Requirements for the Major

Students may choose sociology in coordination with another program to develop an interdisciplinary major.  

Common interdisciplinary majors include sociology/psychology, sociology/history, sociology/biology sociology/writing, sociology/communications, and sociology/statistics. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. If you do not see the combination of majors you are looking for, please contact the department chair.

Students should discuss their interest in pursuing an interdisciplinary major with liaisons from both programs they aim to combine. 

The following requirements apply.

• SC 100 - Introduction to Sociology
• SC 342 - Social Research Methods (or equivalent methods course)
• SC 355 - Sociological Theory
• ST 110 - Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis (or equivalent statistics course)
• Two 200-level sociology electives
• Three 300 or 400-level sociology electives, of which one must be a 400-level seminar

Note:

1. Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis (ST 110 ) can be used to fulfill the mathematical/natural science core requirement.