Faculty members in the Department of Sociology offer courses from the disciplines of anthropology, criminal justice, geography, and sociology. Courses regularly offered within the Department of Sociology include:

Anthropology Courses:

• Primates, People & History
• Understanding Other Cultures
• Culture, Health, and Healing 
• Food, People, and the Planet 
• Sex, Evolution, and Society 
• Anthropology of Magic and Religion
• Independent Study
• Special Topics in Anthropology

Criminal Justice Courses:

• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Criminal Law

Geography Courses:

• World Regional Geography (Western) 
• World Regional Geography (Non-Western) 
• Introduction to Geography
• Geography of the United States and Canada
• Geography of East Asia
• Independent Study

Sociology Courses:

• Introductory Sociology
• Introduction to Social Problems 
• Sociological Inquiry and Measurement
• Sociology of Gender Roles
• Sociology of the Family
• Sociology of Death and Dying 
• Sociology of Delinquent Youth Behavior
• Sociology of Crime
• Crime:  Myths and Misconceptions
• Minority Group Relations
• Sociology of Law
• Sociology of Corrections
• Police in Society
• Sociology of Medicine and Health
• Social Stratification
• Drugs and Society 
• Social Demography
• Individual and Society
• Youth and Society 
• Sex and Society 
• Sociology of Aging 
• Family Violence 
• Sociology of Religion
• Sociological Research Design and Analysis 
• Global Social Issues
• Sociology of Deviance
• Race, Class, Gender, Crime, and Justice 
• Family Diversity
• Girls' Delinquency 
• Criminology Theory
• Independent Study
• Internship

Requirements

• SOCY 101 Introductory Sociology 3
• SOCY 248 Sociological Inquiry and Measurement 4
• One of the following: 3

SOCY 510 Global Social Issues

SOCY 523 Sociology of Deviance

SOCY 525 Race, Class, Gender, Crime and Justice

SOCY 528 Family Diversity

SOCY 535 Girls’ Delinquency

SOCY 540 Criminological Theory

SOCY 598 Special Topics

• Three Sociology courses at 300 level or above 9-11

This is an interdisciplinary minor requiring eighteen hours (at least 3 disciplines; no more than 9 hours from any one) selected from courses in the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences.

Appropriate special topics courses in the disciplines may be selected.

• Core Requirements : Two of the following * 6
• POLI 321 Gender Politics and Political Theory 3
• SOCY 301 Sociology of Gender Roles 3
• HIST 464 History of Women in the United States 3
• COMM 455 Gender, Communication and Culture 3
• Additional Requirements: Four of the following 12
• COMM 201 Interpersonal Communication 3
• COMM 450 Intercultural Communication 3
• COMM 480 Organizational Communication 3
• ENGL 290 Introduction to Women's Literature 3
• ENGL 396 Global Women Writers 3
• ENGL 394 Images of Women in Film and Fiction 3
• ENGL 431 American Autobiography 3
• POLI 353 Gender and the Law 3
• POLI 373 Women and Public Policy 3
• SOCY 305 Sociology of the Family 3
• SOCY 468 Sex and Society 3
• SOCY 528 Family Diversity 3
• SOCY 535 Girls' Delinquency
• PSYC 415 Adult Development 3
• PSYC 490 Human Sexuality 3
• HSSI 211 Issues in Women's Studies 3
• Total hours required: 18

*Courses not taken to fulfill the Core Requirements may be used to complete the Additional Requirements. Special Topics courses may also be used to complete the Additional Requirements with permission from Dr. DeAnna Gore or Dr. Michelle Petrie. 

Requirements

• SOCY 101 Introductory Sociology 3
• CRJU 171 Introductory to Criminal Justice 3

• Three of the following : 9

SOCY 350 Sociology of Delinquent Youth Behavior

SOCY 353 Sociology of Crime

SOCY 354 Crime: Myths and Misconceptions

SOCY 356 Sociology of Law

SOCY 358 Sociology of Corrections

SOCY 359 Police and Society

SOCY 400 Internship in a criminal justice agency

• One of the following : 3

SOCY 523 Sociology of Deviance

SOCY 525 Race, Class, Gender Crime and Justice

SOCY 535 Girls’ Delinquency

SOCY 540 Criminological Theory

* Must include at least one from SOCY 350 and 353

• Total Hours Required 18