Sociology

Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, the College of Arts & Sciences Exploratory Requirement, and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their General Education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in Sociology, B.A. program

To earn a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Sociology, students must complete a minimum of 44 credits, 20 of which must be taken at the 3000-4000 level including:

1. Core

• course Introduction to Sociology (4)
  or course Introduction to Sociology through Health and Medicine (4)

• course  Foundations of Sociological Theory (4)

• course Introduction to Methods of Social Research (4)

• course Social Statistics with Computer Applications (4)

2. Capstone

• course Applying the Sociological Imagination (4)

3. One Course from Each of the Following Categories:

Interaction Processes

• course Self and Society (4)

• course The Sociology of Deviance (4)

• course Interpersonal Relationships (4)

• course Human Sexuality (4)

• course Queer Social Theory (4)

• course Internship in Sociology (4) *

Social Issues

• course Current Social Problems (4)

• course  Sociology of Mental Illness (4)

• course Population and Society (4)

• course Sociological Perspectives on Aging (4)

• course Delinquency and Juvenile Justice (4)

• course Alcohol, Drugs and Society (4)

• course Social Welfare Policies (4)

• course Internship in Sociology (4) *

Social Institutions

• course Police and Society (4)

• course Sociology of Family (4)

• course Sociology of Religion (4)

• course Sociology of Health and Medicine (4)

• course Theories of Modern Organizations (4)

• course Law and Society (4)

• course Sociology of Education (4)

• course Internship in Sociology (4) *

Social Inequality and Change

• course Social Stratification (4)

• course Racial and Ethnic Relations (4)

• course Sociology of Gender (4)

• course Social Movements (4)

• course Urban and Community Sociology (4)

• course Gender and Work (4)

• course Internship in Sociology (4) *

4. 8 Elective Credits at the 3000-4000 level, 4 of which may Include Anthropology

Notes

* course can fulfill only one of the 4 categories: either Interaction Processes, Social Issues, Social Institutions, or Social Inequality and Change. course cannot be repeated for additional credit.

No more than 8 credits counted toward the Sociology major may be taken in course, course and course.

Students using this catalog to meet Sociology major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in the interaction processes, social issues, social institutions, and social inequality and change categories and published in a later catalog.

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, Sociology, and Sustainability Engineering.