Offered by Department of Sociology, Geography and Earth Science

Sociology Major

Sociology Option
Bachelor of Science

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 3 including:
  • Take 1 course from:
    • PSY 250GS, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
    • STAT 235GS, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours
• Major Option = 33
• Minor or 2nd Major = 24
• For specific requirements see #3 of Bachelor of Science Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 105
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 20
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Sociology = 125
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

1. Sociology Core Requirements (12 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • SOC 237, Sociological Inquiry - 3 hours
     • SOC 300, Sociological Theory - 3 hours
     • SOC 370, Sociological Research - 3 hours
     • SOC 468, Senior Seminar - 3 hours
2. Sociology Emphasis (21 hours required)
   
   • Select either the 1. General Sociology Emphasis or the 2. Globalization and Diversity Emphasis.
   1. General Sociology Emphasis
      • Take the following course:
        • SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
      • Take 1 course from:
        • SOC 201, Social Inequality - 3 hours
        • SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
      • Take 1 course from:
        • SOC 225, Community and Human Diversity - 3 hours
        • SOC 275, Social Psychology - 3 hours
      • Take 4 courses from SOC 300-SOC 488
   2. Globalization and Diversity Emphasis
      • Take all of the following:
        • SOC 124, Social Problems - 3 hours
        • SOC 225, Global Cultures and Diversity - 3 hours
        • SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
        • SOC 310, Introduction to Social Demography - 3 hours
        • SOC 410, Globalization and Development - 3 hours
      • Take 2 courses from:
        • SOC 340, The Holocaust - 3 hours
        • SOC 369, Sociology of Gender - 3 hours
        • SOC 430, Sociology of Family - 3 hours
        • SOC 442, Sociology of Religion - 3 hours
        • SOC 472, Special Topics: Globalization - 3 hours