Requirements: BS Sociology
Bachelor of Science in Sociology Requirements
The Undergraduate College: Traditional, On Campus
The Undergraduate College Sociology program offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree that requires 120 credits (40 courses) including:
Major Courses: 32 credits (12 courses). BS Sociology students are required to complete a minimum of 9 credits of Internship, 3 credits of which satisfy the core curriculum experience course requirement.
Major Elective Courses: 6 credits (2 courses). BS Sociology students NOT pursuing the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track are encouraged to take SOC 0285: Sociology of Sex Roles and Human Sexuality or SOC 0390: Sociology of Substance Abuse, as one of their elective courses.
Major Track Courses: 0-9 credits (0-3 courses). The Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track also includes 2 track electives and all the Major Courses, except SOC 0260: Criminology and SOC 0265: Juvenile Delinquency and SOC 0310: Forensic Sociology for a grand total of 39 credits (13 courses). Tracks are intended solely to highlight courses that may be relevant to a student’s specific interest in sociology and to facilitate faculty advising. Tracks are not formally recognized on student transcripts. Discuss with your advisor.
Elective Courses: 21-30 credits (7-10 courses) BS Sociology students can earn any minor (except Criminology, Mathematics and Sociology) faster due to overlapping course requirements. See minors for details and discuss with your advisor.
Core Curriculum Experience Course: 3 credits (1 course). This Core Curriculum course requirement is offered within a student’s major.
Core Curriculum Senior Capstone: 3 credits (1 course). This Core Curriculum course requirement is offered within a student’s major.
Core Curriculum Courses: 42 credits (14 courses). Students will be able to count three (3) classes in their major toward Core Curriculum.
Sociology Major Courses (36 Credits)
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
SOC 0200: Social Theory: Classical*
Prerequisite: SOC 0100
Selected classical theorists. Comte, Spencer, Durkheim, Simmel, Weber, and others will be studied with an interest in their social concepts as they are employed today.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
SOC 0205: Social Theory: Contemporary*
Prerequisite: SOC 0100 or SOC 0110
Selected modern theorists read in the original with emphasis on how a theory is constructed. Freud, Parsons, Merton, Goffman, Park, Homans, Feminist Sociologists (K. Millet, D.E. Smith, de Beauvoir, J. Mitchell, B. Hooks), and others. The application of concepts to empirical research and sociological practice.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
SOC 0210: Social Stratification and Mobility*
Prerequisite: SOC 0200 or SOC 0205 or Permission Of Instructor (POI).
A study of power relationships in society. Socio economic status variables and everyday life. Ruling class, elite, and pluralistic theories. Social mobility patterns of religion-ethnic groups. Changes in American class structure due to globalization. U.S. social class impact on third world countries. “Rags to riches” and other belief patterns.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
SOC 0310: Forensic Sociology
Prerequisite: None
The sociologist’s activities and functions related to the legal system. The roles of researcher, expert witness, mediator, liaison, advocate, evaluator, and consultant (to Guardian Ad Litem and others) will be explored. Court visits, guest speaker (lawyers, Guardian Ad Litem, judges, mental health professionals etc.), and role-playing will round out the academic experience. The interplay between social theory, research, and application will be emphasized.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
SOC 0360: Marriage, Family and Intimate Relationships*
Prerequisite: None
Topics: universality of the family; trends in marriage; class differentials; spousal selection; conflict resolution; alternative family styles; intimacy patterns; cohabitation; communication models; modification of husband-wife roles; social interventions with families; the effects of separation/divorce on children; new custodial arrangements; and decision making in intimate relationships.
Offered every other fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*This course fulfills the Multiculturalism and Gender requirement in the Undergraduate College’s General Education program.
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
SOC 0380: Research Methods in the Social Sciences*
Prerequisite: None
Course description coming soon.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Capstone Course (3 Credits)
SOC 0400: Sociology Senior Seminar*
Prerequisite: Open to senior sociology majors, others by Permission Of Instructor (POI).
