Five additional courses
Five additional courses are required for the major. These are to be chosen from the elective upper-division sociology courses grouped into two theme areas:
- Theme Area I: Social Inequality
- Theme Area II: Social Change and Public Policy
All students are required to take at least one course from each of the two theme areas.
All students must achieve an overall average of C (2.0) or better in the nine courses required for completion of the major.
Theme Areas and Theme Area Specialization
Students who complete four upper-division courses in a single theme area will receive departmental recognition and documentation of their “expertise” in their chosen area of specialization — social inequality, or social change and public policy.
Social Inequality — courses address the character, causes and consequences of social inequality, paying particular attention to immigration, race, ethnicity, gender, sexualities and/or class. These courses include:
Note:
Honors students may substitute SOCI 494 Honors Seminar I for one social inequality course.
Social Change and Public Policy — courses address the character, causes and consequences of social change, paying particular attention to the role of human agency, grassroots organizing and/or political action, as well as the implications for public policy. These courses include:
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