Sociology

Requirements

At Carthage, students can major or minor in sociology. Please note: Current students should work with their advisors and the department chair to ensure all requirements are met.

Sociology Major

The Sociology major consists of 44 credit hours including a 4-hour senior seminar and one additional course outside the major (see below for approved courses).

Core courses (take all)

A total of six courses consisting of 24 credits constitute the core. These courses include the following:

SOCI 141 Principles of Sociology
SOCI 324 Logic of Sociological Inquiry
SOCI 302 Sociological Research
SOCI 390 Data Analysis
SOCI 401 Social Theory Seminar
SOCI 499 Senior Seminar

Elective courses

An additional 16 hours of sociology electives are required for the major. Any course offered in Sociology with a 200 or higher designation that is not required for the core may be used to meet this requirement. Frequently offered courses include the following:

SOCI 204 Sociology of Religion
SOCI 253 Racial and Cultural Minorities
SOCI 331 Meditations on the Holocaust
SOCI 311 Deviance
SOCI 344 Sociology of Health and Illness
SOCI 312 Elite Deviance
SOCI 345 Global Stratification
SOCI 350 Field Placement
SOCI 355 Internship
SOCI 271/471 Topics in Sociology

Choose one

Finally, students must take one of the following courses outside the Sociology Department:

CDM 210 Communication and Community
CDM 340 Communication and Technology
ECON 324 Public Sector Economics
ECON 325 Economics of Poverty and Income
ECON 322 Regional and Urban Economics
GEOS 206 The Human Landscape
GEOS 239 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
GEOS 373 Urban Geography
POLS 240 American Government
POLS 335 Human Rights
PSYC 220 Social Psychology
PSYC 285 Child and Adolescent Development
PSYC 345 Contemporary Issues in Sex and Gender
SOCW 240 Human Behavior and Social Environment
SOCW 310 Social Welfare Policy Analysis
SOCW 221 Family Violence
WOMG 110 Introduction to Women's/Gender Studies
WOMG 311 Women's and Gender Studies Theory

Sociology Minor

The sociology minor consists of 24 credit hours. It must include SOCI 141 Principles of Sociology and SOCI 302 Sociological Research I.


Honors in the Major

Departments at Carthage offer students the opportunity to earn Honors in their major. Each department may establish the requirements for Honors in that department. Please see the department chair for details.

Basic requirements for Honors in a major include an overall GPA of 3.5 at graduation, completion of all requirements for the major, a formal recommendation by department faculty, a rating of “excellent” on the senior thesis by department faculty, and presentation of the senior thesis to an audience beyond the department.

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