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Oct 04, 2024
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2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Sociology, BS (43-756)
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Major, Bachelor of Science Degree
The graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology will use the knowledge and skills obtained in the program to:
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Develop an awareness of personal assumptions, as well as basic American assumptions in analyzing positions on social issues.
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Discern the basic components of culture including group diversity, socialization, identity, and cultural symbols.
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Delineate the basic process and consequences of stratification across social categories including ethnicity, race, social class, gender, and societies.
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Recognize how social institutions operate organizationally within society and how they vary over time and space.
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Create reasonable linkages between empirical evidence and theory utilizing both inductive and deductive forms of logic.
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Develop effective ways of communicating in professional contexts.
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Understand basic research procedures in accord with the scholarly practices of the discipline of Sociology including the utilization of research journals and their documentation, construction of a research document to report findings, and the proper citation of sources.
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Critically evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of competing theoretical views and everyday frameworks of understanding, recognizing the complexity and uncertainty that are always present.
Sociology, BS (43-756) (4 Year Guide)
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Major Requirements: 36 Sem. Hours
Electives in Sociology: 18 Sem. Hours
Sociology electives are organized into three areas based on the central learning outcomes. Students are not required to declare a particular area, but this helps create focus for elective choices.
Area 2 - Inequality & Social Change
Area 3 - Social Institutions
General Education Requirement: 39 Sem. Hours
All students must complete a minimum of 42 credit hours in general education. See The General Education Program Requirements for full listing of requirements. The following general education classes are required by this major:
Free Electives: 45 Sem. Hours
Minimum Total: 120 Sem. Hours
10Competency 10 course
*NOTE: Students pursuing a double major or minor who have already completed an upper-level (3000/4000) research course may substitute that course for SOC 2805 with permission of the program coordinator.
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