Offered by Department of Sociology, Geography and Earth Science

Sociology Major

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

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
    • TE 100GS, Teaching in a Democratic Society - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
      • SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3 including:
      • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
  • Capstone = 3
• Professional Sequence = 25 including:
  • TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
  • TE 320, Field Experience in Secondary Classroom - 2 hours
  • Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
• Endorsement (in addition to General Studies) = 30
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 100
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 20
• Minimum total hours required for BSE in Sociology 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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 Requirements (30 hours required)
   • (3 hours may count as General Studies)
   • Take all of the following:
     • SOC 124, Social Problems - 3 hours
     • SOC 201, Social Inequality - 3 hours
     • SOC 237, Sociological Inquiry - 3 hours
     • SOC 300, Sociological Theory - 3 hours
     • SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours
     • SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
     • SOWK 170GS, Introduction to Social Welfare - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course with collective behavior emphasis from:
     • SOC 369, Sociology of Gender - 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 Gender - 3 hours
     • SOC 430, Sociology of Family - 3 hours
     • SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • SOC 225, Global Cultures and Diversity - 3 hours
     • SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
     • SOC 275, Social Psychology - 3 hours
     • SOC 349, Sociology of Work - 3 hours
2. Sociology Supporting Courses (6 hours required)
   
   • This Requirement can be met by selecting General Studies courses.
   • Take 6 hours from:
     1. Economics:
        • ECON 100GS, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours
        • ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
        • ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
     2. Geography:
        • GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
        • GEOG 106GS, Human Geography - 3 hours
        • GEOG 206GS, Geography of the United States and Canada - 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)
     3. Political Science:
        • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
        • PSCI 140GS, Democracies around the World - 3 hours
        • PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours
        • PSCI 170GS, Democracy as a Political Idea - 3 hours
        • PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 300 or permission of instructor)
        • PSCI 351, The American Congress - 3 hours
     4. Psychology:
        • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
        • PSY 231GS, 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, Psychology of Motivation - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
        • PSY 410, Industrial Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
     5. 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