Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Sociology] From Pittsburg State University

Sociology's concentration on such social factors as race, ethnicity, gender, age, education, and social class also make it an excellent foundation for working in today's multiethnic, multinational business world. The major is organized to reflect the rationale and recommendations of the American Sociological Association and requires the completion of a minimum of 38 semester hours in sociology.?

Majors in sociology must complete 45 upper-division credit hours to graduate and must take at least one minor or second major with a minimum of 16 upper-division semester credit hours. Suggested minors and/or second majors include: history, geography, psychology, multicultural studies, international studies, or women?s and gender studies.?

Majors may also choose to pursue a recognized emphasis in one of the following two specializations: 1) Criminology or 2) Diversity Studies.

An undergraduate major in sociology provides the student with an understanding of the intellectual tradition focusing on the description, understanding, and evaluation of human society, its structure, organization, and processes. Organized around a central core of knowledge and skills that characterize the discipline and reflect the recommendations of the American Sociological Association on teaching the discipline in the 21st century, the program requires an appreciation of sociological theory; quantitative methods and analysis; technical knowledge of how to deal with data; issues of gender, race, culture, and class; and the areas of socialization, stratification, and social structures.