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Bachelor of Arts
Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. Since all human behavior is social, the subject matter of sociology ranges from the intimate family to the hostile mob; from organized crime to religious cults; from the divisions of race, gender, social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture; and from the sociology of work to the sociology of sports. In fact, few fields have such broad scope and relevance for research, theory, and application of knowledge.
Sociology provides many distinctive perspectives on the world, generating new ideas and critiquing the old. The field also offers a range of research techniques that can be applied to virtually any aspect of social life: street crime and delinquency, corporate downsizing, how people express emotions, welfare or education reform, how families differ and flourish, or problems of peace and war. Because sociology addresses the most challenging issues of our time, it is a rapidly expanding field whose potential is increasingly tapped by those who craft policies and create programs. Sociologists understand social inequality, patterns of behavior, forces for social change and resistance, and how social systems work. Sociology is an exciting discipline with expanding opportunities for a wide range of career paths.
Individual attention is the hallmark of the sociology program at Aurora University. Each student meets every term with faculty to discuss his or her course selection, academic progress, and professional goals. The flexibility of the program also provides students with the opportunity to develop and pursue individual interests and either double major or acquire additional minors. Sociology blends very well with Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Political Science, Communication or Education, as well as with Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, International Studies or Religious Studies.
Upon completion of our program students
either go to graduate schools or find employment in the following areas: social
services - where skills other than social work are central; in rehabilitation,
case management, group work with youth or the elderly, recreation, or administration;
community work - community planning and development; in fund-raising for social
service organizations, nonprofits, child-care or community development agencies,
or environmental groups; corrections - in probation, parole or other criminal
justice work; business - where understanding of human relations is critical;
in advertising, marketing and consumer research, insurance, real estate, personnel
work, training, or sales; various types of applied research; college settings
- in admissions, alumni relations, or placement offices; health services - in
family planning, substance abuse, rehabilitation counseling, health planning,
hospital admissions, and insurance companies; publishing, journalism, & public
relations - in writing, research, and editing; government services - in federal,
state, and local government jobs in such areas as transportation, housing, agriculture,
and labor; teaching - in elementary and secondary schools, in conjunction with
appropriate certificate.
Required Courses: 18 semester hours
SOC1100 Principles of Sociology (4)
SBS2320 General Statistics (3)
SBS3320 Social Scientific Inquiry (3)
SOC4310 Seminar in Sociological Analysis
(4)
SOC4940 Community Research Internship (4)
Selected Courses: Choose at least 12 semester hours from the list below:
SOC2150 Cultural Anthropology (3)
SOC/CRJ2300 Criminology (3)
SOC2940,3940 Career Investigation Field Experience (3)
SOC3350 Race, Ethnicity, and Power
(4)
SOC3400 Social Problems in Urban Society
(4)
SOC/PSY3430 Gender, Sexuality, and
Society (4)
SOC/PSY3450 Social Psychology (3)
SOC3480 Globalization and Social Change
(4)
SOC3550 Women, Men, Family, and Diversity
(4)
SOC3810 Special Topics (2-4)
SOC4500 Human Rights and Social Justice
(4)
SOC4980 Independent Study (2-4)
Posted
31 December 2003
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