Introduction to Sociological Practice	3
SOC 351	Classical Social Theory	3
SOC 352	Contemporary Social Theory	3
SOC 361	Methods of Sociological Research I	3
SOC 362	Methods of Sociological Research II	3
SOC 363	Methods of Sociological Research I Lab	1
SOC 364	Methods of Sociological Research II Lab	1
SOC 400	Senior Seminar	3

Required Concentration – 12 credits

Take a minimum of four courses in the area of concentration you choose from the list below:

Family:

SOC 120	Introduction to Family Studies	3
SOC 221	Sociology of Gender	3
SOC 315	Gender and Aging	3
SOC 324	Issues in the Family	3
SOC 326	Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence	3
SOC 340	Juvenile Delinquency	3
SOC 414	Masculinities	3
SOC 423	Violence and the Family	3
SOC 448	Issues in Social Policy	3

SOC 120 and SOC 221: LAC area 5.c.

Inequality & Institutions

SOC 170	Social Problems	3
SOC 237	Sociology of Minorities	3
SOC 305	Sociology of Disability	3
SOC 325	Sociology of Work and Occupations	3
SOC 333	Social Class and Inequality	3
SOC 366	Sociology of Religion	3
SOC 375	Sociology of Health and Illness	3
SOC 378	Sociology of Education	3
SOC 414	Masculinities	3
SOC 430	Organizational Analysis	3
SOC 448	Issues in Social Policy	3
SOC 471	Sociology of Aging	3
SOC 474	Sociology of Sport	3
SOC 479	The Community	3

SOC 170 and SOC 237: LAC area 5.c.

Deviance, Crime & Delinquency

SOC 247	Social Deviance	3
SOC 275	Sociology of Mental Illness	3
SOC 340	Juvenile Delinquency	3
SOC 346	Criminology	3
SOC 347	Sociology of Corrections	3
SOC 423	Violence and the Family	3
SOC 444	Sociology of Criminal Law	3

Social Psychology & Life Course

SOC 275	Sociology of Mental Illness	3
SOC 278	Sociology of Emotions	3
SOC 305	Sociology of Disability	3
SOC 315	Gender and Aging	3
SOC 326	Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence	3
SOC 332	Social Psychology	3
SOC 340	Juvenile Delinquency	3
SOC 375	Sociology of Health and Illness	3
SOC 377	Self in Modern Society	3
SOC 432	Social Psychology of Group Dynamics	3
SOC 471	Sociology of Aging	3

Other variable title courses (SOC 295, SOC 302, and SOC 395) may also be used to fulfill any concentration with the your advisor's approval.

Electives – 9 credits

Select 9 hours from SOC prefix courses.

3. University-Wide Credits — 39 credits

Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 39 credits.