Sociology Major (Total Credits: 32) Students must complete the following requirements with a grade of “C” or better:

1. Core Requirements ( 14 credits)

SOCY 101 Basic Concepts in Sociology [3]
SOCY 300 Methodology of Social Research [4]
SOCY 301 Analysis of Sociological Data [4]
SOCY 409 Sociological Theory [3]

2. Other Requirements (18 credits)

Six three-credit courses or the equivalent from the list shown below.

SOCY 201	Social Problems in American Society [3]
SOCY 202	Drugs and Alcohol in Society [3]
SOCY 204	Pluralism and Diversity: An Interdisciplinary Perspective [3]
SOCY 210	Class and Inequality in the US [3]
SOCY 220	Urban Sociology [3]
SOCY 235	Sociological Perspectives on Globalization [3]
SOCY 240	Elementary Social Behavior [3]
SOCY 297	Selected Topics in Sociology [3]
SOCY 298	Selected Topics in Sociology [3]
SOCY 299	Independent Study [1-3]
SOCY 300	Methodology of Social Research [4]
SOCY 301	Analysis of Sociological Data [4]
SOCY 315	Population and Society [3]
SOCY 321	Race and Ethnic Relations [3]
SOCY 330	Deviance in Contemporary Society [3]
SOCY 332	Human Sexuality in Sociological Perspective [3]
SOCY 333	Human Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective [3]
SOCY 334	Sexual Diversity [3]
SOCY 335	Sociology of Violence [3]
SOCY 341	Social Psychology of Social Problems [3]
SOCY 345	Sociology of Education [3]
SOCY 349	Sociology of Religion [3]
SOCY 351	Medical Sociology [3]
SOCY 352	Issues in Health Care [3]
SOCY 353	Marriage and the Family [3]
SOCY 354	Social Bases of Public and Community Health [3]
SOCY 355	Sociology of Women [3]
SOCY 357	Sociology of the Life Cycle [3]
SOCY 358	Contemporary Problems of Aging in Society [3]
SOCY 359	Death and Dying [3]
SOCY 361	Science and Society [3]
SOCY 365	Sociology of the Labor Force and Occupations [3]
SOCY 371	Criminology and Penology [3]
SOCY 372	Juvenile Delinquency [3]
SOCY 373	Women, Crime and Justice [3]
SOCY 380	Political Sociology [3]
SOCY 391W	Seminar on AIDS for Health and Social Service Providers and Administrators [2]
SOCY 396	Community Service and Learning Internship [1-3]
SOCY 397	Selected Topics in Sociology [1-3]
SOCY 398	Selected Topics in Sociology [3]
SOCY 399	Independent Study [1-3]
SOCY 401	Thesis Research [3]
SOCY 402	Thesis Research [3]
SOCY 403	Introduction to International Field Research [3]
SOCY 406	Social Inequality and Social Policy [3]
SOCY 409	Sociological Theory [3]
SOCY 409A	Sociological Theory [3]
SOCY 414	The Evaluation of Educational Policy [3]
SOCY 415	Higher Education and Social Inequality [3]
SOCY 416	Cyberspace Culture [3]
SOCY 417	Applied Survey Techniques [3]
SOCY 418	SAS for Social Scientists [3]
SOCY 419	Qualitative Methods in Social Research [3]
SOCY 420	Social Epidemiology [3]
SOCY 430	Sociology of Aging [3]
SOCY 431	Family and Aging in Society [3]
SOCY 432	Work and Retirement [3]
SOCY 433	Gender, Work and Family in a Cross-Cultural Perspective [3]
SOCY 434	Gender and the Life Course [3]
SOCY 450	Demographic Analysis [3]
SOCY 451	Sociology of Health and Illness Behavior [3]
SOCY 452	Health Care Organization and Delivery [3]
SOCY 454	Comparative Health System [3]
SOCY 455	Disability and Rehabilitation [3]
SOCY 457	Social History of American Medicine [3]
SOCY 458	Sociology of Mental Health and Illness [3]
SOCY 459	Sociology of Fertility [3]
SOCY 460	Urban Sociology and Urban Policy [3]
SOCY 472	Issues in Aging Policy [3]
SOCY 497	Advance Selected Topics in Sociology [1-3]
SOCY 498	Seminar in Medical Sociology [3]
SOCY 499	Independent Study [1-3]

Note: All anthropology courses may count towards this requirement, but a maximum of 9 anthropology credits may be used.
SOCY 396 and all other pass/fail courses do not fill any requirement for the major.

For a course to receive credit towards the major or the minor, the student must earn a grade of C or better. Pass-fail grade are not permitted for the major or minor. This rule also applies to all sociology and anthropology courses taken at other colleges that are transferred to UMBC.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete all advanced required courses (SOCY 300, SOCY 301, SOCY 409) before their last semester at UMBC. These courses are normally taken at UMBC. Exception to this rule can be made if you bring in the syllabus to show our faculty that your course is equivalent to ours. If you are permitted to take a non-sociology course to complete the statistics requirement, it will not count towards the 32 credit required to complete the sociology degree. Students completing the sociology-psychology double major may count PSYC 331-332 as a sociology course equivalent to SOCY 301.

Students must take at least 16 credits of Sociology courses at UMBC to qualify for the major.
Courses taken at other colleges are first examined by the Registrar's office for approval for UMBC credit. Only courses that have been approved for UMBC credit can be considered by your sociology advisor for credit towards the major. Approval of a sociology or anthropology courses taken elsewhere for UMBC credit by the registrar does not automatically give it credit towards the major in sociology.
Each student must personally discuss courses taken at other college with his or her sociology advisor to be sure that the courses will receive credit towards the sociology major or minor at UMBC. If there is any ambiguity, ask your advisor for a written statement about the courses.
If you plan to take a sociology or anthropology course at another college after you have enrolled at UMBC, discuss it with your advisor to make sure in advance that it will receive credit towards the major. Never take the equivalent of SOCY 300, SOCY 301 or SOCY 409 at another college without prior approval.
The department will usually give credit for introductory sociology courses taken at other colleges as equivalent to SOCY 101. Many other sociology and anthropology courses at other colleges will also be given credit towards the major at UMBC. Courses in social service, social work, criminal justice, or religion are not sociology or anthropology courses and will not normally be given credit.