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Sociology - B.A. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (22 credits)  Courses count in major GPA 
Attribute   Title Credits Min. Grade
KSS/DD SOC 12050 Introduction to Sociology 3  
WIC/ELR SOC 32210 Researching Society 3 C 2
  SOC 32220 Data Analysis 3 3  
  SOC 32221 Data Analysis Laboratory 3 1  
  SOC 42126 Sociological Theories 3  
  Sociology (SOC) Electives 4 9  
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (85 credits)  
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Foreign Language 5 14-20  
  Kent Core Composition 6  
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9  
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 3  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Additional 6  
  College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Basic Sciences) 6 3  
  College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences) 7 3  
  General Electives (minimum 26 upper-division credit hours)
Credits required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours		 32  
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits)  
  Cultural Sociology (12)  
  Family and Life Course Sociology (12)  
  General (12)  
  Medical Sociology (12)  
  Social Inequalities (12)  
  Social Problems, Deviance and Crime (12)  
  Sociological Social Psychology (12)  
MINIMUM TOTAL  120  
  1. US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus and dual-enrollment) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
  3. Students who are double majoring in Sociology and Psychology may substitute PSYC 21621 for SOC 32220 and 32221.
  4. 6 of the 9 SOC Elective credit hours must be upper-division.
  5. Fulfills College General Requirement.
  6. One additional course taken from the Kent Core Basic Science courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Biological Sciences (BSCI), Chemistry (CHEM), Geography (GEOG), Geology (GEOL) or Physics (PHY). Students may take the courses listed in the "introductory" sequences with the restrictions noted above in the Kent Core Basic Science section. The course may not be from the student's major.
  7. One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Sciences courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Criminology and Justice Studies (CRIM), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major.

Notes:

To fulfill the diversity requirement, students must take one global diversity course that is not a SOC course.

Although students earning a B.A. are not required to have a minor, many sociology majors choose to obtain a minor as one way of completing the 42 upper-division credits required for the degree. Minors that work well with a sociology major include psychology, criminology and justice studies and other social sciences.

Foreign Language Note: Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must have the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options:

  1. Intermediate I and II of the same language
  2. Elementary I and II of a second language
  3. Any combination of two courses from the following list:
    1. Intermediate I of the same language
    2. MCLS 10001 Introduction to Structural Concepts for Language Students
    3. MCLS 20000 Global Literacy and Cultural Awareness
    4. MCLS 20091 Seminar: Global Literacy Case Studies
    5. MCLS 21417 Multiculturalism in Today's Germany
    6. MCLS 22217 Diversity in Today's Russia
    7. MCLS 23217 The Francophone Experience
    8. MCLS 28404 The Latin American Experience
    9. MCLS 28405 The Spanish Experience

All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may begin their university foreign language experience beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by: (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level or (2) receiving credit through Credit by Exam (CBE), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or credit through the International Baccalaureate (IB) program; or (3) being designated a native speaker of a non-English language (consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office for additional information). When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining hours with general electives.

 

Cultural Sociology Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  SOC 32673 Urban Sociology 3  
  SOC 42559 Culture and Society 3  
  Choose from the following: 6  
  CRIM 33400 Crime and Justice in Popular Culture (3)    
  SOC 42010 Death and Dying (3)    
  SOC 42560 Sociology of Food (3)    
  SOC 42561 Sociology of Religion (3)    
  SOC 42564 Bureaucratic Organizations (3)    
DD
DD
DD		 SOC
SOC
SOC		 32570
42315
42568		 Inequality in Societies (3)   or
Sociology of Changing Gender Roles (3)   or
Race and Ethnic Studies (3)		    
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 12  

 

Family and Life Course Sociology Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade

DD		 SOC
SOC		 24011
32560		 Interpersonal Relationships and Families (3)   or
Sociology of Families (3)		 3  
  Choose from the following: 9  
DD SOC 32565 Sociology of Gays and Lesbians (3)    
  SOC 42010 Death and Dying (3)    
DD SOC 42315 Sociology of Changing Gender Roles (3)    
  SOC 42421 Childhood in Society (3)    
  SOC 42478 Adolescence in Society (3)    
DG SOC 42575 Family Patterns: A World Perspective (3)    
  SOC 42577 Sociology of Family Violence (3)    
DD SOC 42879 Aging in Society (3)    
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 12  

 

General Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Sociology Courses (9 credit hours must be upper-division) 12  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 12  

 

Medical Sociology Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (58-59 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade

DD		 SOC
SOC		 42010
42879		 Death and Dying (3)   or
Aging in Society (3)		 3  
  SOC 42562 Sociology of Mental Illness 3  
  SOC 42563 Sociology of Health and Health Care 3  
  Choose from the following: 3  
  SOC 22570 Understanding Differences and Inequality (3)    
DG/KSS SOC 22778 Social Problems (3)    
DD SOC 32570 Inequality in Societies (3)    
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 12  

 

Social Inequalities Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Choose from the following: 1 3  
  SOC 22570 Understanding Differences and Inequality (3)    
DD/KSS SOC 22778 Social Problems (3)    
DD SOC 32570 Inequality in Societies (3)    
  Choose from the following: 9  
DD SOC 32565 Sociology of Gays and Lesbians (3)    
  SOC 32569 Minorities in America (3)    
  SOC 32673 Urban Sociology (3)    
DD SOC 42315 Sociology and Changing Gender Roles (3)    
  SOC 42558 Wealth, Poverty and Power (3)    
DD SOC 42568 Race and Ethnic Studies (3)    
DD SOC 42879 Aging in Society (3)    
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 12  
  1.  Students may take a second course from this area, substituting it for one of the concentration requirements listed below.

 

Social Problems, Deviance and Crime Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  CRIM
SOC		 36702
32762		 Criminology (3)   or
Deviant Behavior (3)		 3  
DD/KSS SOC 22778 Social Problems 3  
DD
 		 SOC
SOC		 32570
42558		 Inequality in Societies (3)   or
Wealth, Poverty and Power (3)		 3  
  Choose from the following: 3  
KSS CRIM 26704 Issues in Law and Society (3)    
  CRIM 33400 Crime and Justice in Popular Culture (3)    
  CRIM 36703 Juvenile Delinquency (3)    
DD CRIM 37311 Minorities in Crime and Justice (3)    
DD CRIM 37411 Women in Crime and Justice (3)    
DD CRIM 37511 Immigration: Law, Crime and Justice (3)    
  CRIM 46701 Crime, Justice and Substance Abuse (3)    
  SOC 42562 Sociology of Mental Illness (3)    
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 12  

 

Sociological Social Psychology Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  SOC 32400 Individual and Society 3  
  Choose from the following: 9  
  SOC 32762 Deviant Behavior (3)    
DD SOC 42315 Sociology of Changing Gender Roles (3)    
  SOC 42400 Self and Identity (3)    
  SOC 42562 Sociology of Mental Illness (3)    
  SOC 43200 Social Structure and Individual Lives (3)    
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 12