Sociology

Sociology is the systematic study of social life and the social causes and consequences of humanbehavior. Sociology covers a wide range of subjects including family, crime, religion, race, social class,culture, work, health, and sports. In fact, few fields of study have such a broad scope and wide relevance for research, theory, and application of knowledge as sociology, and few majors offer their students a more diverse range of career opportunities.

The Sociology major is designed to provide a liberal arts foundation for embarking upon a wide rangeof career paths including those in human services and in business and industry. Sociology majors whoenter human services work with youths at risk, elderly persons, or people experiencing problems related to poverty, substance abuse, or the justice system. Those who enter the business world work in sales, marketing, customer relations, and human resources. For students who plan to further theireducation, a major in Sociology prepares them for graduate studies in law, business, education, counseling, medicine, politics, public administration, social work, or criminology. In addition, the solid basesociology majors receive in research design, data analysis, and sociological concepts gives them acompetitive edge in today's information society.

The sociology major requires a minimum of 36 semester hours of coursework in sociology. A grade of"C" or better must be earned in sociology courses for them to be credited toward the major. Majorsmust complete the following required Sociology courses: SOC 230, 232, 236, 332, 339, 439 andSSCJ 333, 334and 440. Four electives in Sociology must be selected from SOC 330, 331, 335, 336,337, 338, 430, 431, 432, 433, 435, 437, and 438.

Course Descriptions

Source: Benedict College Catalogue 2007-2009.