Sociology Major Requirements
Major Program Requirements
Thirty-three semester credits of sociology courses, including:
SO 101 Introduction to Sociology
SO 331 Social Science Research Methods
SO 392 Modern Social Theory
SO 495 Senior Seminar
Note: Nine of the remaining 21 credits must be upper-division (300 and 400 level) courses.
Other Program Requirements
CO/ENWR 306 Writing for the Media
or ENWR 305 Technical Writing
MA 207 Elementary Statistics
Notes:
1. All students are required to meet the quantitative and qualitative requirements for graduation from Carroll College as listed in this catalog.
2. It is possible to obtain a broadfield social science for secondary education major with an emphasis in sociology.
3. If a student is interested in criminal justice or juvenile justice, the following
courses are recommended but not required:
SO 200 Social Problems
SO 220 Sociology of Sports
SO 262 Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Dependency Behavior
SO 309 Crime and Criminology
SO 310 Field Service in Sociology of Crime
SO 312 Juvenile Delinquency and Deviant Behavior
SO 313 Field Service in Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency
SO 314 Sociology of Law
SO 317 Ethnic and Racial Relations
SO 318 American Indians
PO 210 Introduction to Constitutional Law
PSY 228 Adolescent Psychology
PSY 306 Abnormal Psychology
4. If a student is interested in Human Services, the following courses are
recommended but not required:
SO 102 Introductory Field Service in Sociology
SO 200 Social Problems
SO 208 The Family
SO 262 Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Dependency Behavior
SO 291 Social Gerontology
SO 309 Crime and Criminology
SO 310 Field Service in Sociology of Crime
SO 312 Juvenile Delinquency and Deviant Behavior
SO 313 Field Service in Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency
SO 351 Medical Sociology
SO 352 Field Service in Medical Sociology
PSY 105 General Psychology
PSY 304 Theories and Research in Counseling Psychology
PSY 306 Abnormal Psychology
One of the following:
SO 218 Introduction to Native American Studies
SO 317 Ethnic and Racial Relations
SO 318 American Indians
5. If a student is interested in physical therapy, graduate programs may
require a variety of sociology courses. These may include SO 351 Medical
Sociology, SO 352 Field Service in Medical Sociology, SO 291 Social Gerontology, SO 425 Sociology Internship, SO 200 Alcoholism, Drug Abuse
and Dependency Behavior, as well as a course in Ethnic and Racial Relations
or Native American studies and a course in the area of deviance (SO 309 or
SO 312). Students are encouraged to take SO 220 Sociology of Sport. In
addition, numerous courses in chemistry, biology, physics and psychology
are required by graduate programs in physical therapy.
Sociology Minor Requirements
Minor Program Requirements
Twenty-one semester credits of sociology courses, including:
SO 101 Introduction to Sociology
SO 392 Modern Social Theory
Note: At least 6 of the remaining 15 credits required must be upper-division (300 and 400 level) courses.