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The Major in Sociology

Requirements:

 

Majors in sociology at Southern Miss must take a total of 33 semester hours in the department. These hours must include:

• SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology (3 hours)
• SOC 401: Senior Capstone (3 hours)
• SOC 460: Quantitative Methods (3 hours)
• SOC 462: Methods of Social Research (3 hours)
• SOC 482: Sociological Theory (3 hours)
• Sociology Electives (18 hours)

 

Additionally, all students must complete a minor in another area (usually 18 to 21 hours.

 

Students will need to schedule a total of 15 to 18 hours per semester to graduate in eight terms.

 

Guide to Senior Thesis (pdf)