Featured undergraduate courses

Required Courses 

  •   SYA 3010 - Sociological Theory
  •   SYA 3300 - Survey of Methods 

Elective Courses (8 required for the degree)

3000 Level (6 required)

  • SYA 3930 - Special topics (may be repeated as topics vary)
  • SYD 3510 - Environmental Sociology
  • SYD 3602  - The Urban Community
  • SYD 3700 - Race and Ethnic Relations
  • SYD 3792 - Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
  • SYD 3800 - Gender and Society
  • SYD 3804 - Sociology of the Body
  • SYG 3090 - Career Paths in Sociology
  • SYG 3244 - Sociology of Food
  • SYO 3100 - Family and Society
  • SYO 3200 - Sociology of Religion
  • SYO 3250 - Sociology of Education
  • SYO 3370 - Gender and Work
  • SYO 3372 - Sociology of Work
  • SYO 3377 - Labor and Globalization
  • SYO 3400 - Sociology of Health, Medicine, and Illness
  • SYO 3410 - Sociology of Mental Health
  • SYO 3448 - Animals & Society 
  • SYO 3530 - Class, Status, and Power
  • SYO 3534 - Poverty & Society
  • SYP 3014 - Sociology of Happiness
  • SYP 3060 - Human Sexuality & Social Change
  • SYP 3110 - Self and Society
  • SYP 3112 - Sociology of Everyday Life
  • SYP 3304 - Social Movements
  • SYP 3400 - Social Change
  • SYP 3420 - Sociology of Consumption
  • SYP 3530 - Adolescence & Delinquency
  • SYP 3550 - Drugs and Society
  • SYP 3570 - Social Control & Deviance
  • SYP 3650 - Sociology of Sport
  • SYP 3714 - Sociology of Youth
  • SYP 3740 - Sociology of Aging and Dying
  • SYP 3774 - Youth Subcultures

4000 Level (2 required)

  • SYA 4304 Sociology of Happiness: Research Capstone
  • SYA 4310 Qualitative Research Methods
  • SYA 4400 Sociological Analysis: Quantitative Methods
  • SYG 4941 Sociology Internship
  • SYO 4534 - Poverty and Society
  • SYO 4570 - Organizational Sociology
  • SYP 4063 - Constructing Sexuality
  • SYP 4464 - Sociology of Climate and Disaster
  • SYP 4453 - Globalization and Inequality
  • SYP 4610 - Sociology of Culture
  • SYA 4930 - Special Topics (may be repeated due to variable topics)
    • Special topics courses offered in the department include:
      • Sociology of Housing
      • Caring and Caregiving: Sociological Research

*Additional 4000-level courses may substitute for one or more of the 6 required 3000-level courses.

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