Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Dept. 3197 | A&S Building, Room 208
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-2988
Email: sociology@uwyo.edu
In addition to University and College requirements, the following are minimum requirements for the undergraduate major in sociology leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. To help plan for and navigate these requirements, see the Department's suggestion for a 4-Year Plan of Study.
Thirty-five credit hours are required to earn a major in Sociology. These courses are listed below. This includes 14 hours of Foundation Courses, 12 hours of Core Courses, and 9 hours of Sociology elective courses. Grades of "C" or better must be earned in all 35 hours of coursework in order to be counted toward the major.
Subject | Number | Name | Credits |
---|---|---|---|
SOC | 1000 | Sociological Principles | 3 |
SOC/STAT | 2070 | Intro to Statistics/Social Sciences | 4 |
SOC | 3900 | Sociological Theory | 3 |
SOC | 4095 | Sociological Research Methods [C3] | 4 credits |
Total | Foundation | Hours: | 14 |
Complete four courses (12 total required hours) from the following list:
Subject | Number | Name | Credits |
---|---|---|---|
SOC | 2350 | Race and Ethnic Relations [D] | 3 |
SOC | 3110 | Self and Society | 3 |
SOC | 3140 | The Family | 3 |
SOC | 3200 | Sociology of Religion | 3 |
SOC | 3400 | Deviant Behavior | 3 |
SOC | 3500 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
SOC | 3550 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
SOC | 3605 | Sociology of Education | 3 |
SOC | 3880 | Political Sociology | 3 |
SOC | 4050 | Social Inequality | 3 |
SOC | 4110 | Sociology of Intl Development | 3 |
SOC | 4370 | Global Political Economy [G] | 3 |
Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Dept. 3197 | A&S Building, Room 208
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-2988
Email: sociology@uwyo.edu