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Duluth Campus
Sociology B.A.Justice Culture Social Change
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology focuses on the relationships between social structure and the dynamics of establishing, maintaining, and changing patterns of human social behavior. The program is built around a theoretical-methodological core with courses integrated to develop students' conceptual and research competence. These courses focus on social psychology, social organization, social change, and criminology. The major provides a background for careers in human services and business and preparation for related graduate and professional school study.
Honors Requirements: The department honors program recognizes majors who demonstrate outstanding academic performance, provides special educational opportunities for such students, and encourages the development of specialty areas within the major. Honors students participate in independent research, working closely with a faculty member. Qualified majors apply to the honors program before the end of the second week of the first semester of their senior year. See department or department website for further information.
A second field of study, either a minor or another major is required. Students with a sociology major cannot double major in criminology.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Requirement (1 cr)
Transfer students with 24 or more credits and current UMD students who change colleges to CLA are exempt from this requirement. New first-year students with 24 or more PSEO credits may request to be waived from this requirement.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
Requirements for the B.A. in sociology include:
* A second field of study, either a minor or another major.
* Students with a sociology major cannot double major in criminology.
Upper Division Core (18 cr)
After successfully completing SOC 4587, a student must wait at least one semester before registering for SOC 4597. Students intern in a setting related to their career interests. At least 6 credits of SOC 4597 are required for the major.
SOC 3155 - Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis
(4.0 cr)
SOC 3945 - Social Stratification
(3.0 cr)
SOC 4111 - Sociological Theory
(4.0 cr)
SOC 4587 - Internship Preparation
(1.0 cr)
SOC 4597 - Internship
(6.0-8.0 cr)
Electives (19 cr)
Take a minimum of 1 course from each of the following 4 categories plus additional 3xxx or higher sociology courses to total 19 credits. Within these 19 credits, up to 6 credits upper division AAAS, ANTH, or CST courses may apply.
Take 19 or more credit(s) from the following:
Inequality
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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CRIM 4323 - Women and Justice
(3.0 cr)
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CRIM 4340 - Racial Inequality and Criminalization
[RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4947 - Sociology of Gender
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4949 - Race and Ethnic Relations
[RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
·
Institutions and Organizations
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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CRIM 3322 - Law and Society
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 1201 - Sociology of the Family
[LE CAT8, LECD CAT08, SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3821 - Sociology of Community
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3831 - Organizations and Society
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 4862 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 4960 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
Individual and Society
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
SOC 1080 - Development of Social Selves
[LE CAT8, SOC SCI]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3156 - Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 3306 - Deviance
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4370 - Sociology of Mental Health and Illness
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4925 - Sociology of Rape
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4935 - Peace Studies
(3.0 cr)
·
Social Change
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
SOC 3330 - The U.S. Civil Rights Movement
[SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3901 - Social Change and Social Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4860 - Environmental Sociology
[SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4950 {Inactive}
[SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4981 - Social Movements, Protest and Change
(4.0 cr)
·
SOC 4982 - Political Sociology and the Global Economy
(4.0 cr)
·
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
SOC 3xxx
·
SOC 4xxx
·
Take at most 6 credit(s) from the following:
·
AAAS 3xxx
·
AAAS 4xxx
·
ANTH 3xxx
·
ANTH 4xxx
·
CST 3xxx
·
CST 4xxx
Advanced Writing Requirement (3 cr)
WRIT 3140 or 3160 are recommended.
WRIT 31xx
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Credits: | 1.0 -2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EHS 1000/UST 1000/ ES 1000 |
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] |
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: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 6.0 -8.0 [max 8.0] |
Prerequisites: | Internship coordinator consent, sociology or criminology major, 4587, WRIT 31xx; no grad credit |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CRIM 4323/WS 4323 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 4947/WS 4947 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 4925/WS 4925 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | 60 cr or grad student or instructor consent |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ANTH 4985/SOC 4985 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ANTH 4985/SOC 4985 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |