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Example Academic Programs
You will surely want to create your own sociology major, one that best serves your own needs and goals. You might, however, find some examples of "typical" academic programs helpful in planning your own major. Here are possible courses for a student who decides in the first year to major in sociology and who goes abroad in the junior year:
| FIRST YEAR | |
| LSI Liberal Studies I Foreign Language Writing Seminar SO 101 Sociological Perspectives (Social Science) | LS2 Elective Elective SO 202 Individual in Society |
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Science Course (Natural Science) SO 208 Social Inequality SO 226 Social Research Analysis (QR2) Elective Elective | SO 227 Social Research Design |
| JUNIOR YEAR | |
| SO 306 Sociology of Religion SO 324 Development of Sociological Thought Elective Elective (Non-Western) | Junior Year Abroad Program |
| SENIOR YEAR | |
| SO 375 Senior Seminar in Sociology SO 321 American Social Changes Elective (300-Level) Elective | SO 314 Deviance |
Here is a possible program for a student who discovers sociology as a sophomore:
| FIRST YEAR | |
| LSI Liberal Studies I Foreign Language Writing Seminar Elective | LS 2 Foreign Language Elective Elective |
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Science (Nature A) SO 101 Sociological Perspectives (Social Science) Elective | Science (Natural Science) SO 202 Individual in Society Elective (Humanities) Elective |
| JUNIOR YEAR | |
| SO 226 Social Research Analysis (QR2) SO 324 Development of Sociological Thought SO 213 Criminology Elective (Arts) | SO 227 Social Research Design SO 314 Deviance Elective (Nonwestern) Elective |
| SENIOR YEAR | |
| SO 375 Senior Seminar in Sociology SO 324 Development of Sociological Thought Elective (Nonwestern Culture) Elective (300-Level) | SO 376 Senior Thesis in Sociology Sociology Elective Elective (300-level) Elective |