Evaluation of current research, theory, and practice in sociology. Format is student presentations and discussion with faculty guidance. Topics vary by semester.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
SOC 0405: Clinical Sociology*
Prerequisite: SOC 0100 or SOC 0110 or Permission Of Instructor (POI).
Sociological concepts and theories are applied to clinical practice, research, and consultation; public and private practice; interrelationships between sociology and other disciplines dealing with mental health and social problems; social class, role structures, ethnicity, and other social variables employed in professional settings to assist individual, organizational, business, and communal social change. Social diagnostics and other intervention models. Guest speakers.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
SOC 0420: Sociology of Stress and Crisis Intervention*
Prerequisite: None
Bio-socio-psycho foundations, social systems and stress, situational crisis theories, techniques for stress reduction, crisis intervention, burnout, PTSD, violence, life cycle issues, legal/ethical issues in intervention, religion, animal companions. Self monitoring stress reduction techniques taught and practiced.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Experience Course (3 Credits)
BS Sociology students are required to complete a minimum of 9 credits of Internship, 3 credits of which satisfy the core curriculum experience course requirement.
SOC 0455: Internship*
Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors in the Sociology B.S. degree.
Supervised experience in an outside practice / agency or institution. Faculty-student conferences and evaluation sessions will be held periodically. An on-campus supervisory class will be held based on the professor’s discretion and student need.
Offered fall/spring semester. (9-15 Credits)*
*BS Criminology and BS Sociology students are required to complete a minimum of 9 credits of Internship, 3 credits of which satisfy the core curriculum experience course requirement.
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Choose 1 of the Following 2 Courses:
SOC 0100: Principles of Sociology*
Prerequisite: None
A study of the interaction in the major social institutions: the family, military, economy, religion, education, government / legal, leisure, mass media, peer group, community, and social stratification. How everyday life is influenced by culture, status, and role constructs. Sociology as an applied / problem solving discipline is emphasized.
Offered fall semester. (3 credits).
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
SOC 0110: Social Problems*
Prerequisite: None
Appreciation of how “social problems” are defined by culture. Areas studied: (1) the city (urban change); (2) healthcare; (3) family disorganization; (4) labeling of sexual behavior; (5) individual and organized crime; (6) juvenile delinquency; (7) life-cycle problems; (8) substance use – drugs, alcohol, smoking; (9) war and terrorism; (10) secrecy and privacy; (11) poverty; (12) environmental issues.
Offered spring semester. (3 credits).
*Easily add the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Choose 1 of the Following 2 Courses:
SOC 0260: Criminology
Prerequisite: SOC 0100
Criminology: An analysis of contemporary views of criminal behavior, social theories of causation /perpetration of crime. Areas of studies will be deviance; penal reform; crime detection; changing definition of crime; and agencies of social control. Special emphasis on criminal law procedure and the elements of crimes. Field trips.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits).
SOC 0265: Juvenile Delinquency
Prerequisite: SOC 0100
Juvenile Delinquency: Origin of reformatory system, the social values of the middle- class reformers, the juvenile system, gang behavior, types of J.D. treatment of youthful offenders, and new patterns of offenses. Field trips to facilities for juveniles and to juvenile court.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits).
Sociology Elective Courses (6 Credits)
¹BS Sociology students NOT pursuing the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track are encouraged to take SOC 0285: Sociology of Sex Roles and Human Sexuality or SOC 0390: Sociology of Substance Abuse, as one of their elective courses.
