Sociology Degree - Ottawa, Kansas Campus

The Sociology major promotes the systematic study of collective human behavior. Students are required to explore social processes within and among varied groups and societies; to analyze the beliefs and actions of individuals within the context of social norms, values, conventions, structures, institutions, and patterns of behavior; to develop a greater awareness of culture, race, and ethnicity and the sources of social conflict and misunderstanding; to explore methods for promoting group interaction and cooperation; to assess, evaluate, and explain social behavior, programs, and processes; to gather and interpret data in valid, reliable, and generalizable ways; and to think critically about social issues and develop ways to solve complex problems in a global community.


The Curriculum

Required Major Courses

• SOC  10453   Introduction to Sociology
• SOC  11753   Social Problems and American Values
• SOC  26052   Topics in the Social Sciences
• SOC  26053   Cultural Anthropology
• SOC  30653   Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism
• SOC  30753   Human Sexuality
• SOC  32253   Research Design and Analysis
• SOC  40753   Sociology of Deviance
• SOC  40854   Field Research

Required Supporting Courses

• ECO  20163   Macroeconomics
• HPS  25353   World Civilization I
• HPS  25453   World Civilization II
• MAT  32044   Statistics
• PSY  32153   Social Psychology

• SOC  10453   Introduction to Sociology
• SOC  26053   Cultural Anthropology
• SOC  32253   Research Design and Analysis
• SOC  36052   Topics in the Social Sciences
• SOC  40753   Sociology of Deviance
• SOC  40854   Field Research

Required Supporting Courses

• ART  20623   Art History I
• BIO  31143   Field Ecology
• ENG  31723   Multicultural Literature
• HPS  25353   World Civilization I
• HPS  25453   World Civilization II
• PSY  32153   Social Psychology
• REL  33823   World Religions
• SPA  10124   Elementary Spanish I

Recommended Courses

• ITS  20043   Database Systems
• HPS  13354   American Government