College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Sociology

Sociology Specialization in Social Work

LAS Requirements:

  • Computer Competence
  • Writing Intensive
  • Language -- (6 hrs. 200+)
  • Physical Education (2 hrs.)
  • Freshman Writing -- EN 102
  • Humanities Program -- ID 103
  • Interdisciplinary Studies/Change and Tradition
    • ID 201
    • ID 202
  • Public Speaking -- SH 198
  • Division Courses
    1. Humanities
    2. Fine Arts
    3. Social Sciences
    4. Natural Sciences
    5. Quantitative and Formal Reasoning

Sociology Requirements

I. Core Requirements (15 hours)

SO 101 Introductory Sociology
SO 205 Contemporary Social Issues
SO 391 Social Theory Seminar (prereq: SO 101 and junior standing)
SO 393 Research Methods Seminar (prereq: SO 101, SO 293 or equivalent and junior standing)
SO 486 Senior Seminar or SO 499 Honors Thesis (prereq. SO 391 and SO 393) - taken senior year

II. Additional Requirements (24 hours)

All 300 level courses and above require SO 101 or permission of the instructor.

Social Work Practice (9 hours)

SO 381 Social Work and Social Policy
SO 383 Social Work and Methods
SO 385 Practice skills in Social Work

Social Processes, Structures, and Institutions (12 hours)

Select four of the following:
SO 301 Families and Gender Roles or SO 341 Self and Society
SO 327 Community Organization or SO 347 Urban Society
SO 319 Mental Illness, Culture and Society
SO 325 Class, Status, and Power or SO 309 Sociology of Economic Life
SO 345 Deviance or SO 353 Juvenile Justice
SO 343 Popular Culture or SO 339 Violence, Media, Culture
SO 303 Political Behavior, Polity and society or SO 349 Social Movements

Global and Social Diversity (3 hours)

Select one of the following:
SO 323 Racial and Ethnic Relations or SO 329 The Sociology of Racism
SO 331 Latin American Societies or SO 335 The Global Society

Selected Topics

SO 370 Selected Topics in Social Work or SO 380 Selected Topics in Sociology. This course may be substituted for one of the above course requirements with the permission of the Department Head, and can be taken any time after the Freshman year.

Internship

SO 484 (3 hours) or SO 485 (6 hours)
Students must complete at least one three-credit hour internship in a human services related setting or organization.