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Twin Cities Campus
Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance B.A.Sociology
College of Liberal Arts
Sociology examines stability and change in social life by addressing the underlying patterns of social relations in formal organizations, in legal institutions, and in the family, economy, and political arena.
Coursework focuses on the criminal justice system and criminal behavior, mental health, families and close relationships, education, urban and rural communities, politics and policy formation, social movements and social change, diverse racial and ethnic groups, and social psychology. Faculty interests in the comparative study of social relations and institutions in various countries add an international emphasis to these areas of study. All sociology courses emphasize the skills of social inquiry necessary for analyzing patterns of social relationships.
For more information, visit the sociology website at http://www.soc.umn.edu/undergrad/.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
1 courses
before admission to the program.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Before beginning the senior project, students must complete all major coursework except one elective course. Students must be on a pre-approved waiting list to register for the senior project and should contact the Department of Sociology at least two semesters in advance of registration. Students may earn no more than one undergraduate degree from the Department of Sociology: a B.A. or B.S. or minor in sociology; or a B.A. or B.S. or minor in sociology of law, criminology, and deviance.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshman must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Major Courses
Electives
Take 12 credits. At least three credits must be non-31xx and non-41xx. At least six credits must be 41xx.
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
SOC 3xxx
·
SOC 4xxx
·
SOC 5xxx
Senior Project
Take 4-6 credits. Before beginning the senior project, students must complete all major coursework except one elective course. The elective must be taught by the same faculty member who is guiding the student project. Elective coursework must be chosen from a list available from the department. Students have three senior project registration options.
Seminar or Research
SOC 4094W - Capstone Experience: Directed Research (4 cr.)
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
SOC 4966W - Capstone Experience: Seminar
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
Independent Study
SOC 4994W - Capstone Experience: Directed Research (1 cr.)
[WI]
(1.0 cr)
The additional sociology elective must be pre-approved by the departmental adviser.
SOC 3xxx
or
SOC 4xxx
or
SOC 5xxx
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
Honors students must complete at least two of the required five SOC electives at the 4xxx level. Students must take pro-seminars SOC 4977V and SOC 4978V in their senior year. Before beginning the pro-seminars, students must have completed all major core courses and at least three of the five required SOC electives.
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 1001/Soc 1011V/Soc 1012W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 1001/Soc 1011V/Soc 1012W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 3101/Soc 3101H |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 4094W/Soc 4966W/Soc 4994W/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 4094W/Soc 4966W/Soc 4994W/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 4094W/Soc 4966W/Soc 4994W/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |