BA in Sociology

University of New Mexico

The sociology major requires 34 hours of course work, including the following 13 hours of required courses: 101, 380, 371, 381L. Students must choose 12 hours (4 courses) from the list of upper-division elective courses, available from the department, and select 9 hours (3 courses) drawn from all sociology courses not specifically requires. A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.

College of Arts and Sciences