|
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 |
| 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 anoterh 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.
Not more than 36 hours in any one subject designator may be applied toward the major for a BA degree.
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.
