In addition to the courses listed below, which are the requirements for the major, students are also responsible for general education courses which are found on pages 57-61.
For Sociology majors, the two Social Science requirements are included in the major. MTH110 can satisfy the Mathematics requirement.
Students wishing to be eligible for a New Jersey Teaching Certificate must be admitted into the B.A. in Education and satisfy the courses listed in the Sociology co-concentration (see pages 157-158). Should a student decide to major in the discipline exclusively, he/she will need to submit a change of major declaration and satisfy all the requirement listed below. Students who wish to double major must complete the requirements of both majors.
A student wishing to major in sociology may choose from two concentrations: general and criminal justice. The courses required for the major are:
General Sociology Major
The General Sociology major includes:
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SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
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SOC 215 Statistics for Sociologists
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SOC 320 Classical Sociological Theory
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SOC 325 Methods of Social Research
plus either
- SOC 450 Senior Research Seminar
- or SOC 490 Fall Internship in Sociology
- or SOC 491 Spring Internship in Sociology
Group I: One course selected from the following:
- PHL 100 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHL 110 Effective Reasoning
- PHL 200 Logic
Group II: Two courses from the general education courses at the 200 level:
- SOC 211 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 212 Sociology of Education
- SOC 213 Women and Work
- PSY 230 Social Psychology
- SOC 234 Social Inequality
- SOC 235 Urban Sociology
- PSC 235 Gay and Lesbian Politics
- SOC 236 Deviance and Social Control
- SOC 241 Minority Groups and Race Relations
- SOC 243 Criminology
- SOC 249 Sociology of the Family
- SOC 251 Gender and Globalization
Group III: Two courses from the specialized courses at the 300 level:
- SOC 314 Sociology of Madness and Marginality
- SOC 316 Sociology of Health and Illness
- PSY 317 Organizational Behavior
- SOC 333 Selected Studies in Sociology
- SOC 336 Sociology of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
- SOC 351 Sociology of Religion
- SOC 369 Sociology of African-American Families
- SOC 370 Sociology of Latin America and the Caribbean
Group IV: Two courses from the 400 level courses:
- SOC 412 Contemporary Social Problems
- SOC 413 Social Change
- SOC 414 Social Movements
- SOC 415 Criminal Justice and Gender
- SOC 416 Criminal Justice and Race
- SOC 417 Feminism: Theory and Practice
- SOC 418 Drugs, Crime, and Public Policy
- SOC 433 Selected Studies in Sociology
Criminal Justice Concentration
The criminal justice concentration includes:
Core Courses
- SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 211 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 215 Statistics for Sociologists
- SOC 236 Deviance and Social Control
- SOC 243 Criminology
- SOC 320 Classical Sociological Theory
- SOC 325 Methods of Social Research
plus either
- SOC 450 Senior Research Seminar
- or SOC 490 Fall Internship in Sociology
- or SOC 491 Spring Internship in Sociology
And the following:
Group I: One course selected from the following:
- PHL 100 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHL 110 Effective Reasoning
- PHL 200 Logic
Group II: One course selected from the following:
- PSY 230 Social Psychology
- PSC 235 Gay and Lesbian Politics
- SOC 212 Sociology of Education
- SOC 231 Gender and Globalization
- SOC 234 Social Inequality
- SOC 235 Urban Sociology
- SOC 241 Minority Groups and Race Relations
- SOC 249 Sociology of the Family
Group III: Two courses selected from the following:
- PSC 310 Public Administration
- SOC 314 Sociology of Madness and Marginality
- PSY 317 Organizational Behavior
- SOC 333 Selected Studies in Sociology
- SOC 336 Sociology of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
- SOC 345 The Police
- SOC 347 Corrections
- SOC 348 Victimology
- SOC 353 Criminal Law
Group IV: Two courses from the following 400 level
courses, one of which must
focus specifically on criminal justice:
- SOC 412 Contemporary Social Problems
- SOC 413 Social Change
- SOC 414 Social Movements
- SOC 415 Criminal Justice and Gender
- SOC 416 Criminal Justice and Race
- SOC 418 Drugs, Crime, and Public Policy
- SOC 433 Selected Studies in Sociology
Minor in Sociology
Students electing a minor in Sociology will take:
- SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 320 Classical Sociological Theory
- SOC 325 Methods of Social Research
And the following:
Group II-Two courses selected from the following:
- PSY 230 Social Psychology
- SOC 212 Sociology of Education
- SOC 234 Social Inequality
- SOC 235 Urban Sociology
- SOC 236 Deviance and Social Control
- SOC 249 Sociology of the Family
- SOC 314 Minority Groups and Race Relations
Plus two electives chosen in consultation with a major advisor in sociology.
