Sociology (BS)
Catalog Description
Sociology is the scientific study of human social life. The B.S. in sociology provides students with the basic tools of sociological analysis including social research methods (both quantitative and qualitative) and theory, but with a greater emphasis on computational social science and quantitative analysis. The program complements the B.A. in Sociology by strengthening students’ technical, analytical, and methodological competencies. Graduates are prepared for professional work and advanced study in fields such as data science, medicine, population health, and applied fields such as environmental or health sciences, public health, user experience research and applied statistics.
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to 1) change or withdraw courses; 2) change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and 3) change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the First Year Writing 1 courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
or WRIT 1010 | First-Year Writing I | |
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First-Year Writing II | ||
or LIBA 1020 | First Year Seminar | |
| Select six hours of literature survey from the following: | 6 | |
| Survey in Literary History | ||
| Survey of World Literature to 1650 | ||
| Survey of World Literature since 1650 | ||
| Survey of American Lit to the Civil War | ||
| Survey of American Lit since Civil War | ||
| Survey of British Lit to 18th Century | ||
| Survey of Brit Lit since Romantic Period | ||
| Select 12 hours of Social Science and Humanities from the following: 1 | 12 | |
African American Studies | ||
American Sign Language | ||
Classical Civilization | ||
| Humanities and the Environment | ||
Gender Studies | ||
Greek | ||
History | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Advanced Interdisc Social Science | ||
Philosophy | ||
Political Science | ||
Religious Studies | ||
Any Speech, Rhetoric, or Writing course at the 2000 level or higher | ||
Sociology | ||
Southern Studies | ||
Any of the languages offered by the Dept. of Modern Languages | ||
| Select three hours of Fine Arts courses from the following: | 3 | |
any Art History (ARTH) courses | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Select 6-8 hours of natural science 2 | 6-8 | |
| Any Math course at the 1000 level or above 3 | 3 | |
| Related Subjects - see footnote 4 | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 54-56 | |
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At least 6 hours must be chosen from among the social sciences, which consist of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology.
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Majors for the B.S. degree must have 2 courses of laboratory science.
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Any MATH course at the 1000 level or above except for MATH 2451 and 2452
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18 hours required; choose from courses listed beside the major.
Anthropology - biology, computer science, English, economics, chemistry, geology, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology
Biology - anthropology, chemistry, CLSC 2010 Medical Terminology in Greek and Latin, geology, mathematics, physics, psychology
Chemistry - mathematics, physics
Economics - math (may include MATH 2611 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I, MATH 2612 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry II, and MATH 3750 Introduction to Statistics I, but not MATH 2511 Calculus for Business, Econ., & Accy. I, MATH 2512 Calculus for Business, Econ., & Accy. II), finance, political science, computer science
Forensic Chemistry - biology, mathematics, pharmacology, physics; up to 6 hours of pharmacology courses
Mathematics - astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, geology, physics
Physics - mathematics
Political Science - computer science, economics, mathematics, sociology, psychology
Psychology - biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, philosophy, sociology
Sociology - anthropology, computer science, English, economics, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOCY 1010 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| SOCY 2050 | Methods of Social Research | 3 |
| SOCY 3020 | Sociological Theory | 3 |
| Minimum of 3 hours in statistics from the following: | 3 | |
| Statistics for CSD | ||
| Intro Stats and Data Analysis in R Studio | ||
| Statistics | ||
| 3 credit hours in additional methods from the following: | 3 | |
| Applied Demography | ||
| Data Visualization & Interpretation: GIS | ||
| Methods in Ethnography | ||
| Methods in Community-Based Research | ||
| Population Studies Applied Research | ||
| Geospatial Analysis for Engr & Vis Apps | ||
| 15 additional hours in SOCY, with at least 9 credit hours in 3000 level or higher courses | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Overall Major GPA
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Resident Major GPA
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