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:
50:070:101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
50:920:101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
50:920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research (3)
50:920:316 Race and Ethnicity (3)
50:920:325 Sociological Theory (3)
50:920:332 Inequality in the United States (3)
Students also must complete 15 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. 50:070:101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology cannot be used to fulfill the elective requirement in anthropology. Course 50:920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research should be
taken in the
junior year. At least half of the credits for the major must be taken at Rutgers Camden.
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)
50:975:413 Urban and Regional Revitalization (3)
50:975:478 History of Planning Thought (3)
