Sociology Curriculum

Curriculum Requirements

All bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours, inclusive of UD general education and major requirements as well as elective courses.

The Sociology major requires 40-43 credit hours as follows:

Sociology Core Courses (21-24 credits):

  • SOC 111: Introduction to Sociology (3)
  • *SCJ 120: Writing Proficiency in Criminal Justice (3)
  • SOC 202: Inequalities of Race, Class and Gender (3)
  • SOC 218: Women and Men in Contemporary Society (3)
  • SOC 331: Social Stratification (3)
  • SOC 335: Social Research (3)
  • SOC 336: Social Theory (3)
  • SOC 495: Senior Seminar (3)

* Required for students who are required to take ENG 090

Practicum (4 credits):

  • PRF 201: Career Development Strategies (1) AND

    Choose 1 (3 credits) from this group (or departmental approved substitution)
  • SOC 485: Internship in Sociology (3)
  • SOC 491: Independent Research (3)
  • SCJ 333: Moot Court (3)
  • SCJ 304: Mediation Team (1): repeatable for up to 3 credits

Social Services Electives from the Following (6 credits):

  • SOC 205: Introduction to Human Services (3)
  • SOC 229: Human Trafficking (3)
  • SCJ 215: Court Systems and Judicial Process (3)
  • SCJ 312: Victimology (3)
  • PSY/SCJ/SOC 357: Topics (3) - as recommended by advisor and approved by department head


Social Identity Electives from the Following (6 credits):

  • SOC 112: Contemporary Social Problems (3)
  • SOC 210: Kinship (3)
  • SOC 222: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
  • COM 320: Intercultural Communication (3)
  • PSY 310: Social Psychology (3)

Social Change Electives from the Following (3 credits):

  • SOC 228: Social Justice (3)
  • SCJ 233: Juvenile Justice (3)
  • MATH 230: Introduction to Statistics (3)
  • HIST 270: Oral History (3)

The Sociology minor consists of 21 credits in sociology including:

Required Courses (12 credits):

  • SOC 111: Introduction to Sociology (3)
  • SOC 218: Women and Men in Contemporary Society (3)
  • SOC 331: Social Stratification (3)
  • SOC 336: Social Theory (3)

Electives (9 credits) as follows: a minimum of 6 credits from Sociology and a maximum of 3 credits from either Criminal Justice or Psychology selected in consultation with the advisor and department head.

Students majoring or minoring in Sociology must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher in all Sociology coursework.

Note: All Sociology courses numbered 200 and above have SOC 111: Introduction to Sociology as a prerequisite unless otherwise noted or permission to take the course is granted by the department head.

Four-Year Plan of Study [cross link to the Advising Page where all the 4-year plans for degrees would be "housed." The plans are PDFs.]