Sociology (BS)
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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 of 3 Courses
Introductory courses (to be completed preferably in sophomore year or earlier):
course - Introductory Sociology 3.0
course - Current Social Problems 3.0
course - Multicultural America 3.0
Requirement 2 —Complete 5 Courses
Core courses:
course - Professional Dev in Sociology 1.0
course - Methods of Research in Soc 3.0
course - Data Analysis & Presentation 3.0
course - Social Inquiry 3.0
course - Intro to Stat Data Analysis 3.0
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 of 4 Courses
Diversity courses:
course - Intro Global Women's Studies 3.0
course - Class Inequality 3.0
course - Sociology of Race & Ethnicity 3.0
course - Soc of Gender 3.0
Requirement 4 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses
Advanced methods courses:
course - Qualitative Research Methods 3.0
course - Regression Analysis 3.0
Requirement 5 —Complete 1 of 2 Options
Complete one of the following options in order to fulfill the GE Advabced Written and Oral Communication requirement:
Option 5.1 —Complete 2 Courses
course - Senior Capstone Part 1 - You may take once 3.0
course - Senior Capstone Part 2 - You may take once 3.0
Option 5.2 —Complete 1 Course
course - Persuasive Writing 3.0
Requirement 6 —Complete 1 of 2 Options
Complete one of the following capstone options:
Option 6.1 —Complete 2 Courses
course - Senior Capstone Part 1 - You may take once 3.0
course - Senior Capstone Part 2 - You may take once 3.0
Option 6.2 —Complete 6 hours
course - Understanding Modern Societies 3.0
course - Sociology of Organizations 3.0
course - Inequality & Society 3.0
course - Sociology of Immigration3.0
course - Political Sociology 3.0
course - Markets & Society 3.0
course - Sociology of Work & Occupation 3.0
course - The Family & Social Change 3.0
course - Issues in Family Sociology 3.0
course - Crime, Justice, & Corrections 3.0
course - Special Topics in Sociology - You may take once 1.0v
Requirement 7 —Complete 18 hours
Complete 18 credit hours of 300-level or above Sociology courses. (No double counting within the major is allowed.)
Option 7.1 —Complete 18 hours
course - End-of-Life Care 3.0
course - Intro to Social Work 3.0
course - Intro Global Women's Studies 3.0
course - Applied Social Rsrch Methods 3.0
course - Evaluation Research 3.0
course - Contemporary Soc Theory 3.0
course - Adol Dev Fam & Soc 3.0
course - Sociology of Innovation 3.0
course - Class Inequality 3.0
course - Sociology of Race & Ethnicity 3.0
course - Intro to Sociology of Religion 3.0
course - Sociology of Education 3.0
SOC 327 - Soc of LDS Church & People - This class is no longer available for registration. 3.0
course - Sociology of Sport 3.0
course - Medical Sociology 3.0
course - Cultural Sociology 3.0
course - Social Orgnztn & Change 3.0
course - Soc of International Develpmnt 3.0
course - World Populations 3.0
course - Intro to Social Psychology 3.0
course - Intro to Family Sociology 3.0
course - Theoretical Foundations Family 3.0
course - Sociology of Aging 2.0
course - Soc of Gender 3.0
course - Urban Sociology 3.0
course - Deviance & Social Control 3.0
course - Juvenile Delinquency 3.0
course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v
course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v
course - Qualitative Research Methods 3.0
course - Regression Analysis 3.0
course - Sociology of Immigration 3.0
course - Directed Reading in Sociology - You may take once 1.0v
course - Directed Research in Sociology - You may take once 1.0v
course - Politicl Sociology 3.0
course - Sociology of Religion 2.0
SOC 527 - LDS Church&People - This class is no longer available for registration. 3.0
course - Sociology of Rural Communities 3.0
course - Individual & Fam in Later Yr 3.0
course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v
course - Directed Readings - You may take once 0.5v
course - Pro-Seminar - You may take once 1.0
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).
