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Sociology

 

Program Director : Dr. Li-Chen Ma
Location:               55 Maes Building
 Phone:                  (409) 880-8545

    The mission of the program is to provide undergraduates with scientific knowledge of the structures, forms, and dynamics of human interaction within a broadly-based liberal arts education.  The program emphasizes the research methods used to acquire data, test hypotheses, conduct analyses, and evaluate information.  In addition students are prepared to critically consider social problems such as crime, unemployment, violence, urban decay, and poverty.  In our complex, technical and multicultural world, sociology equips students to understand the importance of empirical research from which to evaluate societal needs and inform public policy.

    The program is committed to baccalaureate programs which create liberating educational experiences for each major.  Under the personal and concerned guidance of faculty, students matriculate in one or two baccalaureate programs - the bachelor's of science or the bachelor's of arts.

    Sociology is the study of social life and the social causes and consequences of human behavior.  Sociology's subject matter ranges from the intimate family to the hostile mob, from crime to religion, from the division of race and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture, from the sociology of religion to the sociology of medicine.  Sociology is a popular major for students planning futures in such professions as law, business, education, politics, public administration, and even medicine.  The research interests of Lamar's sociology faculty include social stratification, criminology, alienation, gender roles, sociology of education, sociology of religion, and family structure and functioning.  The Bachelor of Science degree is designed for students whose interests are more quantitative, while the Bachelor of Arts offers a traditional liberal arts education.

 

 

Bachelor of Art
The degree of Bachelor of Science in Sociology will be awarded upon completion of the following requirements:
   
A.  General Requirement:
  Philosophy of Knowledge Core Curriculum and Physical Activity: 50 semester hours including Psyc 2471 and Soci 1301 are required
   
B.  Major - 31 semester hours to include:
  In addition to Soci 1301, 31 semester hours are required to complete in Sociology, including:
   
  One of the required electives of the following courses:
       Sociology 3306 - Race and Ethnic Relations
       Sociology 3310 - Sociology of Gender
       Sociology 3365 - Social Stratification
       Sociology 4310 - Population Problems
 

                           and
       Sociology 4380 - Research Methods
       Sociology 4385 - Social Data Analysis
       Sociology 4390 - Social Theory
       Sociology 4110 - Proseminar
 
C.  Departmental Requirements - 9 semester hours to include:
  One approved Career Development course - selected by students and approved by advisers to help develop their career goals, including courses such as from, but not limited to, economics, psychology, social work, criminal justice.
  Computer Science - Cosc 1371
  English Literature 23__
   
D.  Minor - an approved minor of 18 semester hours, six of which must be advanced.  All minor courses  
      should be taken from the same discipline or program.
   
E.   Electives -  approved electives foreign language courses 12 semester hours, including completion of 
      2312 in the foreign language.
   
 

Suggested Program of Study (B.A.)

                                                                      First Year

First Semester                                                        Second Semester

ENGL 1301 ------------------------------------------ 3                  ENGL 1302 or 1374  ----------------------------- 3

MATH 1314 ------------------------------------------ 3                   PSYC 2471 ---------------------------------------- 4

Foreign Lang 1311 0r 1313-----------------------3                   Lab Science --------------------------------------- 4

PHIL -------------------------------------------------  3                   SOCI ------------------------------------------------3

SOCI 1301 -----------------------------------------  3                   Foreign Lang 1312 or 13143------------------- 3

                     15                                                                                       17

 

                                Second Year

                                                First Semester                                                        Second Semester

ENGL Lit --------------------------------------------- 3                  ENG Lit--- ------------------------------------------- 3

HIST 1301 ------------------------------------------ 3                   HIST 1302 ------------------------------------------ 3

Foreign Lang 2311 ------------------------------- 3                   Foreign Lang 2312---------------------------------3

Lab Science ---------------------------------------- 4                   Final Arts ------------------------------------------- 3

SOCI------------------------------------------------- 3                   SOCI (Adv.) -----------------------------------------3

PEGA ------------------------------------------------ 2 ________________________________________________                                                                                                                                            18                                                                                        15

                                Third Year

                                First Semester                                                                        Second Semester

POLS 2301 ------------------------------------------- 3                 POLS 2302 ----------------------------------------- 3

CDC---------------------------------------------------- 3                 COSC 1371------------------------------------------3

SOCI (Adv.) -----------------------------------------  6                 SOCI (Adv.) -----------------------------------------6

Minor -------------------------------------------------- 3                 Minor ------------------------------------------------ 3                                                                        15                                                                                      15

