Department of

                           Sociology and Anthropology

                             

                  sociology

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

 

All requirements for sociology majors are outlined below. Among the requirements are 25 semester hours of Required Courses and 18 hours of department electives.

General Education Requirements 50

Required Courses 27
SOCY 110. Introduction to Sociology. 3
SOCY 120. Sociological Analysis. 3
SOCY 250. Social Inequality. 3
SOCY 265. Individual and Society. 3
SOCY 340. Classical Sociological Theory. 3
SOCY 380. Introduction to Social Research Methods. 3
SOCY 450. Contemporary Sociological Theory. 3
SOCY 480. Survey Research Methods. 3
SOCY 497. Senior Seminar in Sociology. 3

Sociology Electives 15
Courses selected must include at least three courses at the 400-level. Three hours of Internship credit can be used as one of the 400-level courses.

B.A./B.S. Requirements 6-12 (See below)

Electives:  Students should consult with their academic advisers in selecting elective courses to complete 120 hours required for graduation.
 

Total Credits Needed for Degree 120

B.A./B.S. Requirements

B.A. Requirements:
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion of the B.A. language requirements described on page 84 of the RU catalog.

B.S. Requirements:
Department majors pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree must complete six to eight semester hours, beyond the General Education requirements, in courses chosen from the following:
ANTH 300 or 400 level class. 3
APST 200. Introducing Appalachia. 3
APST 460. Seminar: Current Issues in Appalachian Studies. 3
BIOL 301. Bioethics. 2
BIOL 302. Science, Technology and Society. 2
BIOL 322. Human Anatomy. 6
COMM 114. Public Speaking. 3
COMM, MSTD, or POSC 327. Politics and the Media. 3
ECON 203. Public Finance. 3
ENGL 306. Professional Writing. 3
GEOG 250. Introduction to GIS. 3
GEOL 320. Sedimentation and Stratigraphy. 4
GEOL 335. General Paleontology. 4
HIST 295. The Historian's Craft. 3
ITEC 100. Introduction to Information Technology. 3
PHIL 150. Critical Thinking. 3
POSC 335. American Public Policy. 3

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with a major in Sociology or Anthropology, a student must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in all courses taken with a SOCY or ANTH prefix. Majors must complete all required courses in the major curricula listed above with a grade of "C" or better.

All majors in the department must successfully complete STAT 200: Introduction to Statistics. This course is a prerequisite for SOCY 380. It may be used to fulfill partially the general education requirements in Area 6, Mathematical Sciences.

Sociology Minor
(18 semester hours)
This minor consists of a minimum of 18 semester hours in sociology, including SOCY 110, SOCY 120 and either SOCY 210 or SOCY 250. The remaining hours must include two sociology courses at the 300- or 400-level.  Three semester hours in anthropology at the 300- or 400-level may count toward a minor in sociology.

 

Interdisciplinary Minor in Social Gerontology
(18 semester hours)
Students who desire specialized knowledge about the elderly may obtain an interdisciplinary minor in social gerontology. This minor, which is coordinated and directed by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, consists of a minimum of 18 semester hours:

Required Courses.  12
FDSN 214. Introduction to Nutrition. 3
PSYC 429. Maturity and Aging. 3
SOCY 422. Sociology of Death and Dying. 3
SOCY 320. Sociology of Aging. 3

Elective Courses.  (minimum) 6
At least six semester hours chosen from:
ANTH 480. Practicing Ethnographic Methods. 4
HLTH 450. Current Health Problems: Gerontology. 3
NURS 346. Nursing in the Aging Process. 3
PSYC 439. Abnormal Psychology. 3
SOCY 341. Sociology of Health and Medicine. 3
SOWK 200. Introduction to Professional Practice. 3
SOWK 425. Gerontology: Social Welfare Aspects. 3

 

Degree Requirements