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SAMPLE CURRICULUM

I. General Studies ………………………34-42

II. Sociology Core……………………………15
SOC 150 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 350 Social Stratification
SOC 410 Qualitative Methods
SOC 440 Sociological Theory
SOC 470 Seminar in Sociology

III. Sociology Restricted Elective (choose one)………………3
CJ 416 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
POLS 300 Scope and Method of Political Science

IV. Sociology Electives………………21 
Sociology upper-level electives include the following:
SOC 301 Sociology of Aging
SOC 302 Marriage and Family Relations
SOC 304 Sociology of Food and the Environment
SOC 310 Sociology of the Body
SOC 312 Sociology of Disability
SOC 368 Sex and Gender
SOC 380 Sociology of Education
SOC 430 Health and Social Behavior
CJ 320 Victims of Crimes
CJ 354 Drugs and Society
CJ 356 Restorative Justice
CJ 358 Race, Gender, and Crime
CJ 478 Special Topics (need SOC instructor approval)
PHIL 321 Contemporary Moral Problems
PHIL 328 Topics in Ethics (need SOC instructor approval)
GEO upper-level (need SOC instructor approval)
HIST upper-level (need SOC instructor approval)
POLS upper-level (need SOC instructor approval)

V.  A minor is required.

For more information, contact Dr. Kimberly Underwood.

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