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BA-SOCL-INEQ - Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a concentration in Social Inequalities

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Sociology, Crim & AnthropologyUndergraduateBaccalaureate

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General Education

 

Semester Hours

ACAD 101

Principles of the Learning Academy

1

Shared Skills and Proficiencies

 

 

Writing and Critical Thinking

 

 

    WRIT 101

Composition

3

    HMXP 102     

Human Experience

3

    CRTW 201

Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing

3

    Oral Communication

See approved list; may be met with another requirement

0-3

    Technology

See approved list

3

    Intensive Writing

Met in major with SOCL 516 or 519 

0

    Constitution Requirement

See approved list; may be met with another requirement

0-3

    Physical Activity

See approved list;

1

Thinking Critically Across Disciplines*

 

 

Global Perspectives

See approved list; may be met in major

0-3

Historical Perspectives

See approved list

3

Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives*

 

Social Science

See approved list; must include 2 designators;may be met in major

0-6

Humanities and Arts

See approved list; must include 2 designators

6

Quantitative Skills and Natural Science*

(3 courses)

9-12

    Quantitative Skills

See approved list

(3-8)

    Natural Science

See approved list; must include one lab science.  [If 2 courses taken, must be in 2 different groups: Life, Physical ,Earth]; may be met in major

(0-8)

Subtotal

 

35-47

*No more than two courses in the major may count toward requirements in these areas

 

Requirements in Major

 

34

SOCL 101 or SOCL 201

Social Problems and Social Policy, Principles of Sociology

3

SOCL 298++

Career Development in Sociology

1

ANTH/SOCL 302 (C- or better required)

Anthropological Theory/Social Theory

3

SOCL 316** (C- or better required)

Social Research I: Statistics

3

SOCL 516+ or 519+

Social Research II: Methods, Soc Research Meth II: Qualitative Meth

4

SOCL 598

Senior Seminar in Sociology

1

Select from

 

12

SOCL 213

Introduction to Social Inequalities

3

SOCL 309

Urban Sociology

3

SOCL 311

Class, Status, Power

3

SOCL 312

Sociology of Gender and Sexuality

3

SOCL 314

Race and Ethnic Relations

3

SOCL 319

The Study of Population

3

SOCL 339

Sociology of Health and Illness

3

SOCL 350***

Special Topics in Sociology

3

Select  from

 

3

SOCL 471

Undergraduate Research in Sociology

1

SOCL 472

Undergraduate Research in Sociology

2

SOCL 503A

Service-Learning in Sociology

1

SOCL 503B

Service-Learning in Sociology

3

SOCL 504

The Sociology of Aging

3

SOCL 508

Global Migration and Immigration Policy

3

SOCL 509

Masculinities

3

3 hours of ANTH or SOCL

3

Minor

 

15-24

Foreign Language

 

3-8 ^

General Electives

 

7-36

Total

 

120

 ^This requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized examination or by passing any foreign language course numbered 102 or any course with 102 as a prerequisite..

+C or better required and may not be taken on the S/U basis.

++Students entering in the major with 60 or more completed hours should substitute another 1-credit hour SOCL or ANTH course for this requirement.

**Students with double majors in Psychology and Sociology or Sociology majors with a minor in Psychology may substitute PSYC 301 (with a grade of C- or higher) for SOCL 316 provided they complete an additional course in Sociology. Consult advisers for appropriate courses.

***Approval of department chair is required for special topics courses.

The student must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of SOCL/ANTH courses in residence at Winthrop University. Although not specifically required, students are strongly encouraged to take related courses in ECON, HIST, MATH, PLSC and PSYC.

Sociology majors are required to enroll in SOCL 316 the first semester after admission to the major, and they may not enroll in more than one SOCL/ANTH course per semester (apart from SOCL 316 or SOCL/ANTH302) until they complete both SOCL 316 and SOCL/ANTH 302 with a grade of C or better. Sociology majors must attain a C or better in SOCL/ANTH302 and SOCL316 to enroll in SOCL516. Sociology majors must attain a C or better in SOCL516 to complete the major. Sociology majors are limited to a total of three hours credit in ANTH 463-464, ANTH 340, SOCL 463-464 or SOCL 340 towards the sociology major.