2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog | 20253

Sociology, B.A. major

Required Credits: 36
Required GPA: 2.50

Note: No course grade below a C may be used to meet these requirements and a minimum GPA of 2.50 in this major is required for graduation.  At least 21 of the credits have to be taken at Bemidji State University.

I REQUIRED COURSES

Complete the following courses:

• SOC 1104 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
• SOC 2230 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 credits)
• SOC 2240 Sociology of Gender - Current Topics (3 credits)
• SOC 3001 Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (3 credits)
• SOC 3003 Qualitative Research Methods (3 credits)
• SOC 3010 Sociological Theory (3 credits)
• SOC 3210 Social Movements - How to Change the World (3 credits)
• SOC 3320 Social Class and Inequality (3 credits)
• SOC 4600 Work and Careers (3 credits)
• SOC 4800 Capstone in Sociology (3 credits)

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

Select 2 (6 credits) of the following courses:

• SOC 3250 Religion and Politics: A Sociological Analysis (3 credits)
• SOC 3300 Family and Society (3 credits)
• SOC 3310 Community Organizing for Social Change (3 credits)
• SOC 3330 Sociology of Health and Medicine (3 credits)
• SOC 3340 Sociology of Education (3 credits)
• SOC 4270 Intersectionality (3 credits)

 

Program Learning Outcomes | Sociology, B.A. 

1. Analytic Ability: Students will be able to select an appropriate research method and justify its use.

2. Identify Patterns of Inequality: Students will be able to identify patterns of inequality and associated perspectives.

3. Analyze intersections and impacts of inequality: Students will be able to tease through the intersections and impacts of inequality.

4. Interpret numerical information: Students will be able to interpret the context within which numerical information is presented.

5. Differentiation of sociological concepts: Students will be able to differentiate among sociological concepts.

6. Interpreting ideas and actions: Students will be able to interpret the way in which concepts are linked to theoretical ideas and social action.

7. Interaction of institutions: Students will be able to identify and locate the interaction of institutions and how humans are positioned within institutions.

8. Connection of theory and practice: Students will be able to demonstrate the connection between theory and practice.

9. Relationship of ideas to career and community engagement: Students will be able to articulate the relationship between sociological ideas learned in the major, community engagement, and their career interest.