Assumption College

Students who major in sociology are required to take 12 courses (36 credits)

Students who major in sociology with a concentration in criminology are required to take 13 courses (39 credits)

Students who minor in sociology are required to take 6 courses in the field (18 credits)

Major

Required Courses:

• ANT 131 Cultural Anthropology
• SOC 121 Principles of Sociology
• SOC 300 Statistics
• SOC/ANT 350 Sociological Theory
• SOC/ANT 365/366 Internship Seminar OR SOC/ANT 475 Senior Seminar
• SOC/ANT 465 Sociological Research Methods165

Electives

Students majoring in Sociology are also required to take six elective courses including at least one from each of the following content areas: Social Inequality, Institutions and Community, and Social Change.

Social Inequality: (must choose at least 1)

• ANT 254 North American Indian

• SOC 122 Social Problems
• SOC 216 Racial and Ethnic Relations
• SOC 224 Gender Issues in Society
• SOC 225 Literature of Social Responsibility
• SOC 230 Aging in Society
• SOC 232 Social Inequality in Society
• SOC 285 Women’s Studies I: Images
• WMS 385 Women of the World

Institutions and Community: (must choose at least 1)

• ANT 220 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
• ANT 231 Environmental Anthropology
• SOC 206 The Sociology of Urban Life
• SOC 223 The Family in Society

Social Change: (must choose at least 1)

• ANT 255 From Contact to Casinos: Interactions with Indians in North America
• SOC 108 World Population Issues
• SOC 218 Social Movements
• SOC 234 Social Policy
• SOC 236 Social Justice in a Global Community

Deviance:

• SOC 242 Criminology
• SOC 243 Juvenile Delinquency
• SOC 272 Deviant Behavior

Concentration in Criminology

Required Courses)

• ANT 131 Cultural Anthropology
• SOC121 Principles of Sociology
• SOC 300 Statistics
• SOC/ANT 350 Sociological Theory
• SOC/ANT 465 Sociological Research Methods
• SOC/ANT 365 Internship Seminar
• SOC/ANT 366 Internship Seminar
• SOC 242 Criminology
• SOC 272 Deviant Behavior

Electives:

• One course from each of the content following content areas: (courses listed above)
• Inequality
• Institutions and Community
• Social Change
• Choose 1 of the following courses:
• SOC 243 Juvenile Delinquency
• POL 316 Constitutional Law
• HRSR 422 Community-Based Corrections
• CRJ 100E Introduction to Law Enforcement
• CRJ 110E Introduction to Corrections
• CRJ 244E Children in Crisis
• CRJ 245E A Study of Violent Crime
• CRJ 248E White-Collar Crime
• CRJ 248E Introduction to Criminal Justice
• CRJ 250E Introduction to Forensic Psychology
• CRJ 251E Introduction to Forensic Science
• CRJ 260E Great American Criminal Trials

Minor

Required Courses

• SOC 121 Principles of Sociology
• SOC/ANT 350 Sociological Theory

Electives

• Four other courses from among the Sociology offerings. Cultural Anthropology (ANT 131) is the only Anthropology course that may be counted toward the Sociology Minor.