Majors and Minor

The Sociology Department offers a Sociology major, a concentration in Global Information and Society Enterprise Studies (GISES), and a minor in GISES. In addition, a Combined Major with Latin American and Latino Studies is offered through the LALS department. Each major and minor is listed below with a link to the requirements page, or you may use the left hand navigation. Each page includes the course requirements, downloadable worksheets in PDF format, and sample plans for the majors.

Majors

Sociology B.A.

The Sociology major is a rigorous program of study that retains enough flexibility to accommodate students with diverse career goals and plans. It ensures all students are trained in the main theoretical and methodological traditions of Sociology, yet permits considerable variation in students' own areas of specialization. The Sociology major requires 11 courses, plus fulfillment of the comprehensive requirement which can be 1-3 courses. The Disciplinary Communication (DC) requirement is satisfied in the major by completing SOCY 105A and SOCY 105B. 

Sociology B.A. with an Intensive Concentration in Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES)

The Sociology major with an intensive concentration in GISES is an option for students wishing to major in Sociology and focus in the area of Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES), aka the Everett Program. While any student, regardless of their major, can participate in the Everett Program, the Sociology department offers the Everett Program as an intensive concentration in the Sociology major. The major with GISES concentration is designed for highly motivated, self-directed and enterprising students who are interested in deploying the tools of information-communication technology (ICT) and social entrepreneurship (SE) to advance social justice, sustainable practices and progressive institutional change at the global and local levels. Students are expected to design and complete an honors-quality project for a civil society group. Students interested in this program must also review the Everett Program website as well as the GISES major/minor specific information. The major requires 15 courses, plus fulfillment of the comprehensive requirement which can be 1-3 courses. The Disciplinary Communication (DC) requirement is satisfied in the major by completing SOCY 105A and SOCY 105B. 

Latin American and Latino Studies/Sociology Combined B.A.

The combined major in Sociology and Latin American and Latino/a Studies is an interdisciplinary course of study addressing the changing political, social, economic, and cultural realities transforming both Latin America and Latino/a communities. Students are required to take prescribed lower-division courses, upper-division core courses, and upper-division electives from both the Sociology and LALS departments. In addition, students must satisfy a comprehensive requirement. See also Latin American and Latino Studies for information about the combined major. This combined major requires 13 courses and the comprehensive requirement which can be 1-3 courses. LALS is the sponsoring department for this major, therefore the Disciplinary Communication (DC) requirement is fulfilled on the LALS side of the major. 

Minor

Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES) Minor

This is the minor version of the Sociology major with concentration in GISES. The minor is in collaboration with the Everett Program.  Students interested in this program must also review the Everett Program website. The minor requires 7 courses.

Sociology Minor - Discontinued

The Sociology Minor has been discontinued as of Fall 2016.