Offered by Department of Sociology:

Sociology Major

Sociology 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Science in Education

NSS BSE 6504

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and the endorsement
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours
Humanities minimum = 12 including:
Take 1 course from:
HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
Professional Sequence = 30
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Endorsement (in addition to General Studies) = 31
Second Subject Endorsement, normally = 30
Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.
 
Minimum total hours required coursework = 142
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
Minimum total hours required for BSE in Sociology Teaching Subject Endorsement = 142
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.
A. Sociology Requirements (37 hours required)
(3 hours may count as General Studies)
Take all of the following:
SOC 124GS, Social Problems - 3 hours
SOC 201, Social Stratification - 3 hours
SOC 237, Sociological Inquiry - 3 hours
SOC 300, Sociological Theory - 3 hours
SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours
SOWK 170, Introduction to Social Welfare - 4 hours
SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
Take 1 course with collective behavior emphasis from:
SOC 369, Sociology of Women - 3 hours
SOC 442, Sociology of Religion - 3 hours
SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours
Take 1 additional course with policy emphasis from:
SOC 335, The Aged in American Society - 3 hours
SOC 369, Sociology of Women - 3 hours
SOC 430, Family Life and Functions - 3 hours
SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
SOC 225, Community and Human Diversity - 3 hours
SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
SOC 275, Social Psychology - 3 hours
SOC 349, Sociology of Work and Occupations - 3 hours
B. Sociology Supporting Courses
Take 6 hours from:
This Requirement can be met by selecting General Studies courses required by Teacher Education.
 
Economics:
ECON 100GS, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours
ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 340, History of American Business and Business persons - 3 hours
ECON 355, Comparative Economic Systems - 3 hours (Prereq: ECON 270GS, ECON 271GS)
Geography:
GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 106GS, Cultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 206GS, Geography of Anglo-America - 3 hours
GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)
GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)
Political Science:
PSCI 100GS, Introduction to Political Science - 3 hours
PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours
PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3 hours
Psychology:
PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 231, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours
PSY 318, Experimental Social Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
PSY 374, Psychology of Gender - 3 hours
PSY 403, Motivation - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
PSY 410, Industrial Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
History:
HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 483, The Gilded Age, 1870-1898 - 3 hours
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