
Sociology
Sociology
BS
Hours | 46 - 51 Credit Hours |
MAP | Major Academic Plan |
Program Requirements
The Sociology Department requires a minimum of 24 hours of sociology major courses to be taken in residence at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
requirement 1 Complete 1 course
Introductory courses (to be completed preferably in sophomore year or earlier):
requirement 2 Complete 4 courses
Core courses:
Note: Students must declare a sociology major before registering for Soc 307; students must complete these four courses with a C- or better grade.
requirement 3 Complete 1 course
Diversity courses:
requirement 4 Complete 1 course
Advanced methods courses:
requirement 5 Complete 1 option
Complete one of the following options in order to fulfill the GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication requirement:
option 5.1 Complete 2 courses
option 5.2 Complete 1 course
requirement 6 Complete 1 option
Complete one of the following capstone options:
option 6.1 Complete 2 courses
option 6.2 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
requirement 7 Complete 18.0 hours from the following option(s)
Complete 18 credit hours of 300-level or above Sociology courses. (No double counting within the major is allowed.)
option 7.1 Complete 18.0 hours from the following course(s)
Students are strongly encouraged to participate in one or two semesters (up to 9 credit hours) of professional experience including academic internships (on-campus, domestic, or international) and research with a faculty member (Soc 497R). Students may apply up to a total of 9 professional experience credit hours toward the sociology elective requirement. Suggested courses include MSB 494R (On-Campus Experiential Projects), IAS 397R (Topics in IAS), IAS 399R (Academic Internship: International), Poli 399R (Academic Internship), Soc 399R (Academic Internship), Soc 497R (Directed Research in Sociology).
Program Outcomes:
Sociological Perspective
Graduates will demonstrate how to apply sociological perspectives (i.e., recognize the influence of social structure) to individual-level or collective phenomena.
Understanding Diversity
Graduates will understand how race, class, or gender stratification (power, inequality, etc.) affect individual outcomes and shape social relations in a diverse society.
Research Methodologies
Graduates will apply suitable qualitative or quantitative research methods to address social problems and issues.