Sociology Major

Students majoring in sociology must complete 36 credits of sociology, anthropology, and criminal justice courses 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 (3-4) 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. Course 50:920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research should be taken shortly after the introductory courses and preferably before the junior year.

Students may opt to take one of the following urban studies courses as one of their electives in the sociology major:  

50:975:102  Introduction to Urban Studies (3)

50:975:104  Power and Decision-Making in Urban Communities (3)

50:975:204  Poverty and the Urban Environment (3)

50:975:339  Housing Policy and Its Impact on Urban Areas (3)

50:975:400  Community Development (3)

50:975:410  Immigrants and Community Development (3)