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Choose 2 of the Following Courses¹:
SOC 0100+ Sociology Elective*
Prerequisite: None
Course description coming soon.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
SOC 0200+ Sociology Elective*
Prerequisite: None
Course description coming soon.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
SOC 0285: Sociology of Sex Roles and Human Sexuality¹
Prerequisite: SOC 0100
Theories, concepts, and research in human sexuality. Topics include socio-historical perspectives; life cycle changes; sexual communication; love/attitudes/intimacy patterns in American culture; gender roles and sexual dysfunction; religiosity; sex and the legal system; sex education; and trends in sexual attitudes and behavior.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
¹BS Sociology students NOT pursuing the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track are encouraged to take SOC 0285: Sociology of Sex Roles and Human Sexuality or SOC 0390: Sociology of Substance Abuse, as one of their elective courses.
SOC 0300+ Sociology Elective*
Prerequisite: None
Course description coming soon.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
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- SOC 370 recommended for an Africana and Black Studies Minor
SOC 0390: Sociology of Substance Abuse¹
Prerequisite: SOC 0100 or SOC 0110, PSY 0100 or Permission Of Instructor (POI).
Theoretical / applied knowledge related to legal / illegal drug use. Topics include: relationships between institutions and substance abuse; theories of causation / perpetuation; treatment models; intro to pharmacology of substance abuse; roles of the abuser; race, class, ethnicity, gender, and other socio-cultural themes in advertising of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; and special issues for woman substance abusers.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
¹BS Sociology students NOT pursuing the Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track are encouraged to take SOC 0285: Sociology of Sex Roles and Human Sexuality or SOC 0390: Sociology of Substance Abuse, as one of their elective courses.
Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology Track Courses (0-9 Credits)
Tracks are intended solely to highlight courses that may be relevant to a student’s specific interest in sociology and to facilitate faculty advising. Tracks are not formally recognized on student transcripts. Discuss with your advisor.
SOC 0285: Sociology of Sex Roles and Human Sexuality
Theories, concepts, and research in human sexuality. Topics include socio-historical perspectives; life cycle changes; sexual communication; love/attitudes/intimacy patterns in American culture; gender roles and sexual dysfunction; religiosity; sex and the legal system; sex education; and trends in sexual attitudes and behavior.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology Track Elective Courses (6 Credits)
²Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track students are encouraged to take SOC 0390: Sociology of Substance Abuse as one of their track elective courses.
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Choose 2 of the Following Courses²:
SOC 0300+ Sociology Elective*
Prerequisite: None
Course description coming soon.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
-
- SOC 370 recommended for an Africana and Black Studies Minor
SOC 0390 Sociology of Substance Abuse²
Prerequisite: SOC 0100 or SOC 0110, PSY 0100 or Permission Of Instructor (POI).
Theoretical / applied knowledge related to legal / illegal drug use. Topics include: relationships between institutions and substance abuse; theories of causation / perpetuation; treatment models; intro to pharmacology of substance abuse; roles of the abuser; race, class, ethnicity, gender, and other socio-cultural themes in advertising of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; and special issues for woman substance abusers.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
²Applied Sociology/Clinical Sociology track students are encouraged to take SOC 0390: Sociology of Substance Abuse as one of their track elective courses.
Elective Courses (21-30 Credits)
The remaining credit hours are electives and can consist of Sociology courses but should not be limited to this particular discipline. Electives credits make up the remaining hours in order to graduate with 120 credits. Discuss with your advisor.
BS Sociology students can earn any minor (except Criminolgy, Mathematics and Sociology) faster due to overlapping course requirements. See minors for details and discuss with your advisor.
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Choose 7-10 of the Following Courses:
Any Course Elective*
Prerequisite: None
Course description coming soon.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits).
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Take Your Education Further
Strengthen Your Degree with a Minor
Choose from a wide variety of minors to complement your undergraduate degree. If you wish to learn about a completely different subject, would like to determine your career path or wish to complement your degree, Rosemont College has a diverse array of minor studies to choose from.
When considering a minor, students can consult with their academic advisors to ensure that the courses required for the minor fit into their overall academic plan and personal goals.
Go Further Faster
BS Sociology students can earn any minor (except Mathematics and Sociology) faster due to overlapping course requirements. See minors for details and discuss with your advisor.