Nov 21, 2024

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sociology, Work and Family Studies Concentration, B.S.

Sociology and Anthropology
615-898-2690
Meredith Dye, program coordinator
Meredith.Dye@mtsu.edu

Students may pursue a B.S. in Sociology with a general focus or one of three concentrations: Criminology, Social Justice, or Work and Family Studies.

Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. It is an expanding field that addresses challenging issues such as family dynamics, inequality, patterns of behavior, and forces for social change and resistance. Sociologists’ research can be applied to virtually any aspect of social life, from crime to corporate downsizing.

Students must receive at least a C in each required course. Ideally students should take SOC 2980 , SOC 3040 , SOC 3050 , and SOC 3060 early in the academic program, but no later than the junior year and prior to enrolling in the senior seminar (SOC 4980 ) which should be completed during the senior year.

Students must complete 21 credit hours of courses related to the sociology of work and family including three required courses (SOC 3400 , SOC 4050 , and SOC 4100 ) and the remaining hours as guided electives.

A single minor is required for the Work and Family Studies concentration.

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Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	47 hours*
Major Core	26 hours
Work and Family Studies Concentration	21 hours
Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	14-20 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities, and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Science categories.

The following course required by the program meets General Education requirements:

SOC 1010 (Soc/Beh Sci)
MATH 1530 (Math) (recommended)

Major Requirements (47 hours)

Sociology Core (26 hours)

SOC 1010 - Introductory Sociology 3 credit hours
SOC 2980 - Sociology as a Profession 1 credit hour
SOC 3040 - Research Methods 3 credit hours
SOC 3050 - Data Analysis 4 credit hours
SOC 3060 - Sociological Theory 3 credit hours
SOC 4980 - Senior Seminar in Sociology 3 credit hours

Major Guided Electives

Select 9 credit hours from the following:

SOC 4011 - Social Inequality 3 credit hours
SOC 4020 - Sociology of Aging 3 credit hours
SOC 4240 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 credit hours
SOC 4360 - Medical Sociology 3 credit hours
SOC 4500 - Social Interaction and Identities 3 credit hours
SOC 4511 - Social Movements and Social Change 3 credit hours
SOC 4520 - Population and Society 3 credit hours
SOC 4550 - Sociology of Religion 3 credit hours
SOC 4650 - Sociology of Law 3 credit hours

Work and Family Studies Concentration (21 hours)

SOC 3400 - Gender and Society 3 credit hours
SOC 4050 - Sociology of Families 3 credit hours
SOC 4100 - Work in the 21st Century 3 credit hours

Concentration Guided Electives

Select 12 credit hours from the following:

SOC 2500 - Marriage and Family 3 credit hours
SOC 3300 - Diversity in the Workplace 3 credit hours
SOC 4140 - Violence in the Family 3 credit hours
SOC 4153 - Topics in Work and Family 3 credit hours
SOC 4450 - Sociology of Emotions 3 credit hours
SOC 4800 - Special Projects 1 to 6 credit hours (faculty advisor pre-approval required)
SOC 4900 - Sociology Internship 3 to 6 credit hours (faculty advisor pre-approval required)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (14-20 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: Sociology, Work and Family Studies

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
SOC 1010 - Introductory Sociology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) *
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 13 Hours

Freshman Spring

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
SOC 3400 - Gender and Society 3 credit hours *
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
SOC 2980 - Sociology as a Profession 1 credit hour *
SOC 3040 - Research Methods 3 credit hours *
SOC 4050 - Sociology of Families 3 credit hours *
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

SOC 3050 - Data Analysis 4 credit hours *
SOC 4100 - Work in the 21st Century 3 credit hours *
SOC guided elective 3 credit hours *
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Sociology, Work and Family Studies Concentration, B.S.

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Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (47 hours)

Sociology Core (26 hours)

Major Guided Electives

Work and Family Studies Concentration (21 hours)

Concentration Guided Electives

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (14-20 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: Sociology, Work and Family Studies

Freshman Fall

Subtotal: 13 Hours

Freshman Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 14 Hours