Note: the new core areas will probably go into effect for the entering class in the fall of 2013, pending review by the Arts and Sciences Faculty and dean’s office. At this point the page is informational.

Program of Concentration in Sociology
Students majoring in sociology are required to complete 33 hours of work in sociology. The major consists of five types of courses: introduction to sociology; a course in theory; courses that emphasize research skills; courses that familiarize students with core areas of the field; and electives. The statistics course must be taken prior to Sociology 212.
Course work for the major is distributed as follows:

Introduction: Sociology 101, 101W, or 102, 102W (3 hours)

Theory: Sociology 201 (3 hours)

Research Skills: (3 courses, 3 hours each, 9 hours total)
Sociology 127 (or Economics 150 or 155; or Math 127b or 218; students also
majoring in A&S psychology or in the Peabody majors in human and
organizational development, child development, cognitive studies,
or child studies may fulfill the sociology statistics requirement with
Psychology 209 or Peabody Psychology and Human Development
Statistics 2101) followed by or concurrent with
Sociology 211 (or HOD 1700 for HOD double majors), followed by
Sociology 212 (or six credits of Independent Research 296; or Independent Research
299 with the approval of the chair or director of undergraduate studies) 

Core Areas:
Culture, Institutions, and Socialization
Sociology 214, 218, 219, 227, 228, 229, 230, 246, 248, 254, 277, 279
Health, Environment, Population, and Migration
Sociology 205, 206, 220, 221, 237, 264, 268, 270, 274; ENVS 287; MHS 231, 240
Politics, Law, and Conflict
Sociology 204, 216, 224, 225, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 240, 244, 247, 249, 251;
Jewish Studies 252
Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Sociology 204, 239, 247, 250, 251, 253, 255, 256, 257, 272; Jewish Studies 155, 158
Students must take at least one course in three of the four core areas  (9 hours)

Electives: Any 3 sociology courses not used to satisfy the above requirements. They may
include one of the following 100-level sociology courses: Sociology 104, 104W, or 115F.  (9 hours)
The Sociology Department advises students to group their three elective sociology courses
in a cluster of advanced concentration electives to be selected with the student’s advisor.

Examples of clusters of advanced concentration electives are as follows:

Cultural Sociology: Soc 204, 218, 219, 227, 228, 229, 246, 248
Environmental Sociology and Demography: Soc 206, Soc 220, 221, 270, 274; ENVS 278
Medical Sociology: Soc 205, 237, 240, 264, 268; MHS 231, MHS 240
Legal- Political Sociology & Criminology: Soc 216, 224, 225, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236,
240, 244, 247, 249, 270, 277, 279
Sociology of Ethnicity, Gender, and Race: Soc 205, 239, 250, 251, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257,
268, 272, 274, 277, 279; Jewish Studies 155, 158

Total hours:   33

Students also take a final comprehensive exam during their senior year. The exam is not graded, and
the score does not appear on the final transcript.