Department of Sociology
Sociology Degree Plan

Chair: Janet S. Chafetz

Sociology is the study of human life within group contexts, varying from small, intimate groups to large, complex organizations and societies. Since group interaction is a part of every individual's life, sociology is considered part of a student's liberal education. Courses in the Department of Sociology emphasize an understanding of a broad range of subjects: the family, socialization, gender roles, work and occupations, deviance, minority groups, urban life, and so forth. In addition to these courses, students majoring in sociology receive a rigorous grounding in statistics and social research methodology, including experimental designs, sample survey designs, qualitative procedures stressing participant observation, and the application of methods to the study of concrete social problems.

The department also offers the Master of Arts degree, focused on applications of sociological knowledge to the analysis of significant issues confronting industry, medicine, crime control agencies, and others.

Students majoring in sociology are prepared for roles as social researchers or as social practitioners in areas involving industry and government service, as well as in the social services.

Sociology Major

Students must earn a minimum 2.00 grade point average in all courses in the major (required or elective) attempted at this university.

Students who choose to major in Sociology must also meet the university core requirements and the college core requirements for a Social Sciences Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.

Requirements Hours

29 hours (26 advanced) to include:
SOC 1300, 3300, 3400, 3401 14

SOC Electives (advanced) 9

Two from SOC 4383, 4394, and 4399 6

Students must complete at least 15 of the required 29 semester hours in sociology in residence at the University of Houston. Nine of these 15 hours must be advanced. Transferred credit to be counted toward the sociology major requirements must have a grade of C- or better.

Students planning graduate study should acquire a reading knowledge of one foreign language.

For additional information, write, call, or visit the web site:
Department of Sociology
Attn: Undergraduate Advisor
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-3474
713-743-3940
www.sociology.uh.edu

Minor in Sociology

Requirements Hours

18 hours (at least 12 advanced) to include:

SOC 1300 3

SOC electives (advanced) 12

SOC electives (any level) 3

Students must take nine semester hours, at least six of them advanced (3000 level or above), in residence and earn a 2.00 minimum cumulative grade point average in all minor courses attempted at this university. The proposed minor program must be approved by the undergraduate advisor in sociology.

The Sociology Department recommends the following courses for meeting the various components of the University Core Curriculum, and the college and department requirements. Please note that this information is not intended to preclude completion of other courses that may be offered on an irregular basis, such as selected topics courses, nor does it imply that completion of these courses alone will satisfy the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree requirements for graduation.

Three hours of Math/Reasoning: PHIL 1321: Logic I

Six hours of core approved Social Sciences
     ANTH 1300: Introduction to Anthropology
     ANTH 2302: Microeconomic Principles
     ECON 2305: Macroeconomic Principles
     POLS 1333: Introduction to Political Science
     POLS 3318: Introduction to Public Policy
     PSYC 1300: Introduction to Psychology
     PSYC 2380: Introduction to Social Psychology

Six hours of core approved Humanities:
     PHIL 1305: Introduction to Ethics
     POLS 3340: Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
     POLS 3341: Political Thought from Machiavelli to the
         Renaissance
     POLS 3346: Greek Political Thought

College Requirements

Nine hours of Social Sciences in addition to the six hour core requirement: (Reminder: These 15 hours must be selected from three fields outside the major.)
     POLS 3354: Law and Society
     POLS 3355: Judicial Process
     POLS 3356: Introduction to Constitutional Law
     POLS 3357: Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
     POLS 3358: Judicial Behavior
     POLS 3370: State Government and Politics
     PSYC 3310: Industrial Organization Psychology
     PSYC 4321: Abnormal Psychology

Departmental Requirements

Sociology:
     SOC 3311: Sociology of Law
     SOC 3312: Sociology of Deviance
     SOC 3313: Criminology
     SOC 3325: Minority Groups
     SOC 3351: Social Class and Mobility in the U.S.

Electives:
     HIST 3312: Diplomatic History of the U.S. to 1898
     HIST 3313: Diplomatic History of the U.S. since 1898
     HIST 3375: Law, Society and Morality

Address inquiries about pre-law counseling and training to:

Department of Sociology
Attn: Undergraduate Advisor
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-3474
or
Department of Political Science
Attn: Pre-Law Advisor
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-3474

Files Archived: October, 2001

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Department of Sociology Sociology Degree Plan

Sociology Major

Minor in Sociology

Undergraduate Catalog
1999-2001

Department of Sociology
Sociology Degree Plan