Bachelor of Arts Program

Four Year Plan for Sociology

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•   SOCI 201- Foundations of Sociological Inquiry is a prerequisite for all the remaining required courses of the major. Majors must take Foundations before they register for Theory, Statistics, Methods, and Senior Research.
•   SOCI 400 - Senior Research Project has prerequisites. Majors must complete Foundations (201), Methods (301), and have senior status before they can register for this course.
•   SOCI 240 (Statistics) must be completed prior to taking Research Methods (301).
•   Graduate courses are a possibility for filling out your course schedules. If you are within 16 credits of graduating, have a GPA of at least 2.67, and have taken all the prerequisites (if any), you may apply for graduate courses. See page 38 of the 2004-06undergraduate catalog ("Undergraduates in Graduate Courses) for more information.
 
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS FOR THE PROGRAM: 39 CREDITS
REQUIRED COURSES: (18 credits)
SOCI-201 Foundations 4 credits
SOCI-240 Statistics for Social Research 4*
SOCI-301 Research Methods I 4*
SOCI-313 Sociological Theory 3
SOCI-400 Senior Research Project 3
•   *Students should take Statistics before Research Methods.
 
Minimum of 21 credits to be selected from the following - each course is 3 credits:
(A minimum of 9 credits must be selected from 300 or 400 level courses.)
SOCI:100 **The Sociological Perspective
SOCI:112 Sociology of Leisure
SOCI:113 **Social Problems
SOCI:200 Sociology of Education
SOCI:202 **Racial & Ethnic Relations
SOCI:203 Sociology of Organized Crime
SOCI:204 **Sociology of the Family
 SOCI:205 Black Family
SOCI:206 **Individual & Society
SOCI:207 Social Structure of American Society
SOCI:209 Sociology of Poverty & Welfare
SOCI:212 Sociology of Technology
SOCI:215 Sociology of Sports
SOCI:218 **Sociology of Population
SOCI:219 Sociology of Aging
SOCI:220 *Sociology of Rich & Poor Nations
SOCI:230 **Sociology of Conflict & Violence
SOCI:231 Social Bases of the Arts
UPPER LEVEL ELECTIVES BELOW
SOCI:302 Sociological Research Methods II
SOCI:303 Large Scale Organizations
SOCI:304 Sociology of Work & Professions
SOCI:309 Sociology of Health & Illness
SOCI:310 Directed Independent Research
SOCI:311 Urban Sociology
SOCI:312 Environmental Sociology
SOCI:314 Environmental Justice
SOCI:315 Social Stratification
SOCI:330 Political Sociology
SOCI:334 Comparative Social Analysis
SOCI:336 Soc of Helping Professions and Institutions
SOCI:390 Cooperative Education in Sociology
SOCI:401 Sociology of Emotions
SOCI:405 Deviance and Social Control
SOCI:407 Sociology of Mass Media
SOCI:408 Social Movements
SOCI:411 Selected Topics in Sociological Theory
SOCI:416 Qualitative Research in Sociology
SOCI:420 Sociology of Law
SOCI:426 Sociology of Sexuality
SOCI:430 Sociology of Gender
*Fulfills Non-Western cultural perspectives requirement 1983 GER
**Fulfills a 1983 GER requirement
Updated: June 2007

Course descriptions online.

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
according to the 1983 General Education Requirements
(for the new Gen Ed 2002 requirements, click here)
I. General Education Requirements..................58 credits
A. Communications 9 crs.
B. Contemporary Issues 3
C. Fine/Performing Arts 3
D. Foreign Language 6
E. Humanities 6
World Lit/Gen Humanities
3
Phil/Religion
3
F. Mathematics 5
Math
3
Computer Science
2
G. Natural/Physical Science 7
Lab Science
4
Non-lab Science
3
H. Physical Education 1
I. Social Science 12
American/European History
3
Non-western culture
3
Social Science (non-history)
6
J. GER Electives
(Non-Sociology courses only)
6

Consult MSU undergraduate catalog for detailed explanations and for lists of specific courses which fulfill each requirement area.
II. Major Requirements...(See above).....................39
III. Free electives.......................................................23
Total required for graduation: 120 credits

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UPDATED: June 6, 2007