Offered by Department of Sociology:

Sociology Major

Sociology Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 6505

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
Personal Development minimum = 2
BS Science-related course requirements = 3
STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours
Major Option = 34
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 106
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 19
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.
A. Sociology Core Requirements (13 hours required)
Take all the following:
SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
SOC 237, Sociological Inquiry - 3 hours
SOC 300, Sociological Theory - 3 hours
SOC 305, Professional Seminar - 1 hour
Take 1 course from:
SOC 225, Community and Human Diversity - 3 hours
SOC 275, Social Psychology - 3 hours
B. Sociology Emphasis (21 hours required)
Select either the 1. General Sociology Emphasis or the 2. Community Emphasis.
1. General Sociology Emphasis
Take 1 course from:
SOC 201, Social Stratification - 3 hours
SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 225)
Take 3 courses from:
SOC 325, Sociology of Human Settlements - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 225)
SOC 335, The Aged in American Society - 3 hours
SOC 349, Sociology of Work and Occupations - 3 hours
SOC 360, Criminology - 3 hours
SOC 363, Juvenile Delinquency - 3 hours
SOC 369, Sociology of Women - 3 hours
SOC 370, Social Survey - 3 hours
Take 2 courses from:
SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours
SOC 430, Family Life and Functions - 3 hours
SOC 438, Feminist Research Methods - 3 hours
SOC 442, Sociology of Religion - 3 hours
SOC 461, Deviance and Social Control - 3 hours
SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
SOC 466, Community Change - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 225, SOC 325)
SOC 468, Senior Seminar - 3 hours
2. Community Emphasis
Take all the following:
 
SOC 225, Community and Human Diversity - 3 hours
SOC 466, Community Change - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
SOC 124GS, Social Problems - 3 hours
SOC 201, Social Stratification - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
SOC 370, Social Survey - 3 hours
SOC 475, Internship - 3 hours
Take 3 courses from:
SOC 335, The Aged in American Society - 3 hours
SOC 349, Sociology of Work and Occupations - 3 hours
SOC 363, Juvenile Delinquency - 3 hours
SOC 369, Sociology of Women - 3 hours
SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours
SOC 430, Family Life and Functions - 3 hours
SOC 442, Sociology of Religion - 3 hours
SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours
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