Students majoring in sociology must complete 36 credits of
sociology, anthropology, and criminal justice with at least a 2.0
grade-point average in these courses combined.
Students must complete 18 credits of the 36 required for the major as follows.
50:070:213 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
50:070:307 Psychological Anthropology (3) or 50:920:357 Individual and Society (3)
50:920:207 Introduction to Sociology (3)
50:920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research (3)
50:920:325 Sociological Theory (3)
50:920:332 Social Stratification (3) or 50:920:316 Race and Ethnicity (3)
Students
also must complete 18 credits of the 36 required for the major in
departmental electives. Departmental electives include courses in
sociology, anthropology, and criminal justice, but note that at least
one of the departmental electives must be in anthropology. Neither
50:070:213 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology nor 50:070:307
Psychological Anthropology can be used to fulfill the elective
requirement in anthropology. At least half of the credits for the major
must be taken at Rutgers.
Students may opt to take one of the following urban studies courses as one of their electives in the sociology major:
50:975:102 Approaches to Urban Studies
50:975:104 Power and Decision Making in Urban Communities
50:975:204 Poverty and Urban Environmental Systems
50:975:339 Housing and Planning Seminar
50:975:413 Urban and Regional Revitalization
50:975:478 History of Planning Thought
It
is strongly recommended that students considering graduate study in
anthropology, criminal justice, or sociology have a reading knowledge
of a foreign language and an understanding of statistics.
