Sociology - Undergraduate
The Department of Sociology offers both Bachelor of Science (BS) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) undergraduate degrees in sociology. The primary difference is that the BA requires four semesters of a foreign language, while the BS degree replaces those hours with additional science and math electives. In either degree program, students choose from among four areas of concentration. The requirements for students enrolled under the 1999-2000 catalog or later are listed below. Students enrolled under an earlier or later catalog should follow the curriculum listed in that document.
Undergraduates can follow a concentration in general sociology, criminal justice, social services, or community studies. The courses offered in the undergraduate program expose students to a range of sociological knowledge about the power of culture and social structure in the emergence of self and human behavior. Topics include: marriage and family, mass media, criminal justice, sex roles, race and ethnicity, developing societies, work and religion.. Our courses provide training in the methods and theory of interpersonal behavior, social groups, and social organization.
All students, no matter which concentration they choose, must fulfill the Clemson University general education requirements. They must also take three core sociology courses, one stratification course, and one cultural awareness course.
CORE SOCIOLOGY COURSES
All of the following:
SOC 201 (Introduction to Sociology)
SOC 404 (Social Theory)
SOC 303 (Research Methods).
STRATIFICATION REQUIREMENT
One of the following:
SOC 460 (Race, Ethnicity and Class) or SOC 461 (Sex Roles)
CULTURAL AWARENESS REQUIREMENT
One of the following:
SOC 433 (Globalization and Social Change) or ANTH 301 (Cultural Anthropology)
At least twelve of the total credits required for the major must be from 400-level sociology courses.
In addition, all majors must take specific courses related to their area of concentration.
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS: The following links provide specific information about the requirements for each of the Sociology concentrations.
General Sociology
Criminal Justice
Social Services
Community Studies
To learn more about the Undergraduate Program, contact Professor Kinly Sturkie.