Sociology - Specialization in Law & Justice BBS.SOC-LJS

Sociology Core Requirements - 27 semester hours

• SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology 3 semester hours
• SOC 307 - Research Methods I 3 semester hours
• SOC 308 - Research Methods II 3 semester hours
• SOC 330 - Self and Society 3 semester hours
• SOC 350 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 semester hours
• SOC 402 - Social Deviance 3 semester hours
• SOC 403 - Sociological Theory 3 semester hours
• SOC 423 - Social Stratification 3 semester hours
• SOC 498 - Research 3 semester hours

Specialization in Law & Justice

Take 15 credits from below:

• SOC 150 - Social Problems 3 semester hours
• SOC 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 semester hours
• SOC 291 - Independent Study 1 to 4 semester hours
• SOC 325 - Domestic & Intimate Violence 3 semester hours
• SOC 326 - Mediation and Conflict Resolution 3 semester hours
• SOC 351 - Criminology 3 semester hours
• SOC 354 - Victimology 3 semester hours
• SOC 416 - Drugs and Society 3 semester hours
• SOC 452 - Prisons and Penology 3 semester hours
• SOC 455 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 semester hours
• SOC 456 - Community Corrections 3 semester hours
• SOC 470 - Child Abuse and Neglect 3 semester hours
• SOC 491 - Independent Study 1 to 3 semester hours
• SOC 492 - Topics 1 to 3 semester hours
• SOC 494 - Internship 1 to 12 semester hours

Social Science Reciprocity - 3 credits

Take one course from the following prefixes. Your choice may not be used to satisfy a General Education or Major requirement, and must be from outside your major discipline: AIS/LAKL, ANTH, CMST, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOC

Humanities Reciprocity - 3 credits

Take one course from the following prefixes. Your choice may not be used to satisfy a General Education or Major requirement, and must be from outside your major discipline: ART, ARTH, ENGL, FREN, GER, HUM, MCOM, PHIL, RUSS, SPAN, THEA.

System Gen Ed Requirements (SGRs) - 30 semester hours

• ENGL 101
• ENGL 201
• CMST- Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes from different subjects) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (2 classes from different subjects or a foreign language sequence) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Lab (2 classes/corresponding labs) - 6-8 semester hours

Minor and Electives required

A minor or second major is required with this major plus electives to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.