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Requirements: Undergraduate
Major
Concentrations
Liberal Studies
Five-Year M.A. Program
Minor
Sociology Major
Thirteen Sociology courses and a Capstone course are required to complete the Sociology major.
A five-course core program is required of all Sociology majors.
Eight additional Sociology courses are required. ( A student may select the eight courses from one concentration or may choose from several areas to form a standard concentration.)
Five of the eight selected courses beyond the core program must be 300-level courses.
The course 395 Capstone in Sociology is not included in the 13 courses required for the major.
In addition, fourteen supporting elective courses are to be selected in consultation with the student's academic advisor.
*Program requirements vary based on matriculation date. Please refer to your credit evaluation found on file in the LAS College office to view requirements that apply to your degree progress. (An updated credit evaluation may be requested through Campus Connect.) If you have questions regarding courses that may apply to your concentration, please see an advisor in the Sociology Department BEFORE registering for courses.
Five-Course Core Program:
- 101 Introduction to Sociology or 105 Social Problems
- 279 Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences (formerly 379)
- 331 Sociological Theory
- 380 Research Methods I
- 381 Research Methods II
Concentration Options:
Three courses from:
- All 200-level or 300-level Sociology courses.
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Five courses from:
- All 300-level Sociology courses.
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Students should select these courses in consultation with their advisor. |
Two 200-level courses from:
- 205 Self and Society
- 207 Youth and Society
- 209 Sociology of Women
- 233 Sociology of Sport
- 269 Theories of Culture
- 280 Mass Media and Culture
- 281 Sociology of Rock Music
- 282 Rock Journalism
- 286 Popular Culture
- 290 Special Topics in Cultural Studies
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Three 300-level courses from:
- 308 Culture, Community and Politics
- 309 Sociology of Sexuality
- 318 Social Change in the Developing World
- 382 Qualitative Methods
- 383 Visual Sociology
- 386 Popular Culture and the Arts
- 387 Sociology of Celebrity
- 388 Sociology of Consumption
- 389 Themes in Cultural Change
- 390 Special Topics in Cultural Studies
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Three additional electives in Sociology, which may include those courses listed above. |
Two 200-level courses from:
- 221 Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System*
- 235 Adolescent Health
- 236 Immigration, Health and Illness
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Three 300-level courses from:
- 307 Substance Use and Abuse
- 351 Sociology of Health and Illness
- 352 Health Disparities
- 353 Sociology of Mental Illness
- 365 Health and Globalization
- 370 People, Places and Food
- 372 Health Care Systems: Comparative Perspectives
- 373 Public Health and High Risk Behavior
- 390 Special Topics: Community Health (CBSL)
- 394 Sociology in Action: Health, Illness and Medicine (CBSL)
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Three additional electives in Sociology, which may include those courses listed above.
* Recommended as an introductory course for all students in the concentration.
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Two 200-level courses from:
- 200 Social Work and Social Welfare
- 207 Youth and Society
- 214 Police and the Urban Community
- 220 Theories of Crime and Delinquency
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Three 300-level courses from:
- 301 The Juvenile Court System: Its Operation
- 306 Families
- 316 Street Gangs
- 322 The Treatment and Prevention of Delinquency
- 353 The Sociology of Mental Illness
- 361 Techniques and Problems in Social Work Practice
- 390 Special Topics in Juvenile Justice
- 398 Internship (as related)
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Three additional electives in Sociology, which may include those courses listed above. |
Two 200-level courses from:
- 208 Law and Society
- 214 Police and the Urban Community
- 220 Theories of Crime and Delinquency
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Three 300-level courses from:
- 301 The Juvenile Court: Its Operations
- 304 Social Deviation
- 305 Institutional Response to Deviation
- 307 Substance Use and Abuse
- 310 Criminal Justice: The Courts and Corrections
- 315 Sociology of Law
- 322 The Treatment and Prevention of Delinquency
- 344 Political Sociology
- 354 Comparative Politics
- 390 Special Topics
- 398 Internship (as related)
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Three additional electives in Sociology, which may include those courses listed above. |
One background course from the following:
- 212 Community and Society
- 245 Urban Sociology
- 231 Race and Ethnicity in the City
- 232 Golobal Cities
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Two 200-level courses from:
- 206 Work and Society
- 212 Community And Society
- 214 Police and the Urban Community
- 232 Global Cities
- 245 Urban Sociology
- 271 Population Problems
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Three 300-level courses from:
- 346 Urban Ethnography
- 347 Class, Power and Decision Making in the City
- 354 Comparative Community Politics
- 355 Chicago as a Social System
- 390 Special Topics
- 394 Internship (as related)
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Two additional electives in Sociology, which may include those courses listed above. |
One background course from the following:
- 212 Community and Society
- 245 Urban Sociology
- 231 Race and Ethnicity in the City
- 232 Golobal Cities
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Two 200-level courses from:
- 204 Immigrant Experience
- 213 Black American Music Culture
- 230 Sex and Gender in the City
- 231 Race and Ethnicity in the City
- 248 White Racism
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Three 300-level courses from:
- 308 Culture, Comunity and Politics
- 311 Sociology of Latino Culture
- 313 Sociology of Education
- 346 Urban Ethnography
- 347 Class, Power and decision Making in the City
- 354 comparative Community Politics
- 356 City in Cross-Cultural Perspective
- 390/394/398 Black Metropolis Sequence
- 390 Special Topics
- 398 Internship (as related)
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Two additional electives in Sociology, which may include those courses listed above. |
Two 200-level courses from:
- 200 Social Work and Social Welfare
- 212 Community and Society
- 214 Police and the Urban Community
- 245 Urban Sociology
- 250 Group Diversity
- 256 Social Change
- 292 Collective Action
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Three 300-level courses from:
- 323 Contemporary Social Welfare
- 316 Street Gangs
- 346 Urban Ethnography
- 347 Class, Power and Decision Making in the City
- 353 Sociology of Mental Illness
- 355 Chicago as a Social System
- 360 Social Services in Contemporary Society
- 361 Techniques and Problems in Social Work Practice
- 370 People, Places and Food (Community Practice Component)
- 373 Public Health and High Risk Behavior
- 390 Special Topics
- 394 Sociology in Action
- 398 Internship (as related)
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Three additional electives in Sociology, which may include those courses listed above. |
Liberal Studies Component
The Liberal Studies Program at DePaul University is the general education portion of the curriculum in which all undergraduate students (except School for New Learning) participate, regardless of college and major.
Five-year Master Degree in Sociology
The Sociology Department offers a special option to majors with a potential for graduate work: a five-year program in which the student receives a B.A. after four years and an M.A. at the end of the fifth year. This represents a savings of about a year over the conventional M.A. degree and a reduction in courses taken during the fifth (M.A.) year. It provides a strong background for students wishing to enter professional programs (law, MBA or Ph.D.). The student in this program can begin to take graduate courses during the senior year. Majors should apply for this option no later than the last quarter of their junior year. More information.
Sociology Minor
For students who are majoring in another department, the Department of Sociology offers a minor composed of five courses. The requirements are as follows:
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology or SOC 105 Social Problems
Four courses from the 200-level and 300-level courses offerings.
Students may wish to select their courses from one of the concentrations listed above.
Courses in theory, in research methods and in statistics are recommended but not required.
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