Major Requirements
Sociology Major requirements
(33 credits )
To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. All students must also fulfill the Liberal Arts Core (LAC) and University requirements, most of the courses in the sociology program also fulfill LAC requirements.
- SOC 131 Principles of Sociology
- SOC 203 The Global Village
- SOC 251 Working for Justice, Working for Change
- SOC 350 Social Justice
- SOC 351 Addressing Injustice: Research Methods
- SOC 495 Senior Practicum
- SOC 497 Community Engagement Experience
- Four major electives:
- SOC 200 Law and Society in Global Perspective,
- SOC 204 Cultural Diversity,
- SOC 261 Through the Sociological Lens I,
- SOC 306 Social Inequality in Arlington,
- SOC 322 Racial and Ethnic Diversity,
- SOC 361 Through the Sociological Lens II,
- SOC 365 Gender Inequality in Global Perspective,
- SOC 375 Topics in Human Rights,
- SOC 385 Global Inequality and Community Development