                                                                  Fourth Year

                                First Semester                                                                        Second Semester

COMM 1315 ------------------------------------------ 3

SOCI 4380 ------------------------------------------- 3                 SOCI 4390 ------------------------------------------ 3

SOCI 4110 ------------------------------------------- 1                 SOCI 4385 ------------------------------------------ 3

Minor -------------------------------------------------- 6                 Minor  ----------------------------------------------- 6                                                                          13                                                                                      12

·         CDC means Career Development Course (Approved by Advisor)

 
Bachelor of Science
The degree of Bachelor of Science in Sociology will be awarded upon completion of the following requirements:
   
A.  General Requirement:
  hilosophy of Knowledge Core Curriculum and Physical Activity: 50 semester hours including Psyc 2471 and Soci 1301 are required
  Completion of the 2312 course in a foreign language.
  Literature - Six semester hours
   
B.  Major - 31 semester hours to include:
  In addition to Soci 1301, 31 semester hours are required to complete in Sociology, including:
   
  One of the required electives of the following courses:
       Sociology 3306 - Race and Ethnic Relations
       Sociology 3310 - Sociology of Gender
       Sociology 3365 - Social Stratification
       Sociology 4310 - Population Problems
 

                           and
       Sociology 4380 - Research Methods
       Sociology 4385 - Social Data Analysis
       Sociology 4390 - Social Theory
       Sociology 4110 - Proseminar
 
C.  Departmental Requirements - 9 semester hours to include:
  One approved Career Development course - selected by students and approved by advisers to help develop their career goals, including courses such as from, but not limited to, economics, psychology, social work, criminal justice.
  Computer Science - Cosc 1371
 
D.  Minor - an approved minor of 18 semester hours, six of which must be advanced. 
   
E.   Electives -  approved electives foreign language courses 12 semester hours or more.
 

Suggested Program of Study

                                                                                First Year

First Semester                                                        Second Semester

ENGL 1301 -----------------------------------3                  ENGL 1302 or 1374 or 135 ---------------------3

MATH 1314 ---------------------------------- 3                  PSYC 2471 -------------------------------------- 4

Lab Science ---------------------------------- 4                  Lab Science ------------------------------------- 4

PHIL ------------------------------------------3                  SOCI --------------------------------------------- 3

SOCI 1301 ---------------------------------- 3                   PEGA --------------------------------------------- 2

                     16                                                                                                16

 

                                Second Year

                                                First Semester                                                        Second Semester

ENGL Lit -------------------------------------3                  HIST 1302 ---------------------------------------- 3

HIST 1301 ---------------------------------- 3                 Fine Arts ------------------------------------------- 3

*CDC ---------------------------------------- 3                  CDC ----------------------------------------------- 3

COSC 1371 --------------------------------- 3                  SOCI (Adv.) -------------------------------------- 3

SOCI ---------------------------------------- 3                  Minor/Elective ------------------------------------ 6                                                                         15                                                                                                15

 

                                                                                Third Year

                                First Semester                                                                        Second Semester

POLS 2301 -------------------------------- 3                 POLS 2302 ---------------------------------------- 3

COMM 1315 ------------------------------- 3                 

SOCI (Adv.) ------------------------------  3                  SOCI (Adv.) --------------------------------------- 3

Minor/Electives --------------------------- 6                    Minor/Elective ----------------------------------- 6                                                                      15                                                                                                 12

 

                                                                                Fourth Year

                                First Semester                                                                        Second Semester

SOCI 4380 -------------------------------- 3                SOCI 4390 ------------------------------------------ 3

SOCI 4110 ------------------------------- 1                 SOCI 4385 ------------------------------------------ 3

Minor/Electives ------------------------- 12                 Minor/Electives ------------------------------------- 9                                                                      16                                                                                                  15

·         CDC means Career Development Course (Approved by Advisor)

 
   
   
Minor in Sociology
Total of 18 hours required for the minor.
   
Three required courses from lower division:
  SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology
  SOCI 1306 - Social Problems
  SOCI 2301 - Marriage and the Family
   
Three courses from upper division:
  Two required courses:
  SOCI 4380 - Research Methods
  SOCI 4390 - Social Theory
   
AND one of the following:
  SOCI 3306 - Race and Ethnic Relations
  SOCI 3310 - Sociology of Gender
  SOCI 3330 - Urban Sociology
  SOCI 3380 - Criminology
  SOCI 4320 - Sociology of Education
  SOCI 4340 - Social Change and Movement
  SOCI 4350 - Sociology of Religion
   
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