Dec 30, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Sociology Major


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This major is for students interested in careers that require an understanding of human social behavior. The program emphasizes both theory and methodology, and the major offers an opportunity to investigate a variety of substantive areas such as environmental sociology, social class, race, gender and sexuality, family, religion, death, dying, and grief, and social justice and social change. Students who hold this degree are well prepared for graduate study. The major is valuable in a variety of fields, including community work, government services, health services, business, public relations, research and social services.

Students majoring in sociology must earn at least a “C-” in any sociology course counted toward the major and achieve at least a 2.50 cumulative grade point average in all sociology courses (NMU and transfer).

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Sociology and Anthropology  department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/sociologists.htm

Total Credits Required 120 Credits


General Education 30-40 Credits


Required Courses in Major 36 Credits


Core Course 4 Credits


Theory Course 4 Credits


Research Methods Course 4 Credits


Choose one course from the following:

General Sociology or Social Justice Concentration


In addition to the above required courses in the sociology major, students must select one of two concentrations: 1) General Sociology or 2) Social Justice.

General Sociology Concentration 20 credits

Sociology Electives (any level) *  12 credits                                                                               

Sociology Electives 300 level and above *   8 credits

*Up to four credits in SO 295, SO 298, SO 495 or SO 498 may be counted toward the Sociology Major if approved by the program adviser.

Social Justice Concentration 20 Credits

Choose 12 credits from the Social Inequality Cluster and 8 credits from the Social Justice and Social Change Cluster.

Social Inequality Cluster 12 Credits

Social Justice and Social Change Cluster 8 Credits

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